Course Details

Work-Study Post-Diploma (Specialist Diploma in Data Science (Artificial Intelligence))

Overview

  • Course Date:

    21 Oct 2025 to 20 Oct 2026

  • Registration Period:

    1 Jun 2025 to 21 Sep 2025

  • Duration/Frequency:

    420 Hours

  • Mode of Training:

    Facilitated Learning (Face-to-Face/Online Synchronous) conducted by Singapore Polytechnic and Asynchronous E-Learning. Structured On-the-Job Training (OJT) with the participating company

Only applicants who are shortlisted by SP and participating companies will be notified to attend interviews. Successful applicants employed by the participating companies will be placed under the programme. 

For interested participating companies, please click here to submit your participation form.

For other enquiries, please email to ptenquiry@sp.edu.sg.

Course Objective

The Work-Study Post-Diploma (Specialist Diploma in Data Science (Artificial Intelligence)) aims to give fresh Polytechnic graduates a head start in their careers, preparing them for job roles such as Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Engineers. 

At the end of the programme, participants will acquire practical skills through structured On-the-Job Training (OJT) under the guidance of a WSP Partner Company. They will also obtain a Specialist Diploma and acquire and deepen their knowledge and skills in:

  • Statistics and Programming for Data Science 

  • Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Model Training and Inferencing, incl. setting up training pipelines

  • Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning to enable human and AI interactions through virtual/conversational agents, deep learning models for computer vision and natural language processing, question anwering and intelligent reasoning

More Information

Upon completion of the two Post-Diploma Certificates and fulfilment of the skills competency through on-the-job training within the twelve-month validity period, participants will be conferred the Specialist Diploma in Data Science (Artificial Intelligence) from Singapore Polytechnic.

Please click here for the Module Synopsis. 

Course Fee

For more information on course fees, please click here.

Course fees are reviewed periodically and adjusted as necessary to cover the cost of education and to enable the polytechnic to continue investing in delivering high-quality education.