Have you ever wondered how to apply what you learnt in polytechnic to the real world?

Meet Ash

Ash: "YAY, I GOT HIRED! I’m now a Junior Game Developer at my dream company!"

Ash is wearing a crown and striking a victorious pose.

One fine day, Boss finds Ash...

Boss: "Ash..."

Ash: "?"

Boss: "I want you to create a tetris game based on our client’s requirements."

Ash: "huh?"

Panel 1: Ash's boss is speaking. Panel 2: Ash seems anxious about the request.

Ash is thinking hard...

Ash: "Hmm... To code the game, I need mathematical and programming skills. I also need good communication skills to present it to my boss."

Ash is thinking hard about the request.

A-HAH!

Ash: "Thankfully, I have already learnt how to solve interdisciplinary, real-world problems through the Professional Competency Model (PCM)"

Ash thought about Professional Competency Model (PCM).

What is the Professional Competency Model (PCM)?

How is it different from the typical way of learning?

LET’S FIND OUT

Typically, subjects are taught to learners one at a time, each subject separate from the others...

Learners like yourself have to combine the relevant knowledge and skills, and apply them to real-world settings... we know that's difficult!

Ash holding up a help sign.

Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!

Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.

A professional competency model machine.

First, we extract the relevant knowledge and skills from each subject that help you to solve real-world problems.

Next, we combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.

The pages and pencils flew into the PCM machine and are being incinerated now. Smoke and fire are coming out of the machine.

Brewing in progress...

Your learning units are being created.

The PCM machine is churning and brewing with smoke floating upwards.

TADA-!

Now you have a Competency Unit!

These are contextualised learning units that combine relevant knowledge and skills from different subjects, which can include...

Curricula co-developed with major industry players

Training co-certified by leading companies

Classes co-taught by industry experts

A book labeled Work-Integration Units appears and flys into a stack of books labeled Competency Units

That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in...

projects...

and internships/clinical attachments

POOF!

WIUs are learning units that mirror work situations to help you integrate your knowledge and skills from the relevant Competency Units, so you can tackle real-world challenges!

Through the PCM,

you will take multiple Competency Units and Work-Integration Units...

A stack of books about PCM appears.

These learning units help you further your education and succeed in the workplace.

AMAZING, RIGHT?

Because Ash went through the PCM...

he was able to apply what he learnt and complete his task independently.

A lightbulb grows above the stack of books about PCM.

Boss: "Amazing, Ash! I knew I could count on you!"

Ash: "Good thing I already learnt how to get my work task done through the PCM!"

Learn from Ash.

Gain an edge with our unique teaching model!

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Panel 1: Ash's boss giving a thumbs up. Panel 2: Ash is working on his desk with the stack of books beside him. Panel 3: A close up on Ash looking satisfied.

Introducing the Professional Competency Model (PCM)

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Have you ever wondered how to apply what you learnt in polytechnic to the real world?

Yay, I got hired! I’m now a Junior Game Developer at my dream company! 🔥🎮✌
Ash striking a dancing pose. He has a crown on and one leg up a briefcase.

Meet Ash, a fresh polytechnic graduate. Let’s look into his story!

One fine day, Boss finds Ash...

Hey, Ash! I want you to create a tetris game based on our client’s requirements.

One fine day, Boss finds Ash...

Hmm... 🤔🧐 To code the game,
I need mathematical and programming skills. I also need good communication skills to present it to my boss.
Hey, Ash! I want you to create a tetris game based on our client’s requirements.

One fine day, Boss finds Ash...

Hey, Ash! I want you to create a tetris game based on our client’s requirements.

One fine day, Boss finds Ash...

A-Ha! 😎 Thankfully, I have already learnt how to solve interdisciplinary, real-world problems through the Professional Competency Model (PCM).

What is the Professional Competency Model (PCM)? How is it different from the typical way of learning?

Typically, subjects are taught to learners one at a time, each subject separate from the others.

A book with a bookmark Mathematics
A book with a bookmark Programming
A book with a bookmark Communication

Learners like yourself have to combine the relevant knowledge and skills, and apply them to real-world settings... we know that's difficult!

Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!

Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.

A book with a bookmark Programming
A book with a bookmark Communication

Click on these subject books to extract only the relevant knowledge and skills that help you solve real-world problems!

A furnance Professional Competency Model

Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!

Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.

A book with a bookmark Mathematics
A book with a bookmark Programming
A book with a bookmark Communication
A furnance Professional Competency Model

Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!

Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.

A book with a bookmark Mathematics
A book with a bookmark Programming
A book with a bookmark Communication
A furnance Professional Competency Model

Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!

Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.

A book with a bookmark Mathematics
A book with a bookmark Programming
A book with a bookmark Communication
A furnance Professional Competency Model

Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!

Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.

A book with a bookmark Mathematics
A book with a bookmark Programming
A book with a bookmark Communication
A furnance Professional Competency Model

We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.

A pencil Technical Skills
A pencil Industry Knowledge
A pencil Life Skills
A furnance Professional Competency Model

We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.

A pencil Industry Knowledge
A pencil Life Skills

Click on these pencils to add them in!

A furnance Professional Competency Model

We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.

A pencil Technical Skills
A pencil Industry Knowledge
A pencil Life Skills
A furnance Professional Competency Model

We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.

A pencil Industry Knowledge
A pencil Life Skills
A furnance Professional Competency Model
A pencil Technical Skills

We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.

A pencil Life Skills
A furnance Professional Competency Model
A pencil Technical Skills
A pencil Industry Knowledge

We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.

A furnance Professional Competency Model
A pencil Technical Skills
A pencil Industry Knowledge
A pencil Life Skills

The PCM is combining the relevant knowledge and skills... Your learning units are being created...

A furnance Professional Competency Model

Ta-da! Now you have a Competency Unit!

What is a Competency Unit?

We combine relevant knowledge and skills from different subjects to equip learners like yourself with capabilities to solve real-world challenges.

Furthermore, these Competency Units are contextualised learning units co-developed, co-taught, co-mentored and/or co-certified with industry partners, bringing in experts and teaching materials from leading companies.

Competency Unit
A stack of books

Curricula co-developed with major industry players

A briefcase

Classes co-taught by industry experts

A medal

Training co-certified by leading companies

A furnance Professional Competency Model
An opened book

Ta-da! Now you have a Competency Unit!

What is a Competency Unit?

We combine relevant knowledge and skills from different subjects to equip learners like yourself with capabilities to solve real-world challenges.

Furthermore, these Competency Units are contextualised learning units co-developed, co-taught, co-mentored and/or co-certified with industry partners, bringing in experts and teaching materials from leading companies.

An opened book
Competency Unit
A stack of books

Curricula co-developed with major industry players

A briefcase

Classes co-taught by industry experts

A medal

Training co-certified by leading companies

That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in projects and internships/clinical attachments...

A group of people in business outfit building a gear
Projects
A group of people in business outfit running into a computer screen
Internships/Clinical Attachments

What’s so special about these projects and internships/clinical attachments?

That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in projects and internships/clinical attachments...

A group of people in business outfit building a gear
Projects
A group of people in business outfit running into a computer screen
Internships/Clinical Attachments
A hand holding up an opened book

That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in projects and internships/clinical attachments...

A group of people in business outfit building a gear A group of people in business outfit building a gear
Projects
A group of people in business outfit running into a computer screen
Internships/Clinical Attachments
A hand holding up an opened book

That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in projects and internships/clinical attachments...

A group of people in business outfit building a gear
Projects
A group of people in business outfit running into a computer screen A group of people in business outfit running into a computer screen
Internships/Clinical Attachments
A hand holding up an opened book A group of people in business outfit building a gear

...these are also known as Work-Integration Units!

A dartboard with an arrow in the bullseye

Interdisciplinary knowledge

A smiley face and a heart

Practical skills

A lightbulb

Problem-solving mindset

A book

Work-Integration Unit

What is a Work-Integration Unit?

Work-Integration Units (WIUs) are tasks that mirror work situations, which can be in the form of projects or internships/clinical attachments.

WIUs are learning units that help to integrate your knowledge and skills from the relevant Competency Units, so you can tackle real-world challenges.

Through the PCM, you will take multiple Competency Units and Work-Integration Units which help you further your education and succeed in the workplace.

A stack of books with a lightbulb-like plant growing on top
These are also known as learning units!

Amazing, right? With the PCM, you will be sure to excel in the workplace. Let's see how Ash is doing!

Because Ash went through the PCM

He was able to apply what he learnt and complete his task independently.

Good thing I already learnt how to get my work task done through the PCM!✌
Amazing, Ash! I knew I could count on you! 😊🔥👍

Learn from Ash. Gain an edge with our unique teaching model! Start your journey now.