Admissions and Funding for Post-Secondary Students
How To Apply?
Please ensure you have met the minimum entry requirements and you possess the relevant qualifications and work experience for the course.
Step 2
Apply by clicking the “Apply Now” button on the respective course pages. Get started here.
Step 3
If your application is successful, you will receive an email with instructions on how to accept the offer.
Graduating O-Level students
| Course | Campus | How to apply |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education | NIEC (ITE) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education | NIEC (ITE) | ITE Early Admissions Exercise [ITE-EAE] Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Course | Campus | How to apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) |
Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
Graduating N-Level students
| Course | Campus | How to apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
Graduating ITE students
| Course | Campus | How to apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Early Admissions Exercise for ITE [EAE (I)] Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) |
Applicants who are ineligible to apply through the above admissions exercises may apply under the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) for admission to our full-time diploma courses. For more information, you may visit:
Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Progression Award (IPA)
The ITE Progression Award (IPA) supports ITE graduates to upskill to a diploma earlier in their careers, to secure more progression prospects in their chosen professions.
Eligibility
The IPA will benefit all Singaporean ITE graduates aged 30 and below who pursue a diploma qualification issued by an MOE-funded institution from 2024.
How to Apply?
The IPA will automatically be credited into graduates’ Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) or CPF Ordinary Account (CPF-OA) upon meeting the respective milestones of diploma enrolment or diploma completion.
The IPA will also be awarded to the following groups:
- All Singaporean ITE graduates already enrolled in a diploma issued by an MOE-funded institution as of 1 Mar 2024, regardless of their age, will receive a $10,000 top-up to their CPF-OA account upon completion of the diploma.
- Singaporean ITE graduates aged 31 in 2024 (born between 1 January 1993 and 31 December 1993) who enrol in a diploma issued by an MOE-funded institution in 2024, will be awarded the IPA.
For more information, please visit MOE’s website.
Financial Aid
ECDA Training Award is open to students undergoing full-time Early Childhood Diploma courses at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic and ITE. Find out more about the ECDA Training Award
Visit MOE’s Financial Matters page.
Details of the fees are available at the website of the respective campuses.
Financial Schemes
For Students
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For Employers
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) provides absentee payroll funding to encourage employers to upskill their employees. Please visit the SSG website to check out the list of courses approved for funding support by SSG.
Other funding support may be offered. Please contact us for more information on funding.
Course Fees
Please refer to individual course pages for course fee information.
Registration Fee
S$64.20 (inclusive of GST)
Note: The registration fee is non-refundable.
Administration Fee For Module Exemption Requests
- Specialist Diploma in Early Childhood Intervention (Special Needs) (SDESN)
- Specialist Diploma in Early Childhood Learning Support (SDELS)
Payment Of Fees
You will be informed of the fees payable and payment deadline in our letter of offer. If fees are not paid by the due date, the admission offer will lapse and appeals are subject to available vacancies. You may pay your fees via eNETS, cheque, invoice (for company-sponsored applicants) or SkillFuture Credit.
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