Looking for a change of career… and want to make a difference? You can apply for a switch to nursing through Workforce Singapore’s Career Conversion Programmes (CCP).
To be a Registered Nurse:
To be an Enrolled Nurse:
"I was a volunteer on a humanitarian relief trip and saw how the patients received so much love and care from complete strangers – nurses and doctors. That inspired me to pay it forward by joining nursing. Today, I am still involved in relief efforts. But now, I’m an active part of the medical team."
Any of the following:
Submit an enquiry to NUS for further advice about your eligibility.
Other requirements:
Applicants will need to meet nursing-specific medical requirements stipulated by SNB (which includes a medical examination to assess physical/mental fitness to deliver patient care), WSG’s general CCP eligibility criteria and secure sponsorship from a participating organisation. Please refer to the CCP-RN (Degree) link above for more information.
Need to hold local qualification that is used for polytechnic admission (e.g. O-Level, Nitec/Higher Nitec). Please refer to preceding table on Nitec/Higher Nitec entry criteria, which includes working experience, WPLN and ISC. In other words, for someone without any required local qualification, the pathway to Diploma in Nursing is working experience/WPLN/ISC to Nitec/Higher Nitec to Diploma in Nursing.
Applicants will need to meet nursing-specific medical requirements stipulated by SNB (which includes a medical examination to assess physical/mental fitness to deliver patient care). For the 2-year CCP-RN (Diploma), applicants will also need to meet WSG’s general CCP eligibility criteria and secure sponsorship from a participating organisation. Please refer to the CCP-RN (Diploma) link above for more information.
Consider applying to the 3-year course instead.
Admission is primarily on the basis of work experience – applicants will need at least 2 years of relevant work experience to apply.
Applicants who do not meet the prevailing academic MERs may be required to demonstrate that they have acquired the pre-requisite competencies for the Nursing course, through supplementary assessments designed by the polytechnics.
N-Level:
O-Level:
Employability Skills (ES) Workforce Skills:
Individuals who have sat for GCE O/N-level but do not meet the above Academic Entry Requirements may still be considered. Your application will be assessed holistically, and any of the following relevant prior training or work experience will be taken into consideration when assessing your application:
2-year CCP-EN:
3 GCE ‘O’ Level Grades:
Submit an enquiry to ITE for further advice about your eligibility.
Applicants who are shortlisted for the course will need to pass an interview conducted by ITE, which will assess interest, aptitude and course fit. ITE will offer the 2-year or 3-year Higher Nitec in Nursing programme to candidates according to the academic entry requirements.
Applicants will also need to meet nursing-specific medical requirements stipulated by SNB (which includes a medical examination to assess physical/mental fitness to deliver patient care), WSG’s general CCP eligibility criteria and secure sponsorship from a participating organisation. Please refer to the CCP-EN link above for more information.
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