If you are a polytechnic graduate, potential polytechnic student or know someone in these two categories, listen up. On Jan 13, 2022, the results of the 2021 Polytechnic Graduate Employment Survey (GES) were released. This survey which was jointly conducted by Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic, showed that things are improving for fresh.
Poly grads in Singapore earned a median S$2,400 monthly pay in 2020, same as 2019 Details Published: 14 January 2021
Among course clusters identified, graduates from the health sciences earned the highest median salary each month last year, at S$2,553 (fresh graduates: S$2,550, post-NSS graduates: S$2,698).
Close to nine in 10 polytechnic students found employment within six months of their graduation last year, the 2020 Polytechnic Graduate Employment Survey (GES) has found.
According to the survey, released on 12 January 2021 (Tuesday), a total of 87.4% of the 7,360 survey respondents (fresh graduates: 85.4%, post-NS graduates: 91.9%) had done so, albeit a lower percentage than the previous years (2018: 89.5%, 2019: 90.7%).
Further, an additional 2.9% of the respondents had either accepted a job offer, or were actively starting a business venture; and of thoise in the labour force, 52% were in full-time permanent employment, while 31.6% were in