At a Glance
Duration: | 3 years full-time |
Qualification: | Diploma in Consumer Science & Technology |
| Application: | Application to this course is administered at the same time as the Joint Admissions Exercise conducted after the release of the GCE O Level results. Applications are to be made online directly to MOE at the following website: http://www.moe.gov.sg/careers/teach/applying/o-levels#home-economics. Applications must be submitted to MOE within one week of the release of the GCE O Level results. |
| Sponsorship: | Students admitted into this course will be fully sponsored by MOE. This sponsorship includes course fees as well as a monthly bursary during the first three years. In the fourth year, each student will be appointed to the Education Service as an untrained teacher drawing a salary. In return, students will serve a five-year bond with MOE. |
The Course
Learn to manage the food we eat, the money we spend and the clothes we wear. Teach the young to value a healthy lifestyle, stretch the dollar, fashion a confident person and create a happy family. This noble contribution will build the future of Singapore.
With Singapore fast becoming an education hub, a career in teaching will give you a bright future. If you have a passion for food, science, fabric and design, consumer needs and wants, a zest for learning and an interest in nurturing students to reach their potential, you have what it takes to become a Home Economics teacher.
This course is one of two diploma programmes offered under the Ministry of Education’s four-year Home Economics Teacher Training Scheme. Students embarking on this course are equipped with technical skills and scientific knowledge of nutrition, food preparation, food science, textiles, sewing and consumer education to manage the content of Home Economics in secondary schools. Graduating from TP, you will proceed to the National Institute of Education to pursue the diploma course in Education (Home Economics) that trains you in effective pedagogy.
The course incorporates various approaches that develop not only technical knowledge and skills but also life skills such as teamwork, communication, time and conflict management and skills in preparation for the realities of working life. The compulsory internship helps you to experience Home Economics teachers’ work in secondary schools. At TP, you will go through a flexible learning structure where core subjects are taken together with the Adventure Learning Programme, overseas community projects and cross- disciplinary subjects. This flexibility develops talents and grooms holistic individuals ready to take on the challenges of a changing Singapore education landscape.
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Graduates with both diplomas will serve as Home Economics teachers in secondary schools.
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| English Language (EL1)* | Grades 1-6 |
| Mathematics (E or A) | Grades 1-6 |
| One of the following Science subjects # | Grades 1-6 |
Any two other subjects, excluding CCA | Grades 1-6 |
# Biology, Chemistry, Combined Science, Engineering Science, Physical Science, Physics, Science (Chemistry, Biology), Science (Physics, Biology), Science (Physics, Chemistry)
Note: Applications are to be made online directly to MOE at the following webiste: http://www.moe.gov.sg/careers/teach/applying/o-levels/#home-economic.
*Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)/Unified Examination Chinese (UEC) holders must have a minimum of grade 6 for the relevant English Language subject (e.g. Bahasa Inggeris). .
Graduation Requirements
| Cumulative Grade Point Average | min 1.0 |
| TP Core Subjects | 17 credit units |
| Diploma Core Subjects | 101 credit units |
| Cross-Disciplinary Subjects | min 9 credit units |
| Total Credit Units Completed | min 127 credit units |
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Cross-Disciplinary Subjects
Students are required to obtain a minimum of 9 credit units from the list of Cross-Disciplinary Subjects.
Additional Information
Enquiries
For more enquiries, please feel free to contact us at:
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
Tel: 67878000 (Admission Hotline)
Fax: 67898220 (General Enquiry)
Email: admissions@tp.edu.sg
Sale of Prospectus
The prospectus for full-time diploma is on sale at the following places for the price of S$7.00 per copy.
One Stop Service Centre
Temasek Polytechnic
Administration Block 9
East Wing, Lobby C, Level 2 (Plaza Level)
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
Alternatively, you can request the prospectus to be mailed to you. The cost is S$7.00 + S$2.50(local postage cost) for local addresses and S$7.00 + overseas postage cost for overseas addresses. You can send in your requests to corpcomm@tp.edu.sg
Please make your cheques/drafts* payable to "Temasek Polytechnic" and send it together with your request to:
Corporation Communications
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
* Foreign cheques/drafts drawn on overseas banks are not acceptable.
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