Employment rates and Salaries up for Poly grads in 2021 – More than 90 per cent of Fresh polytechnic graduates found jobs within 6 months of their graduation, the latest survey across the 5 polytechnics in Singapore showed.
This was slightly up from 2020, where just slightly 87% of 2020 fresh poly graduates found jobs within 6 months and marks a improvement over pre-pandemic 2019 numbers as well.
The median gross monthly salary among graduates in full-time permanent employment remained at $2,400 in 2020. Over the last three years, the median gross monthly salaries of graduates from Engineering, Health Sciences, and Information & Digital Technologies have been consistently higher than the overall median for all graduates.
8,946 out of 11,909 fresh graduates in 2020 responded to the survey.
The polytechnics have stepped up efforts to support their graduates amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of providing extensive career guidance and support which includes job matching, personalised career coaching and planning, and complimentary continuing education and training courses, the polytechnics have also tapped on their network of industry partners to curate suitable job placement and apprenticeship opportunities for graduates, such as the SGUnited Traineeship and SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes.
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You can read more about Employment rates and Salaries up for Poly grads in 2021 at https://www.np.edu.sg/media/Documents/Releases-Advisories/2021/Polytechnic%20Graduates%20Continue%20to%20Find%20Jobs%20Amidst%20COVID-19.pdf
