Nbs Professional Attachment Guideline

PROFESSIONAL ATTACHMENT BRIEFING AY 2011/2012 SEMESTER 2

Mrs Chong Mei Eng Deputy Director (Internship/Career Services) Career & Attachment Office

Professional Attachment is a COURSE REQUIREMENT

Objective of PA: • To instill in students the right kind of work attitude and work professionalism • Students attached to organisations will work alongside supervisors, colleagues, clients, etc. to experience working life in a corporate environment

PA Official Period

7 May to 30 June (8 weeks) or 7 May to 14 July (10 weeks)

 Students are to adhere to the official period  Students are expected to show commitment and to complete the PA to the best of your abilities.  Any decision to end the attachment on your own, without consulting CAO or NBS may result in you failing your attachment.

PA Schedule of Activities

Date Mid-End Jan Activities  Create Datasheet (to register for PA)  Create Resume  Apply to Phase 1 Organisation  Interview Session  Submission of Self-Sourced application to CAO  Release of Phase 1 result  Apply to Phase 2 (various rounds)  Release of Phase 2 result  PA Briefing on PA Assessments  Release of Reporting Instruction & Assignment of NBS Faculty Supervisors to Students

27 Feb to 2 Mar (Recess break) By 28 Feb By 14 Mar Mid-End Mar By 31 Mar Mid April End April

* Phase

0 occurs throughout CAO selection phases

What options do you have?

1) Student’s self-sourcing of PA placement 2) NBS Career Services  Phase 0 3) Career & Attachment Office  Phase 1 (Interviewing Organisations) – Selection starts in Jan  Phase 2 (Non-interviewing Organisations) – Selection starts in Mar

Self-Source PA Organisation

• Students to email to CAO, Jasmine (swsaw@ntu.edu.sg) on the list of organisations that you wish to self-source • Once offered by organisation, submit necessary documents to CAO by 28 Feb 2012 for consideration: Form 20/21 with reporting instructions Declaration form ‘Instant Company/Business Information' • Form can be downloaded...