Acquire skills in demand by the industry
Co-designed with industry partners and equip you with skills which can be immediately applied in your job roles.
Flexibility of micro-credentials
Can be stacked towards a bachelor’s degree, allowing you to pursue a degree later.
Time savings
Can be completed in 6 months at the soonest.
Explore Specialist Certificates
We offer a rich assortment of specialist certificates in the following fields. Click to find out more.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a specialist certificate?
A specialist certificate is designed to equip learners with skills that are highly sought by the industry and can be immediately applied in their job roles. To ensure its relevance, a specialist certificate is co-designed with industry partners and can be completed in 6 months at the soonest.
2. How can a specialist certificate be stacked towards a bachelor’s degree?
Each specialist certificate comprises courses drawn directly from the corresponding bachelor’s degree. This means you can start small and build big: begin with a specialist certificate, then stack it towards a bachelor’s degree when you’re ready.
3. Which are the specialist certificates available?
Specialist certificates are currently offered in Business and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Infocomm Technology, Marketing, Psychology, Supply Chain Management, and Translation and Interpretation. Stay tuned for more coming your way.
4. Am I eligible to pursue a specialist certificate?
All CET students and students enrolled in an undergraduate programme are eligible to pursue a specialist certificate.
CET admission requirements can be found here. Admission requirements for undergraduate programmes can be found in the respective programme pages.
5. What if I fail a course in the specialist certificate?
Students may be able to repeat the course or resit the final assessment of the course, depending on the course and their original grade. Students who do not complete and pass all the required courses will not be awarded the specialist certificate.
6. How can I apply for a specialist certificate?
Upon meeting the requirements of a specialist certificate, CET students can apply for the certificate. Please note that only courses with at least a C grade can stack towards the corresponding bachelor’s degree. This ensures that students are in satisfactory academic standing upon enrolling into the bachelor’s degree.
Students enrolled in the bachelor’s degree will be automatically issued the specialist certificate upon meeting the requirements. It is not necessary to apply for the specialist certificate.
7. When will I be awarded the specialist certificate?
If the requirements are fulfilled in the January semester or special semester, students will be awarded the digital certificate in July/August of the same year.
If the requirements are fulfilled in the July semester, students will be awarded the digital certificate in February of the following year.
Students will be informed via email once the digital certificate is available.
8. Where can I view the specialist certificate?
Students can view the specialist certificate in their Careers & Skills Passport profile on MySkillsFuture, which can be shared with potential and current employers.