About Interdisciplinary Work Attachment
Interdisciplinary Work Attachment (I-WA) allows students to take on work attachments outside their primary field of study, or in roles that combine knowledge from multiple disciplines, either locally or overseas. This helps students gain broader exposure and develop interdisciplinary skills.
Students are encouraged to choose opportunities that require them to apply knowledge from more than one discipline. They may be assigned multidisciplinary tasks or cross-functional projects.
Where appropriate, students may seek approval from the Head of CD for any reasonable changes to their approved job scope.
Why I-WA Matters
Broaden Your Experience
Gain exposure to roles beyond your main field of study and see how different disciplines come together in real-world settings.
Apply Diverse Knowledge
Use what you’ve learned across different subjects to handle tasks that require more than one area of expertise.
Explore New Career Paths
Try out roles or industries outside your major to better understand your interests and possible career directions.
Build Transferable Skills
Develop skills like problem-solving, adaptability, and collaboration that are useful across different roles.
Duration
Learning Outcomes
Work tasks in real-life working environments are often complex and interdisciplinary, requiring the integration of multidisciplinary knowledge and critical core skills and competencies to resolve. Through I-WA, students are expected to develop and apply these skills in practical work settings.
(A) Programme-Specific Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the relevant programme LOs and Skills Framework (SSG | Skills Framework) for an overview of the relevant occupation/job role description, skills requirement, and career pathways to match the specific WA work responsibilities.
(B) Generic Learning Outcomes
The generic learning outcomes align with the SkillsFuture Framework's critical core skills (CCS): SSG | Critical Core Skills.
Students are strongly encouraged to develop these CCS (16 competencies; grouped into 3 clusters) most relevant to their specific roles during WA. The CCS are transferable, and they serve to enhance students' employability.
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