Work Attachment Information Guide

Pre-Work Attachment Application Process

Before commencing your Work Attachment, please familiarise yourself with the necessary information and prerequisites that must be fulfilled.

SUSS Career Portal

To kick-start your Work Attachment application process, you may refer to opportunities shared on the SUSS Career Portal or self-source opportunities through external platforms.

Unless the opportunity has been specifically shared as a “Work Attachment” opportunity, the job scope of all opportunities sourced through the SUSS Career Portal or external platforms must be submitted to your respective Career Development Coach for approval to ensure its suitability in meeting your major’s Work Attachment learning objectives.

Students may also explore the Career Coaching page for personalised guidance on career planning and development.

Career Coaching

Sourced via SUSS Career Portal

Students may apply for their Work Attachment via the SUSS Career Portal. The most suitable applicants will then be shortlisted by the Host Organisation (HO), which will offer them a position via the SUSS Career Portal.

Selected students can then decide whether to accept or decline the offer made by the HO. Upon accepting an offer, students are required to upload the signed contract and complete all WA assessments.

Self-sourced Work Attachment

Students who choose to self-source their Work Attachment must submit the job description (JD) via the SUSS Career Portal for review and approval by both their Career Development Coach (CD) and WA Coach.

The job scope must be approved by both CD and WA Coach before it is recognised as an official Work Attachment. Students must ensure that the JD fulfils the learning objectives of their major.

Students may only accept the offer after approval.

Students must inform the HO at the time of the interview or just before the signing of the offer (if no interview is conducted) of any planned Leave of Absence (LOA), e.g., study leave, examination leave, In-Camp Training (ICT).

Leave approval is at the absolute discretion of the HO. Students are required to inform the HO if they fall ill and need to see a doctor. If medical leave has been granted, they should produce the Medical Certificate (MC) when they return to work.

A scanned copy of the MC, endorsed by the WA Supervisor, must be emailed to [email protected] within one week of the end of the medical leave. No-pay Leave will not be considered part of the minimum 24-week WA.

SUSS's existing insurance scheme covers students locally (refer to Student Insurance Scheme). The HO may provide further coverage for the student, particularly in situations with heightened risk or danger.

Students embarking on an Overseas WA or are required by HO of their Local WA to go on a business trip or are being seconded overseas for a period of their WA, are required to purchase travel insurance from a SUSS-appointed broker.

SUSS partners with International SOS (ISOS) to provide, among other things, emergency medical and repatriation services for SUSS students who are on overseas study missions or programmes. Hence, students are required to purchase travel insurance from a SUSS-appointed broker.

Students may refer here for more information.

Submitted via SUSS Career Portal and approved by their WA Coach.

During Work Attachment

In addition to submitting the deliverable items required for WA Assessment, you will also need to arrange for a mid-term review meeting with your WA Work Supervisor and your Career Development Coach at the mid-point of your WA, and after you have completed the mid-term review evaluation form on SUSS Career Portal.

At the end of 3rd month, this optional check-in may be arranged at the discretion of the student and/or Work Supervisor. It provides an opportunity to discuss the student's progress, clarify expectations, share feedback, and identify any areas where additional support or guidance may be beneficial. Students and supervisors are encouraged to schedule a review if they feel that a structured discussion would be helpful.

In the final month of the WA, the student and the WA Supervisor shall complete the WA Final Assessment on SUSS Career Portal.

Suppose the WA Coach receives feedback from the HO of a student's unsatisfactory performance, the student shall arrange for the WA Coach to meet the WA Supervisor for a Final Assessment to counsel the student and decide whether that student has to re-perform their WA in whole or attend a Counselling Session with their WA Coach.

Post Work Attachment

After concluding your Work Attachment, students will need to take note of the following:

Academic Pre-requisite Courses
Students embarking on WA should be able to

contribute meaningfully to the organisation that they are working for;
apply what they have learnt in class to business practice; and
learn from the work experience.

To ensure that these goals are met and that students can successfully fulfil the learning outcome requirements for their WA, they need to undergo sufficient prior training. With effect from the July 2023 semester, students going for WA should have taken the following pre-requisite courses prior to the start of their WA.

School	Programme	Pre-requisite Course
School of Business	Bachelor of Accountancy	ACC201 Financial Accounting ACC203 Managerial Accounting ACC206 Financial Reporting ACC208 Intermediate Financial Reporting ACC214 Introduction to Taxation ACC217 Accounting Information Systems ACC305 Assurance and Attestation ACC307 Taxation of Companies and Partnerships
School of Business	Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics with Minor	BUS105 Statistics ANL201 Data Visualisation for Business ANL303 Fundamentals of Data Mining ANL252 Python for Data Analytics (Recommended) ICT330 Database Management Systems (Recommended)
School of Business	Bachelor of Science in Finance with Minor	FIN205 Data Technologies for Financial Modelling FIN304 Decision Making for Financial Managers
School of Business	Bachelor of Science in Marketing with Minor	MKT202 Marketing Management
School of Business	Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management with Minor	SCM301 Supply Planning SCM201 Demand Planning and Inventory Management LOG302 Supply Chain Information Management and Technologies LOG206 Transport Management and Technology (For Cohort 2021 onwards)
S R Nathan School of Human Development	Bachelor of Early Childhood Education	NIL
S R Nathan School of Human Development	Bachelor of Human Resource Management with Minor	NIL
S R Nathan School of Human Development	Bachelor of Social Work with Minor	NIL
School of Humanities & Behavioural Sciences	Bachelor of Public Safety and Security with Minor	NIL
School of Science & Technology	Information and Communication Technology	NIL

Non-Academic Pre-requisite Courses

For Cohort 2024 & 2025	From Cohort 2026 onwards
WA001: Career Planning & Self-Discovery	WA004: From Idea to Startup You may refer to Entrepreneurship for any questions regarding WA004.
WA002: Job Search and Interview Skills	Complete any TWO electives from the following: Future by Design Pit-Stop – LinkedIn & Elevator Pitch Pit-Stop – Job Search & Interview Skills Pit-Stop – Collaboration & Communication
WA003: LinkedIn Profiles and Elevator Pitch
WA004: From Idea to Startup

It will be available online on Canvas all year round, except for Exam month (April and November) for grades to be period over to SUSS Career Portal.

Students may also check the fulfilment status of these courses via SUSS Career Portal under Profile, when the course re-opens in May and December.

The grades for the WA are Pass with Distinction, Pass and Fail, based on the criteria given in WA Assessment.

Students who had secured and accepted a Priority Offer or Graduate Job Offer will be awarded a "Pass", subject to submission of documents related to WA placement. To aim for a Pass with Distinction, these students may continue with the WA Assessment Centre.

Students can refer to the "Professional Readiness Experience Guidelines for Students" via SUSS Career Portal, to find out how they will be assessed for their WA.

Students on WA must complete all of the following within the stipulated deadlines:

Reflection Journal
Comprising of the first half of your WA to be uploaded to SUSS Career Portal in one Word document before your Mid-Term Review (MTR), whichever is earlier. The reflection journal template can be downloaded here.

Final Assessment by Host Organisation (HO)
To be completed and signed by the WA Supervisor in SUSS Career Portal within 14 calendar days after completing the WA.

Final Report
To be sighted by the WA Supervisor to permit redaction of any confidential information and uploaded to SUSS Career Portal within 14 calendar days after completing the WA. Students can access the final report guide here.

PRE Success Lab

Attend the PRE Success Lab, scheduled to take place on the 2nd/3rd week after students return to campus. Students to lookout for the invitation e-mail from CD to register for the session which will be sent out at the beginning of every semester.

Students shall have to attend a Counselling Session with their WA Coach if any of the following occurs:

Late submission of Reflection Journal
Late submission of signed Final Assessment by HO
Late submission of Final Report
Unsatisfactory performance feedback by HO / WA Coach

Students need to undergo this if any of the following occurs:

Failure to attend a Counselling Session with their WA Coach within one month from the date of the notice;
Resignation from HO before completing WA;
Termination by HO during WA before completing WA; or
Unsatisfactory performance feedback by HO or WA Coach.

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