Client BackgroundA Chennai family with a son finishing school, about to pay a deposit at a Singapore private institution.
Client PlanA diploma at that institution, then a transfer into NUS or NTU.
ProblemNo Singapore authority recognises the diploma the family was about to pay for.
How We HelpedWe checked who awards the qualification rather than who teaches it, and read the published admission lists before enrolment.
Client BackgroundA Chennai family with a son finishing school, about to pay a deposit at a Singapore private institution.
Client PlanA diploma at that institution, then a transfer into NUS or NTU.
ProblemNo Singapore authority recognises the diploma the family was about to pay for.
How We HelpedNo central authority in Singapore recognises qualifications — SkillsFuture Singapore says so directly. Recognition is a series of separate decisions. NUS and NTU publish their diploma-entry lists, and no commercial private institution appears on them. For Employment Pass purposes, MOM awards zero COMPASS points for non-degree PEI qualifications. We checked who awards the qualification rather than who teaches it, and read the published admission lists before enrolment.
OutcomeThe family switched to a UK university degree delivered in Singapore before paying a deposit. The son holds an award that scores COMPASS points and meets the Public Service accreditation test — neither of which the diploma would have done. Roughly S$40,000 and two years redirected rather than spent.
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