Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Professional Certificate (PC) in Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 

We are pleased to announce that registration for the following courses is now open on the NUS Lifelong Learning Application Portal (L3AP):

HOW TO SUBMIT APPLICATION

1. Create an Account and Submit Application using this link: https://l3ap.nus.edu.sg/.  Please search by short course titles instead of professional certificate.

  • For Self-Sponsored applications, please follow this guide: Self-Sponsored Guide.
  • For Company-Sponsored applications, registration must be submitted through your HR department. Please refer to this guide: Company-Sponsored Guide.

2. Letter of Offer will be issued once the class is confirmed.

3. Payment will be collected when you accept the offer.

Please send an email to IT Care at itcare@nus.edu.sg if you are unable to reset your password or encounter any technical difficulties. Please include your email address and error message, if any, in your email.

For other enquiries related to registration on the L3AP portal, please contact NUS SCALE-Global Ops at scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg

Company-sponsored applicants can apply through a link generated by the appointed HR contact from the applicant’s company, who has a registered corporate account on the NUS Lifelong Learning Application Portal (L3AP).

Note: Please do not apply using a Learner account (self-applications via Learner accounts are for non-company-sponsored applicants only).

Guide for company can be found here.

If your company's HR requires assistance with the process, please contact NUS SCALE-Global Ops at scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg

This course is SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funded. Singapore Citizens aged 39 and below and Permanent Residents receive up to 70% course fee funding, while Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above receive up to 90% course fee funding. Additionally, this course can be paid using SkillsFuture credits. 

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can receive SkillsFuture funding, of up to 90% of the course fees when they sponsor their employees to attend SSG supported courses. For more details, please visit this link. 

Please refer to the fee table below. 

The Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) offers additional support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the form of higher course fee subsidies. SMEs can receive SkillsFuture funding, of up to 90% of the course fees when they sponsor their employees to attend SSG-supported courses. 

For more details, please visit this link. 

Eligibility criteria can be found here. 

Yes, you can. Please visit the SkillsFuture Credit FAQ webpage for information on how to submit claims. 

Introduced in 2015, all Singaporeans aged 25 years and above received an opening credit of $500. You can make use of the SkillsFuture Credit to deepen your existing skills or reskill into new areas outside of your current field. 

 From 1 May 2024, Singaporeans aged 40 years and above will receive a SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up to pursue a substantive skills reboot. This is a key component of the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme. 

For more details, please visit this link. 

For corporate sign-up, you will need to activate/create a corporate account on L3AP. Please refer to the guide here for company HR. *Note: Please send an email to IT Care at itcare@nus.edu.sg if you are unable to reset your password or encounter any technical difficulties. Please include your email address and error message, if any, in your email.

The software used for this PC will be commonly used, industry-standard GIS software such as ArcGIS (commercial) and QGIS (open source). 

No, learners are free to attend the courses in any order, as there are no prerequisites requiring participants to attend one before the other. 

Learners will be assessed through mini project presentations/demonstrations (individual or group). 

No, the course dates listed on the course websites are final. We will only publish new dates once they are confirmed, so please stay tuned for updates on the course websites.

Please send an email to IT Care at itcare@nus.edu.sg if you are unable to reset your password or encounter any technical difficulties. Please include your email address and error message, if any, in your email.

For other enquiries related to registration on the L3AP portal, please contact NUS SCALE-Global Ops at scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg

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