{"id":13461,"date":"2024-07-12T14:38:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T06:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/?page_id=13461"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:28:33","slug":"faq-pc-in-applied-gis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/faq-pc-in-applied-gis\/","title":{"rendered":"(FAQ) PC in Applied GIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2><strong>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Professional Certificate (PC) in Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">How do I register for the courses in the PC in Applied GIS? <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are pleased to announce that registration for the following courses is now open on the NUS Lifelong Learning Application Portal (L3AP):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to GIS Basics and Data Visualization (Sept 2026 &#8211; Dates TBC)<\/li>\n<li>GIS Data Processing and Management (Feb 2027 &#8211; Dates TBC)<\/li>\n<li>GIS Spatial Analysis (May 2027 &#8211; Dates TBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HOW TO SUBMIT APPLICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<strong>Create an Account and Submit Application<\/strong>\u00a0using this link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/\"><b>https:\/\/l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0 Please search by short course titles instead of professional certificate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For Self-Sponsored applications<\/strong>, please follow this guide:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/learner\/index.htm\">Self-Sponsored Guide<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For Company-Sponsored applications<\/strong>,\u00a0registration must be submitted through your HR department. Please refer to this guide:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/company\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Company-Sponsored Guide<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2.\u00a0<strong>Letter of Offer<\/strong>\u00a0will be issued once the class is confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<strong>Payment<\/strong>\u00a0will be collected when you accept the offer.<\/p>\n<p>Please send an email to IT Care at <a href=\"mailto:itcare@nus.edu.sg\">itcare@nus.edu.sg<\/a>\u00a0if 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.<\/p>\n<p>For other enquiries related to registration on the L3AP portal, please contact NUS SCALE-Global Ops at <a href=\"mailto:scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg\">scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">How do I sign up if my company is sponsoring my course fee?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Company-sponsored applicants can apply through a link generated by the appointed HR contact from the applicant&#8217;s company, who has a registered corporate account on the NUS Lifelong Learning Application Portal (L3AP).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Please do not apply using a Learner account (self-applications via Learner accounts are for non-company-sponsored applicants only).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guide for company can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/company\/index.htm#!Documents\/aboutl3apcompanyportal.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If your company&#8217;s HR requires assistance with the process, please contact NUS SCALE-Global Ops at <a href=\"mailto:scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg\" rel=\"noopener\">scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">What funding options are available for this course? <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the future run of this program starting from Sept 2026, the 3 individual courses will be fully self-funded.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">What is the course fee for each of the courses offered under the PC? <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please refer to the fee table below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From Sept 2026, all program costs will follow the rates similar to Internation Participants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/GIS-fee-table-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">Can I enrol several of my employees in the courses using corporate registration? <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For corporate sign-up, you will need to activate\/create a corporate account on L3AP. Please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/company\/index.htm\">guide<\/a> here for company HR.\u00a0<b>*Note<\/b>: Please send an email to\u00a0IT Care at <a href=\"mailto:itcare@nus.edu.sg\">itcare@nus.edu.sg<\/a>\u00a0if 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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">What software is used in the courses?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The software used for this PC will be commonly used, industry-standard GIS software ArcGIS (commercial).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">Do I have to attend the courses in a specific order? <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students should start with course 1 and progress accordingly.<br \/>The department is uncertain if the program will continue after 2027 so do set aside time to complete the course in the year 2026\/2027.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">What is the mode of assessment for the courses? <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learners will be assessed through mini project presentations\/demonstrations (individual or group).\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">Are there any additional course dates available apart from those listed on the course websites?<\/h4>\nNo, 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.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 tabindex=\"0\">Who can I contact if I encounter technical difficulties while registering on the L3AP portal?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please send an email to\u00a0IT Care at <a href=\"mailto:itcare@nus.edu.sg\">itcare@nus.edu.sg<\/a>\u00a0if 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.<\/p>\n<p>For other enquiries related to registration on the L3AP portal, please contact NUS SCALE-Global Ops at <a href=\"mailto:scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg\">scale-global.ops@nus.edu.sg<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Professional Certificate (PC) in Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS)\u00a0 How do I register for the courses in the PC in Applied GIS? We are pleased to announce that registration for the following courses is now open on the NUS Lifelong Learning Application Portal (L3AP): Introduction to GIS Basics and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":306,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/306"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13461"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33905,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13461\/revisions\/33905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}