{"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":"2026-03-11T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:24:56","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":"\r\n<h2><strong>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Professional Certificate (PC) in Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h4>How do I register for the courses in the PC in Applied GIS?<\/h4>\r\n<p>We are pleased to announce that registration for the following courses is now open on the NUS Lifelong Learning Application Portal (L3AP):<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/student\/course\/detail\/3c5a4f31-9fb3-462e-9a7b-eb7b614aea7e\/c8a4dbd8-aa2f-4c9b-836f-21101bc2c097\">Introduction to GIS Basics and Data Visualization (24 &amp; 25 September 2025 &#8211; Open for Registration)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/student\/course\/detail\/2d810170-d807-4ed5-b2f6-ee0121a48490\/25fa20d2-631f-4bbe-a3ba-150dc51e9684\">GIS Data Processing and Management <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/student\/course\/detail\/3c5a4f31-9fb3-462e-9a7b-eb7b614aea7e\/c8a4dbd8-aa2f-4c9b-836f-21101bc2c097\">(26 &amp; 27 February 2026)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l3ap.nus.edu.sg\/student\/course\/detail\/b070e86e-169b-4075-ac01-da3e255ac52c\/9615dbf1-b22b-458c-845d-0bd6b82b6271\">GIS Spatial Analysis (15-16 May 2025 &#8211;\u00a0 Registration Closed)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>HOW TO SUBMIT APPLICATION<\/strong><\/p>\r\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>\r\n<ul>\r\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>\r\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>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>2.\u00a0<strong>Letter of Offer<\/strong>\u00a0will be issued once the class is confirmed.<\/p>\r\n<p>3.\u00a0<strong>Payment<\/strong>\u00a0will be collected when you accept the offer.<\/p>\r\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>\r\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>\r\n<h4>How do I sign up if my company is sponsoring my course fee?<\/h4>\r\n<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>\r\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>\r\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>\r\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>\r\n<h4>What funding options are available for this course?<\/h4>\r\n<p>This course is\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsfuture.gov.sg\/funding-individuals\">SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funded<\/a>. 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\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsfuture.gov.sg\/initiatives\/mid-career\/credit\">SkillsFuture credits<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsfuture.gov.sg\/initiatives\/employers\/enhanced-training-support-for-smes\">link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h4>What is the course fee for each of the courses offered under the PC?<\/h4>\r\n<p>Please refer to the fee table below.\u00a0<\/p>\r\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>\r\n<h4>What is the Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)?<\/h4>\r\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>For more details, please visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsfuture.gov.sg\/initiatives\/employers\/enhanced-training-support-for-smes\">link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h4>Do I qualify for the Enhanced Training Support for SMEs?<\/h4>\r\n<p>Eligibility criteria can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsfuture.gov.sg\/initiatives\/employers\/enhanced-training-support-for-smes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h4>Can I use my SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the courses?<\/h4>\r\n<p>Yes, you can. Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg\/content\/portal\/en\/header\/faqs\/skillsfuture-credit.html\">SkillsFuture Credit FAQ webpage<\/a> for information on how to submit claims.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0From 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\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsfuture.gov.sg\/level-up-programme\">SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>For more details, please visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsfuture.gov.sg\/initiatives\/mid-career\/credit\">link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h4>Can I enrol several of my employees in the courses using corporate registration?<\/h4>\r\n<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>\r\n<h4>What software is used in the courses?<\/h4>\r\n<p>The software used for this PC will be commonly used, industry-standard GIS software such as ArcGIS (commercial) and QGIS (open source).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h4>Do I have to attend the courses in a specific order?<\/h4>\r\n<p>No, learners are free to attend the courses in any order, as there are no prerequisites requiring participants to attend one before the other.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h4>What is the mode of assessment for the courses?<\/h4>\r\n<p>Learners will be assessed through mini project presentations\/demonstrations (individual or group).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h4>Are there any additional course dates available apart from those listed on the course websites?<\/h4>\r\n<p>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.<\/p>\r\n<h4>Who can I contact if I encounter technical difficulties while registering on the L3AP portal?<\/h4>\r\n<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>\r\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>\r\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":17,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16149,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13461\/revisions\/16149"}],"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}]}}