Yes, job preferences will be considered. However, posting and deployment options will be subjected to the availability of suitable vacancies. We encourage candidates to have regular career conversations with their parent agency to raise any concerns and queries.

Unlike other officers on the PSLP (General Phase)[1], officers on the PSLP (General Phase – Engineering) will be given dedicated resources to pursue an engineering career in the Public Service. Upon graduation, they will spend up to 4 years developing deep technical capabilities in their engineering cluster. Officers will then go for an external posting to another public agency within the same sector to deepen their engineering expertise. PSLP (General Phase – Engineering) officers will also be given similar training and development opportunities as other PSLP (General Phase) officers to develop their leadership skills. This includes the Foundation Course, coaching/mentoring, and opportunities to participate in cross-agency project teams.

We encourage our candidates to thoroughly consider their career interest and aspirations before taking up a PSC scholarship. Scholarship holders will be expected to commit to the career choices made. Requests to pursue a different career pathway or to switch to another engineering cluster or parent agency will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, subject to the assessment of the releasing and receiving agency/cluster. Scholarship holders are encouraged to have regular career conversations with their parent agency (during studies and after they have started work) to ensure that they understand their career options and the implications of their choices.