With a centrally-located campus, an array of quality programmes and providing dedicated administrative support for its students, the Asia Pacific Management Institute (APMI) Kaplan has found the winning formula to becoming a choice education provider.

By Ruth Wong

With his clean-shaven, boyish looks, 27-year-old Travis Tay is a befitting candidate as the poster boy for lifelong learning. Having just completed his 10-month Diploma in Financial Management with APMI Kaplan in April this year, Travis is back at the Institute pursuing an accounting degree.

In the world of marine and offshore engineering, Sembcorp Marine is definitely a top employer with its presence in the global market creating a wide range of job opportunities.

By Nathan Lum

Sembcorp Marine has come a long way since its incorporation in 1963. Currently a key global player in the marine and offshore engineering industry, the company specialises in a full spectrum of integrated solutions in ship repair, shipbuilding, ship conversion, rig building, and offshore engineering & construction.

Rogue machines, toxic chemicals, readily combustible materials and even dust can maim or kill when left to scheme in the workshop.

By Kevin Lim

We know you like having all your limbs attached when returning home after a hard day’s work. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. Last year, the manufacturing industry alone contributed to nearly 30% of all workplace-related accidents and 25% of all work-related deaths in Singapore.

While many would consider working in the security industry to be a thankless job, the officers on the frontline know that it’s when nothing happens that people are the most grateful.

By Azhar Jalil

Unassuming yet stoic, Nurshahidah is the new face of security. The girl-next-door has always had a passion with anything police-related and is now chasing her dreams with AETOS Security Management Pte Ltd.

From the drawing board to the big screen, digital created art brings movies, TV shows and computer games to life with illustrations and special effects. Find out more about this growing industry in Singapore.

By Joyce Lin

Do you remember being awestruck while in the cinema, watching movies such as Transformers, Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings? How about switching on your television to watch Heroes before proceeding to play Need For Speed with its top-notch graphic sequences.

Marshall Field, founder of the Chicago-based Marshall Field and Company department store chain, once quipped: “Right or wrong, the customer is always right.”

By Eileen Lee

Like it or not, dealing with challenging customers is part and parcel of any frontline job in the retail industry. Being in such a customer-centric role requires tenacity and a good attitude, especially since the objective is often to deal with and manage the expectations of others to create a memorable customer experience.

Why look out of the country to study, when there are cheaper and equally attractive options back home?

By Wong Casandra

“Emaar doesn’t just make buildings, they create lifetimes,” says Raja Chowdhury, a Hospitality Management lecturer who teaches at both diploma and advanced diploma levels.

He is of course referring to Emaar Properties, one of Dubai’s biggest global real estate companies. The conglomerate’s education wing acquired Raffles Campus, a local education provider, in 2006 along with the Raffles Campus Business School (RCBS), one of its components.

The school is one of Emaar Education’s many institutes in Asia, offering alternative routes for those seeking a tertiary education. Raffles Campus occupies a vast facility near Clementi which is equipped with sports amenities, various laboratories and other necessary infrastructure to complement the courses offered. READ MORE

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) plays a vital role in protecting the country. Better yet, it gives its servicemen the rare chance to see the world.

By Cheryl Lim

Staff Sergeant William Neo, a Naval Systems Specialist, was drawn to the Navy by its television commercials featuring the sun, sand, and sea. But more so, he was looking to widen his horizon.

Ng Sin Yi developed a growing fondness for her studies after learning some of life’s lessons and attending classes at the Management Development Institute of Singapore

By Ashley Choo

A decision had to be made between studying for an important examination and planning a large birthday party. Ng Sin Yi has had to face predicaments like this before. And as always, she chose the latter option.

In Singapore’s diversifying economy, a career in digital animation is no longer thought of as a dead end. Helmed by active professionals and driven by cutting-edge technology, the Egg Story Digital Arts School is poised and well-equipped to mould the next generation of home-grown artists.

By Mohd Sufyan Saad

When Nickson Fong, founder and CEO of Egg Story Creative Productions, returned to Singapore after working in the United States, he felt that there was something lacking when it came to shaping and preparing would-be digital artists for the growing Asian Media Industry.