APMI Kaplan

IT was when she was in APMI Kaplan that learning came alive.

Nuraain Abdul Ghani said her lecturers not only taught lessons from the book, but also spoke about their workplace experiences. Working on assignments with classmates from various countries also helped her realise how important it is to appreciate different cultures in the working world.

At Kaplan's city campus, Nuraain, 18, met students from countries as far flung as Russia, Taiwan, Korea and the Maldives.

She joined the school last year to do a diploma in business administration directly after her O levels.

She said: "I took that opportunity to learn more about their culture. I'm thankful they were in my group."

Like her, Michelle Li, 21, spoke highly of her lecturers whom, she said, were "approachable and well-prepared".

Michelle, who is pursuing a diploma in financial management, said she had worked for two years in a shipping company before opting to further her education.

She has been at the school for three months, and she too likes making friends with students from different countries.

She said: "After I graduate from this course, I might do an advance diploma in financial management, or go out to work. I hope to join a financial company and make full use of what I have learnt in Kaplan."

Nuraain and Michelle are just two of one million students that Kaplan has in its 600 locations all over the world.

The Singapore campus offers a wide range of programmes in business, IT, hospitality, communications, counselling, early childhood education and logistics. O- and N-level holders, as well as ITE graduates, seeking entry into its programmes need to do an additional four or six bridging subjects before embarking on the first year of the programmes.

A-level graduates are awarded a diploma in the first year, an advanced diploma in the second year, and a bachelor's degree in their final year.

Excellent

The school said that with more than 18 years' experience in providing management education in Asia, Kaplan now has a suite of diploma programmes to choose from, some of which may be completed in as little as 10 months. The diploma programmes include subjects like communication management, hospitality and tourism management and human resource management.

Kaplan's city campus at StarHub Centre off Orchard Road is equipped with 30 classrooms, state-of-the-art facilities, a student lounge, a library and a deli-cafe.

Michelle said: "The environment provided me with an excellent and conducive place to study."

Is this article useful to you?