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As an avid gamer, Muhammad Azri Zulhilmi Bin Giman aspired to be a game designer. �NYP was the obvious choice for me, it is well-known for its Diploma in Digital Game Art & Design,� comments Azri. Thanks to the NYPFP , Azri was able to have a taste of polytechnic education ahead of his �N� Level peers who decided to continue with their �O� Level examinations. This gave him a head start when it came to acquiring skills and knowledge required for the course. �I was able to learn basic drawing techniques such as rendering and composition,� says Azri. �These foundation skills gave me an added advantage when I started Year 1 as I was able to perform better than most of my course mates.� Besides the technical skills acquired during his time in NYPFP , Azri has also learnt essential soft skills like teamwork and time management. �There are hardly any deadlines in secondary school, but it�s different in polytechnic,� says Azri. �You have to learn how to manage deadlines by being responsibl...

While most students proceed with tertiary education after obtaining an O-Level certificate or upon completing their studies in an ITE institution, Ryan Christian Misson (above)  and Amira Binte Ismail (below) are part of a fortunate minority in Singapore�s Normal (Academic) cohort � securing a spot in NYP a year earlier than their peers in secondary school. Having obtained outstanding GCE N-Level results, they qualified for the recently introduced Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP). Instead of sitting for the O-Levels as a Secondary 5 student, they skipped their O-Levels and spent a year in PFP. Now, they have graduated and are currently in Year 1.  In PFP, the curriculum structure consists of both common modules and domain specific modules  relevant to their respective courses in Year 1. The common modules are similar to what is taught in secondary school � Language & Communication (English), Mathematics, Life Skills / National Education (Civics and Moral Educati...