Everything About Work-Study Accountancy Program by NTU

The partnership was sealed between Professor Christina Soh, Dean of Nanyang Business School, and Mr. Cheung Pui Yuen, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Singapore, at a ceremony at NTU. Here are the highlights of the program:

1. Internships

   Deloitte will offer up to 50 internship positions in Advisory, Audit & Assurance, and Taxation to NBS students each year under this collaboration. Deloitte’s work-study students at NTU will also earn a higher internship stipend and might obtain full-time, permanent jobs after their graduation with a higher entry-level place at Deloitte.

2. Duration

   The three-year work-study program is equivalent in duration to the standard degree program in Accountancy and has the same accreditation. Students will be awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from NTU upon completion of their course.

3. Curriculum

   Students enrolled in the work-study Accountancy program will have to complete a minimum 35 weeks of internship which is much greater than the regular Accountancy’s course professional experience requirement of 10 weeks. In fact, the 35-week internship will make for 30% of the course duration which can prove to be an excellent learning opportunity for students.

4. Electives

   Students will not only take advanced courses in accounting as part of the curriculum but will also take core courses in other fields, such as communications, decision-making, programming and analytics, business law, ethics and sustainability. This combination of classroom-based curriculum and realistic job experience helps to improve the relationship between the NTU and the industry in the work-study program.

5. Outcome

   The longer job attachment of the program will provide undergraduates with a greater understanding of the internal workings of the accountancy industry by closely combining classroom learning with formal on-the-job training.