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The Career Path
As a Management Associate (MA), you will develop an understanding of the fundamentals of public governance and acquire skills in public administration. Starting off your career in a chosen Ministry, you will gain grounding in the Ministry’s area of work. After two years in the parent Ministry, you will be posted to a different Ministry for another one to two years, to gain exposure to a different area of work.
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Next one to
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Administrative Service/
Professional and Other Services |
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External Posting | | |  The career path of an MA
For example, you may choose to be part of a team in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, contributing to the overall economic planning of Singapore. This creates opportunities for you to work on projects dealing with the World Trade Organisation. You will also be heavily involved in Free Trade Agreement issues and learn how to shape a globalised, entrepreneurial and diversified economy for Singapore. After two years, you could be posted to the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, learning to develop social policies, and interacting with different client groups on issues related to family policies, sports, youth development and ageing population.
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Assistant Director (Sea and Air) Ministry of Transport |
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Economic Policy |
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Ensure that the Government’s objectives in the area of sea and air transportation are achieved by evaluating, recommending and managing the implementation of policy proposals and other issues relating to sea and air transportation. | |
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Assistant Director (InfoComm and Media)
Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts |
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Social Policy/Communications |
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Formulate policies that develop an economically vibrant and globally competitive InfoCommunications and Media sector within a framework that comprises both the telecommunications and mass media market | |
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Administrative Service |
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Deputy Director (Recruitment and Teaching Scholarships)
Ministry of Education |
| Main area of work |
Corporate Development
Communications/Human Resource |
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Develop and manage Human Resource systems, while undertaking specific projects like publicity and marketing strategies that attract potential teachers, and be responsible for the recruitment and management of teaching scholars and expatriate teachers. | | | | A possible career path
The Public Service Division has developed a comprehensive Training and Development programme to groom its Management Associates to help better serve the country’s needs and goals. At the end of the programme, Management Associates found suitable will be invited to join the Administrative Service. Alternatively, you may also follow a more specialized career path within your chosen Ministry. The Management Associates Programme (MAP) would have amply equipped you to contribute effectively in the area of work within the Ministry, or prepared you for management across the different departments in public service.
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Management Associates Programme |
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Administrative Service |
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Professional & Other Services |
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Diverse experiences across different Ministries |
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Specialised career path with a wide range of career choices and leadership positions in professional services that include: |
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• Management Executive Scheme |
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• Economist Service |
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• Education Service |
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• Foreign Service |
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• Information Service |
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• Statistician Scheme |
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• Accounting Profession |
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• Engineering Profession | | | | The career options available after you have completed the MAP. | |
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| Last Updated on
05 Apr 2007
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