SMU Internship Programme
Internship is an important component of the SMU curriculum and a graduation requirement for all undergraduates and most postgraduate programmes. It aims to provide students with deeper cross-cultural appreciation of business practices and research, while providing an excellent source of highly motivated, career-minded individuals for employers.
Benefits for Employers
Highly regarded for their 'out-of-the-box' thinking, SMU interns are valued for providing new perspectives on various systems, processes and programmes. Having an intern potentially frees up professional staff to pursue other important projects and tasks. Each year, many host organisations repeat their annual internship participation because of the positive experience and contribution they have received from interns. The SMU Internship Programme is a proven, cost-effective way to recruit and evaluate potential employees.
Managing the Internship
A successful internship offers a clear description of duties, responsibilities, scope of projects and expected outcomes in advance to provide a good structure for the intern's learning experience. Interns should be given adequate training and guidance to help them become productive and can add value to the organisation. Towards the end of the internship, supervisors should complete a performance appraisal form for the interns.
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Visa/Work Permit
International students can intern full time in Singapore without work passes if the internship is part of the course curriculum as per the Ministry of Manpower's regulations.
Working Hours
Interns will follow the same normal office working hours of the host organisation. On some days, they may need to leave early for evening classes at 7pm.
Leave Of Absence
Undergraduates are allowed to take a leave of absence to do term-time internships. International students are not allowed to do so upon completing their mandatory 10-week internship graduation requirement
Stipend
SMU does not stipulate or fix the monthly allowance/stipend for the interns, but host organisations are encouraged to offer an allowance/stipend that benchmarks market rates.
CPF
Host organisations in Singapore accepting full-time matriculated students from SMU programmes with internship graduation requirements are exempted from CPF contribution.
Insurance
All SMU students are covered under a Group Personal Accident Insurance policy. In addition, host organisations may wish to cover the interns under their own insurance schemes.
Appraisal
Upon completion of the internship, the supervisor will be requested to submit the intern's eperformance appraisal form for evaluation and developmental purposes.