AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP)
AIAP
Singapore flagship AI engineering apprenticeship: 6 or 9 months of full-time training, with apprentices building engineering, MLOps and deployment capability on real industry projects.
- Duration
- 6 / 9 months
- Stipend
- SGD 4,000/month
- Placement rate
- 90%+
- Venue
- NTU campus
AIAP is Singapore main channel for growing local AI engineers. It is not just coursework: technically ready candidates are placed into real AI projects, covering data, models, deployment, governance and stakeholder problems end to end.
Programme Profile
- Owner
- AI Singapore
- Audience
- Singapore citizens with NITEC, Diploma or Degree, and eligible for TeSA CLT funding
- Entry bar
- Python, machine learning, MLOps / deployment, data technologies and documentation
- Current window
- 29 Apr 2026 to 1 Jun 2026
How It Works
The path has two phases: 3 months of deep-skilling across classical ML, LLMs, MLOps, computer vision and AI governance, followed by a 3- or 6-month project phase with AI Singapore engineers, MLOps engineers, project managers and principal investigators.
- Full-time commitment with in-person work
- Selection includes a 6-day take-home technical assessment and interview
- Common graduate roles include AI Engineer, MLOps Engineer and Data Scientist
Editorial Read
This is the closest thing to a production line in Singapore AI talent system. The absolute scale is limited, but the signal is strong: enterprise projects, public funding and local talent development are bundled into a credential employers can understand.
Official Source
Official AIAP pageApplication status, cohort dates and eligibility should be confirmed on the official page.
Checked by this site: 2026-05-04