Hi all,
I am a mech eng diploma and deg holder from NTU and working as a mech eng in a semi-con MNC for about 1 year. Job scopes are - R&D mechanical design (2D drawing, 3D modeling), mechanical testing and troubleshooting, etc.
I am looking to career-switch to IT which I am still unsure which specific field like cybersecurity or software engineer yet. My main motivation for switching careers is due to low salary I am drawing and I do not see future prospects in the field I am in now. I have no particular passion for any field but willing to learn new things such as programming etc. I have no programming background but will have to start from scratch.
Additional background info: age 27(M) this year, currently not married but have BTO in 2026. Come from a low-income family which I am still supporting with my monthly salary. Therefore, I would still need to keep a FT job to sustain myself.
Thus, the advice I would like to ask are:
1) Have anyone managed to switch from an unrelated industry to IT (cybersecurity, software engineer etc)
2) Where can I start to ensure that I am "enough" to be employed? Do you need deg/masters or can you just take on boot camp courses to show you are competent enough?
Below are the courses I researched that I am not sure which would help more. You can pm me via discord as well, IGN: Dandylion#3574
https://www.imda.gov.sg/imtalent/pr...ampaign=jobsgohere#EligiblePartnersandCourses
https://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/applied-learning/skillsfuture-work-study-degree/computing_science
https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/pg/mcomp-gen/
https://conversion.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/portal/programlisting.aspx?source=PCP
https://generalassemb.ly/education/...mpaign=immersive-remote&ga_variation=sei-tile
Thank you for your time in reading this lengthy thread.
I am a mech eng diploma and deg holder from NTU and working as a mech eng in a semi-con MNC for about 1 year. Job scopes are - R&D mechanical design (2D drawing, 3D modeling), mechanical testing and troubleshooting, etc.
I am looking to career-switch to IT which I am still unsure which specific field like cybersecurity or software engineer yet. My main motivation for switching careers is due to low salary I am drawing and I do not see future prospects in the field I am in now. I have no particular passion for any field but willing to learn new things such as programming etc. I have no programming background but will have to start from scratch.
Additional background info: age 27(M) this year, currently not married but have BTO in 2026. Come from a low-income family which I am still supporting with my monthly salary. Therefore, I would still need to keep a FT job to sustain myself.
Thus, the advice I would like to ask are:
1) Have anyone managed to switch from an unrelated industry to IT (cybersecurity, software engineer etc)
2) Where can I start to ensure that I am "enough" to be employed? Do you need deg/masters or can you just take on boot camp courses to show you are competent enough?
Below are the courses I researched that I am not sure which would help more. You can pm me via discord as well, IGN: Dandylion#3574
https://www.imda.gov.sg/imtalent/pr...ampaign=jobsgohere#EligiblePartnersandCourses
https://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/applied-learning/skillsfuture-work-study-degree/computing_science
https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/pg/mcomp-gen/
https://conversion.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/portal/programlisting.aspx?source=PCP
https://generalassemb.ly/education/...mpaign=immersive-remote&ga_variation=sei-tile
Thank you for your time in reading this lengthy thread.
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