Proposal for Guidelines on Minimum Monthly Allowance for Students Undergoing Full-time Internships

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will consider releasing guidelines on the minimum monthly allowance for students undergoing full-time internships, given the rise in the number of interns from both public and private Institutes of Higher Learning.

The Institutes of Higher Learning provide companies with a recommended allowance range that student interns should receive, based on industry-specific norms and consultations with industry partners as well as relevant sector agencies. The individual internship monthly allowance is mutually agreed upon between the intern and the company prior to the commencement of the internship. Given the wide range of internship arrangements across industries and companies, it is not practical to prescribe a minimum allowance.