We offer interns a head start in the Public Service

If you want a head start in your career in the Public Service and are looking for a vacation job that will give you the chance to contribute towards development of the Singapore workforce, the WDA internship is ideal for you. Our internship is designed to build valuable professional and corporate experience in highly-motivated students.

We offer internships of eight weeks or more which gives you firsthand experience and challenging opportunities. Depending on our divisions' needs, you may be offered an internship in any departments within WDA.

The programme aims to provide you with as much exposure as possible, in order for you to discover and appreciate the meaningfulness of our work, experience our methodology and immerse in our engaging work culture.

We look for interns, Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents, with consistent good grades and are eager to learn. We welcome applicants who are currently pursuing undergraduate programmes in established local universities or students with local polytechnics.

Application Details

Internship application is open throughout the year. The minimum period of internship is 8 weeks.

We welcome you to submit your resume, and a copy of your educational certificates and transcripts, via WDA_Internship@wda.gov.sg.

For further enquiries, please contact the HR Manager at 6512 1221.

We regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

We look forward to receiving your application soon.

Internship experiences

Meet-up sessions are organised with our interns to gather feedback on their internship experiences in WDA.

Voices of our Interns 2011

"An enriching experience, acquired and learnt useful lifelong working skills and tips." - Fiona Sim, Diploma in Business in Temasek Poly, CDD Intern.

What are the learning experiences that you have gained so far?

"The experience here at IAL (Institute For Adult Learning) is fun, especially because of the people here that make my experience interesting. I am learning a lot from them, not only in terms of the technical skills, but also in terms of soft skills. Since this is my first office job, it is really an eye opening experience to know what such type of job entails." - Kellie Tedjo, 21, SMU, Degree in Business Management

What are some of the work challenges that you have encountered in WDA so far?

"The pace of work in the ECCE (Early Childhood Care & Education) team is pretty fast, especially with a career fair coming up. I'm still grappling with how I can best fit in and contribute to the team. I’m privileged to have a gentle learning curve as my colleagues are patient with me and have always actively sought to create learning points for me with each task. Well, so far so good and it looks like it will continue to be so." - Lai Guohao, 24, NTU, Bachelor of Arts

Is there anything interesting about working in WDA?

"The work environment here is flexible and easy going which I felt more comfortable to adapt with." - Angie Ong, 22, NTU, Bachelor of Business