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title: What type of candidates are we looking for in AIAP?
description: We are looking for candidates who possess a keen interest in pursuing a career in the area of machine learning and data science. We believe that candidates can come from any area of specialization, and the eligibility and requirements are…
url: "https://aisingapore.org/faq/what-type-of-candidates-are-we-looking-for-in-aiap/"
updated: "2025-10-09"
category: AI APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME (AIAP)
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# What type of candidates are we looking for in AIAP?

We are looking for candidates who possess a keen interest in pursuing a career in the area of machine learning and data science. We believe that candidates can come from any area of specialization, and the eligibility and requirements are as follows:

- Who Can Apply
  - Singapore citizens only
  - NITEC, Diploma or Degree holders from a recognized Institute of Higher Learning (IHL)
  - [Eligible for TeSA CLT Funding](https://aisingapore.org/faq/how-can-i-confirm-that-im-eligible-for-tesa-clt-tmca-funding/)
- Knowledge and Proficiency Requirements
  - Intermediate programming experience in one of these languages: Python, R, Scala, Java, C, C++, C#, Go
  - Understand basic data pre-processing (handling missing data, outliers, etc…)
  - Able to build machine learning models
  - Able to build data pipeline to train and build your models
  - Able to perform basic code documentation (Readme, docstrings and requirements.txt)
  - Able to deploy your models in Docker containers
  - Able to provision and use cloud computing infrastructure such as Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure or AWS
  - Able to do Linux shell scripting
  - Able to use at least one of the following database and data processing technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, Apache Hadoop and/or Apache Spark
  - Able to use GitHub/GitLab and perform proper code check-in/out and repository

Beyond that, we are looking for candidates who are self-directed, independent learners, good problem solvers, and work well in teams. Selection is competitive and the above are more likely our minimum requirements. Please review this [article](https://connect.aisingapore.org/2019/08/so-you-want-to-become-an-ai-apprentice/) for more information.