GovTech Tech Associate Program (TAP)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I remember developers used to be venders (outsourced). Now it is full of scholars. Whats happened ah??? Outsourcing is dead??

Scholars mainly do the staff work, planning and vendor mgmt.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Scholars mainly do the staff work, planning and vendor mgmt.

not true. scholars in my team doing engineering work (SWEs)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

TAP expected to perform and promote every year

what does it mean to perform as a TAP hire?

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Another user previously shared that its 6.5k - 7k

How come got range 6.5 to 7? i tot grad programmes usually is fixed pay one? what differentiates the 6.5 and the 7? technical skill or wayang skill during interview?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How come got range 6.5 to 7? i tot grad programmes usually is fixed pay one? what differentiates the 6.5 and the 7? technical skill or wayang skill during interview?

Ya is fixed pay.

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Ya is fixed pay.

got slight differences la

Originally Posted by Unregistered

got slight differences la

How and why?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I remember developers used to be venders (outsourced). Now it is full of scholars. Whats happened ah??? Outsourcing is dead??

Outsourcing is definitely not dead. Most non-tech F500 companies outsource their software to vendors. Most gov agencies outsource their software to vendors. Heck, most GovTech staff are vendor managers (those attached to agencies, in particular). The shiny in-house engineering stuff that GovTech likes to publicize represents a only small portion of GovTech, which only represents a small portion of the public service. So no, outsourcing is definitely not dead. Just need to look beyond the shiny advertising.

Source: Work in Govtech (not hive)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Outsourcing is definitely not dead. Most non-tech F500 companies outsource their software to vendors. Most gov agencies outsource their software to vendors. Heck, most GovTech staff are vendor managers (those attached to agencies, in particular). The shiny in-house engineering stuff that GovTech likes to publicize represents a only small portion of GovTech, which only represents a small portion of the public service. So no, outsourcing is definitely not dead. Just need to look beyond the shiny advertising.

Source: Work in Govtech (not hive)

In the case of TAP leh? They work in HQ and do the engineering work or also vendor things?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

In the case of TAP leh? They work in HQ and do the engineering work or also vendor things?

TAP is a management trainee program, those ppl are expected to become product managers or take up junior mgmt roles after the rotations end. Unless you are working at Hive, most of the tech work is mainly managing vendors as an end user.