Graduate Employment Survey

623 diploma graduates from NAFA were surveyed from 1 November 2022 to 27 January 2023, and the overall response rate was 73.7%.

NAFA	Overall Employment Rate¹	Full-Time Permanent (FTP) Employment Rate²	Proportion of graduates in the labour force who are freelancing	Median Gross Monthly Salary³
Diploma	76.0%	45.0%	11.2%	S$2,400
Visual and Applied Arts	74.9%	44.8%	10.3%	S$2,450
Performing Arts	82.9%	45.7%	17.1%	S$1,800*

Source: Graduate Employment Survey jointly conducted by NAFA and LASALLE

* Based on survey response from fewer than 30 economically active/ FTP employed graduates

GES 2020 - 2022 Topline Employment Results

NAFA	Diploma
NAFA	2020	2021	2022
Proportion of graduates in the labour force who are employed	72.4%	80.3%	76.0%
Full-Time Permanent Employment	25.1%	44.0%	45.0%

Source: Graduate Employment Survey 2020 – 2022

Note: The employment outcomes of the degree graduates are not shown as they are not representative, given that there were only graduates from two programmes, one of which has been discontinued. The majority of our current degree offerings are new programmes with the University of the Arts London (UAL), whose first batch will graduate in 2023.

Notes:

Overall Employment Rate refers to the number of graduates employed as a proportion of graduates in the labour force (i.e., those who were working or not working but actively looking and available for work) as of 1st Nov 2022 (i.e., approximately six months after completing their final examinations). It includes all types of full-time, part-time, temporary and freelance employment.
Full-Time Permanent Employment refers to employment of at least 35 hours a week and where the employment is not temporary. It includes those on contracts of one year or more.
Gross Monthly Salary pertains only to graduates in full-time permanent employment. It comprises the basic salary, overtime payments, commissions, fixed allowances and other regular cash payments, before deductions of the employee's central provident fund (CPF) contributions and personal income tax. Employer's CPF contributions, bonuses, stock options, lump sum payments, and payments-in-kind are excluded.

Click here to view the list of NAFA diploma programmes surveyed.

GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY