Short Course

Basics of Communications for the Internet of Things

Programme ScheduleDuration (days)Mode of DeliveryProgramme Code
To be advised2Classroom LearningTGS-2022012298

Course Overview

Participants will look at the issues of getting data from IoT devices onto gateways, and from gateways onto cloud servers. Topics covered include designing publish/subscribe architectures using Multiqueue Telemetry Transport (MQTT), designing and building backend web services using RESTful APIs.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to send data from edge devices to gateways, and from gateways to cloud servers and back. Learners will also be proficient in designing publish-subscribe protocols centered around MQTT, and design and build RESTful servers.

Who Should Attend

IoT engineers and computing professionals.

Prerequisites

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computing, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Mathematics, with programming knowledge. Other Bachelor’s Degree holders with programming knowledge may be considered.

Testimonials


Fun and engaging with lots of opportunity for hands-on work!

Practical hands-on effective learning, delivered exactly what I required. Well placed and pushed enough boundaries to feel that this is really new learning. Can't recommend it enough.

Instructors


A/Prof Colin Tan Keng Yan

Programme Fees


Singapore Citizens Singapore PRs Enhanced Training Support for SMEs International Participants
39 years old
or younger
40 years old
or older
Full Programme Fee S$1,700.00 S$1,700.00 S$1,700.00 S$1,700.00 S$1,700.00
Less: SSG Grant Amount S$1,190.00 S$1,190.00 S$1,190.00 S$1,190.00 -
Nett Programme Fee S$510.00 S$510.00 S$510.00 S$510.00 S$1,700.00
9% GST on Nett Programme Fee S$45.90 S$45.90 S$45.90 S$45.90 S$153.00
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST S$555.90 S$555.90 S$555.90 S$555.90 S$1,853.00
Less Additional Funding - S$340.00 - S$340.00 -
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes S$555.90 S$215.90 S$555.90 S$215.90 S$1,853.00
  1. Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, including GST, after additional funding from various funding schemes.
  2. Participants must fulfill at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding.
  3. Please note that all external funding for courses is limited in duration and subject to eligibility and availability.

Other Information

This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP). NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP. NTUC members aged 40 and above can enjoy higher funding support up to $500 per individual each year, capped at 50% of unfunded course fees, for courses attended between 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2025. Please click here for more information.