SINGAPORE S TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM WFCP WORLD CONGRESS 2014 LIM TECK LEE Deputy Principal (Academic)/ITE College East Institute of Technical Education Singapore 25 Oct 2015 ITE AS A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION Established in 1992 as Post-Secondary Education Institution under Ministry of Education Provides 2 3 year career-oriented technical education and training programmes for 25% of each school cohort (enrolment of 29,000 students) Typical Full-Time Student Age Profile : 17 19 years old Also offers part-time, traineeship and industry-based programmes 2 1
SINGAPORE S EDUCATION SYSTEM 3 OUR STRATEGIC CHALLENGES Staying relevant and responsive to changing national manpower needs Appealing to students who are kineasthetic learners with diverse interests, learning styles and aptitudes Enhancing public perception on the value and importance of TVET 4 2
ITE s HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON, HEARTS-ON EDUCATION ITE s Hands-On, Minds-On, Hearts-On Education Philosophy HANDS-ON Bio-Chemical Technology Nursing MINDS-ON HOLISTIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT HEARTS-ON Robotics Digital Media Design Global Education Community Service Education Outcomes 1) Work-Ready, World-Ready Graduates 2) Lifelong Learners for Lifelong Employability Successful Graduates 5 COLLEGES OF THE FUTURE ITE Headquarters (2013) ITE College Central (2013) ITE College West (2010) Legend ITE College Central & HQ ITE College East ITE College West College Development Plan Ang Mo Kio Drive (2013) Simei Ave (2005) Choa Chu Kang Grove (2010) ITE College East (2005) 6 3
FOCUS OF COLLEGES College Niche School and Programmes Common Programmes ITE College Central College of Creativity and Innovation ITE College East College of Enterprise and Innovation ITE College West College of Service and Innovation School of Design & Media Creative Design & Interactive Media Performance Production Other Unique Programmes Aerospace & Marine Technology Business & Event Services Engineering Design & Manufacturing Technology School of Applied & Health Sciences Chemical & Life Sciences Nursing & Healthcare Services Other Unique Programmes Beauty & Wellness Entrepreneurship School of Hospitality Culinary & Hospitality Services Service Innovation Other Unique Programmes Land Transport Security Technology School of Business & Services Accounting Administration Office Skills Retail School of Engineering Electrical Engineering/Technology Facility Technology Mechanical Engineering/Technology Mechatronics School of Electronics & Info-Comm Technology Digital Audio & Video Production Electronics Engineering Info-Communications Technology Information Technology Multimedia Technology Network Security Technology TOTAL : 101 Courses in 11 Sectors 7 AUTHENTIC LEARNING @ COLLEGE EAST Beauty Therapy Training Centre Centre for Healthcare Simulation Paramedic Simulation Laboratory Hair Spa and Design Centre 8 4
AUTHENTIC LEARNING @ COLLEGE WEST Hotel West Training Kitchens Amber West Restaurant 9 AUTHENTIC LEARNING @ COLLEGE CENTRAL Aerospace Hub Design Excellence Centre Early Childhood Education Training Centre ITE Epitome 10 5
GLOBAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Polytechnic (Canada) Tech College Aalborg (Denmark) (Nov 2013) Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Germany) Gottlieb-Daimler-Schulen (GDS) 1 & 2 (Germany) (x2) Carl-Benz-Schule Gaggenau (Germany) Kerschensteinerschule Stuttgart (Germany) Kaufmännische Schule Göppingen (Germany) Kirkwood Community College (USA) Institut Paul Bocuse (France) Post-Mandatory Education General Directorship (Switzerland) Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong) Korea Polytechnics (KOPO) (South Korea) Woosong University (South Korea) Partnership with 17 overseas VTE institutions Challenger Institute of Technology (Australia) MOUs with >100 locallybased industry technology leaders Box Hill Institute of TAFE (Australia) Holmesglen Institute of TAFE (Australia) 11 COLLABORATION WITH CHINA Collaboration with schools and technical colleges on Student Exchanges TVET Capability Development Training Programmes for more than 200 China participants (Include Leadership Training Workshops, Master Trainers Technical and Pedagogy Programmes and Technical Skills Training Programmes) 12 6
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