Government to review polytechnic, ITE learning

Singapore

THE government is planning to review the courses in Singapore's polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), with the recommendations expected to be ready sometime next year. The aim, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, is to find ways to improve the career and academic progression prospects of graduates, and to better match the strengths and interests of students to a hands-on-type of education.

Speaking at the official opening of the ITE's newly relocated headquarters and the co-located ITE College Central campus in Ang Mo Kio yesterday, Mr Lee said the upcoming review would also look to strengthen the role of the polytechnics and ITE in research, innovation and enterprise. The committee will be led by Senior Minister of State for Education and Law Indranee Rajah and will involve industry leaders, education institution chiefs and various government agencies.