Education

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Singapore must distinguish capability from credentials and competency

In the AI era, developing human capability must become a national priority

The concern is that graduates will lack the judgement to know when AI has supplied knowledge badly.

AI may reshape the labour market, but the deeper disruption is in education

We must relook how students are being formed, not just how workers are being retrained

KKR outbid other investment firms for the stake held by TPG, in a deal valuing XCL  Education at about US$1.3 billion.

KKR seeks US$500 million loan for Singapore-based XCL Education stake buy: sources

The proposed five-year loan carries a 300 basis point margin over the benchmark SOFR rate

Leaders, equipped with autonomous AI agents embedded throughout their business, must decide what decisions to automate, and where human judgment must remain in control.
THE BROAD VIEW

Asia’s next great leap won’t come from more technology, but better leaders

Value is created only if leadership can harness advances in tech capably

Clarence Ching, founder and executive director of Access Singapore, says: “We wanted to launch this (new programme) because there needs to be a strong study-to-work transition."
TAKING HEART

Access Singapore aims to give polytechnic graduate salaries a boost with new scheme

Apprentices will learn soft and technical skills to prepare them for the workforce

It is still too early to know how AI usage affects young people’s ability to learn. But research suggests that students using AI do not read as carefully when doing research, and that they write with diminished accuracy and originality.
THE BROAD VIEW

AI companies are eating higher education

The battle between bots and brains has already begun, and educators can see how it might end

Pupils of Anchor Green Primary School waiting to receive their PSLE results last November. Since the "best" schools are determined largely by their students' academic scores, the focus is on academics and exam results.
THE BROAD VIEW

Time to overhaul the education system

Now, more than ever, the skill our children need is resilience – to pick themselves up after they fail

Manpower Minister Tan See Leng (third from right) during his visit to Thales Solutions Asia, which is one of the host organisations in the GRIT programme.

About 350 trainees placed with over 50 host organisations under graduate traineeship scheme

Placements come amid resilient labour market, with entry-level PMET roles and expected employment on the rise

To prepare graduates for the AI era, IHLs are said to be working closely with sector agencies and industry partners to keep curriculum relevant.

AI impact on entry-level PMET hiring still uncertain: MOM

Employment rates of fresh graduates remain broadly stable despite some year-to year fluctuations