Summarized from Straits Times
Original Article dated 24 October 2014
BY PEARL LEE
SINGAPORE – Teachers and principals play a crucial role in helping Singaporeans look beyond academic qualifications, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday.
To do this, educators need to place a stronger emphasis on skills and applied learning in schools and help students understand the value of all types of jobs, he said.
Mr Heng was speaking at a graduation dinner at The Regent Singapore Hotel for the six-month-long National Institute of Education Leaders in Education Programme.