15 October 2017
Institute of Technical Education’s chief executive Low Khah Gek recently said that there will be more adjustments to ITE’s training system to better assist students who are talented in applied learning and technology.
Madam Low added that ITE has been doing good work helping students prepare for employment and further education.
She said that ours is a disruptive age and the lines between academic and skills-based training are already being blurred. People who possess a strong set of skills have better opportunities and do not face a “dead end” when it comes to options for further development.
In 10 to 20 years’ time, ITE students will be more than just skilled employees. They will be adaptable to change, be more entrepreneurial, and be better poised to take on leadership roles in the community and industry.
ITE has to start equipping students with “deeper skills” and ” broader competencies” in order to keep up with change. Students will be offered more opportunities for progression, including the option of taking up the new Work-Learn Technical Diploma programme which will allow ITE graduates to work and study at the same time.