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ITE Education Services A Breakthrough in Vocational and Technical Education – The Singapore Story Dr Law Song Seng Senior Advisor ITE Education Services Singapore

OUTLINE Understanding of VTE Systems Alignment with Economic Development The Unique Challenges A Journey Towards Organisational Excellence Best Practices Lessons Learnt

DYNAMICS OF VTE SYSTEMS SCHOOLS INDUSTRY SOCIETY NATIONAL PLANS VTE 3

ALIGNMENT WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1960s-70s 1980s-90s 2000s Independence & Early Industrialisation Economic Restructuring (1980s) Newly-Industrialised Economy (1990s) Globalised and Diversified Economy Factor-Driven Economy Investment-Driven Economy Innovation-Driven Economy Labour Intensive Capital Intensive Knowledge Intensive Transformation in VTE - The Singapore Story 4

The UNIQUE CHALLENGES Focusing on career-based vocational and technical education Catering to less academic of a school cohort Responding to dynamic changes and challenges impacting VTE 5

Organisational Excellence Journey towards Organisational Excellence (1992 – 2005)

KEY MILESTONES IN EXCELLENCE 2000 - People Developer Award (PDA) 2007 – Harvard- IBM Award 2005 - Singapore Quality Award - Distinguished Public Service Award for OE 2003 - Public Service Award for OE - SQC Annual Development Exercise (ADE) - PDA Renewal 2002 - ISO 9001:2000 2001 - SQC Renewal 2000 - People Developer Award (PDA) 1999 - Singapore Quality Class (SQC) 7

Some Best Practices

THREE WAVES OF TRANSFORMATION PLANNING – THREE WAVES OF TRANSFORMATION FIRST WAVE (1995 - 1999) PLAN : ITE 2000 VISION : To Build ITE into an Established Post-Secondary Technical Education Institution SECOND WAVE (2000 - 2004) PLAN : ITE Breakthrough VISION : A World-Class Technical Education Institution for a Knowledge-Based Economy THIRD WAVE (2005 - 2009) PLAN : ITE Advantage VISION : A Global Leader in Technical Education 9

TEACHING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Knowledge Management System eTutor eStudent Knowledge Management System 10

PRACTICE-ORIENTED CURRICULUM Core 8 Modules Core 80% Electives 5% Life Skills 15% Electives 2 Modules (General, Course Specific, Inter-disciplinary, Cross-level) Life Skills Modules Life Skills for Personal Development; Life Skills at the Workplace; Sports & Wellness (Focusing on communication skills, personal & interpersonal effectiveness, thinking & problem solving skills, team building skills and service excellence) Typical course comprises 70% practical training and 30% theory 11

PROCESS-ORIENTED PEDAGOGIC MODEL LEARNER Technical, Methodological & Social Competencies PLAN EXPLORE PERFORM PEPP MODEL PRACTISE 12

A “HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON, HEARTS-ON” HOLISTIC EDUCATION MODEL Bio-Chemical Technology Nursing “MINDS-ON” HOLISTIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT “HEARTS-ON” Robotics Digital Media Design Community Service ITE SAFE Home Project Education Outcomes Market-relevant, Enterprising and Adaptable Graduates for a Global Economy Lifelong Learners for Lifelong Employability Successful Graduates 13

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OF VTE Ministers’ Endorsements Prime Minister’s Visit WorldSkills Singapore (with President) The New Paper (2 Feb 05) > Experience ITE Programme Marketing to Schools Media Strategy Roadshows 14

CREATIVE REBRANDING “Make Things Happen’’ First Campaign (1998 - 2000): “Make Things Happen’’ Second Campaign (2001 - 2003): “ITE - A Force Behind The Knowledge-Based Economy” Third Campaign (2004 - 2006): “Thinking Hands Create Success” 15

Some Lessons Learnt

LESSONS FROM SINGAPORE’S EXPERIENCE Policy Shift towards VTE Alignment with Economic Development Achieving Organisational Excellence Changing Public Perception and Image Leveraging on Industry Partners Transformation of VTE – It Can Be Done 17

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