Untitled - Institute of Technical Education

ACTIVITY NAME CAMPUS 

Choir Ng Kian Soon Vester MacPherson 

Concert Band Seng Xue Wei Hillary Tampines 

Dance Tan Li Ting Bishan 

Jazz Band Danial Ariffin Bin Azman Bishan 

Percussion Muhammad Ridhuan Bin Johari Tampines 

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Soccer Muhammad Fawwaz Bin Anuar Balestier 

Muhammad Nur Ridho Bin Ahmad Jafri 

Balestier 

Tchoukball Low Ee Tuck Yishun 

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Beat Out Loud Yap Cai Fa Yishun 

Bridge Club Hariyanti Bte Hernawan Bishan 

Ranjinishree D/O Ponnusamy 

Soh Choon Aik Shannon 

Abdul Muhaimin Bin Abdul Malik 

Abdul Qayyum Bin Sarip 

Alex Pandian S/O Yamani 

Ang Shi Yu Ellen 

Chick Hui Min Kimberly 

Harridas S/O Silvanathan 

Lim Wei Dong Eugen 

Low Xue Ting 

Mak Chin Hwee 

Mohamed Fizifirdaus Bin Mohamed Pawsie 

Mohamed Nazirudeen Bin Abdul Rahman 

Muhammed Acezwanndhe Bin Jailan 

Sharifah Masturah Bte Syed Zainal Abidin Alhabshee 

Tan Cai De 

Bishan 

Bishan 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

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Business Club Tan Wei Cheng Bishan 

Choir Ng Kian Soon Vester MacPherson 

Community Service Club Ng Yan Lin Jasmine Balestier 

Ling Jew Chow Wesker 

Chua Wee Hao 

MacPherson 

Yishun 

Culinary Club Cai Zhirong Tampines 

Ong Yew Hoa Manfred 

Tampines 

Dance Nuratiqah Dewi Bte Mohamed Herman Bishan 

Muhammad Saiful Bin Saimen 

Safwana Bte Jamil 

Shah Rizal Bin Mohd Affandi 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Engineering Club Lau Jia Wei Tampines 

Entrepreneurship Club Chua Su-Min Bishan 

Fitness Club Hong Weixiang Elmo MacPherson 

Muhammad Fadzil Bin Kader 

Tampines 

Greenery Club Mohamed Abudhahir MacPherson 

Nur Aqidah Bte Ismail 

Ng Jun Da 

MacPherson 

Tampines 

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Info-Comm Technology Club Ong Swee Yong MacPherson 

Tan Wen Ying 

Chen Xuankai 

Muhammad Amzar Bin Rahmat 

MacPherson 

Tampines 

Tampines 

ITE Co-op Goh Ai Qin Yvonne MacPherson 

Peh Bing Li 

Tan Teck Wee 

Tan Yong Sheng 

MacPherson 

MacPherson 

MacPherson 

Jazz Band Danial Ariffin Bin Azman Bishan 

Mechatronic Club Prineshwran S/O Chandrasekaran Tampines 

Daryan Bin Kassim 

Tampines 

NPCC Goh Jian Wei Tampines 

Photography Club Tan Dehan Kenneth Yishun 

Zhao Haolin 

Yishun 

St. John Ambulance Goh Jia Hui Yishun 

Lee Jun Hao 

Yishun 

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Student Council Ho Jiajun Dicky Balestier 

Mohamed Faiz Bin Mohamed Ariffin 

Siti Nabilla Bte Taib 

Tan Xin Ling 

Radhika D/O Raju 

Tan Jun Hao 

Lam Wei Liang William 

David Marsheal S/O Mathews 

Ang Hwee Shan Trina 

Chin Lee Shean 

Chong Yun Chang 

De Castro Aldous Adrian Labios 

Kong Fu Er 

Loh Qi Hao Brandon 

Low Xuan Han Albin 

Mohamed Suhaily Bin Mohamed Safi’ee 

Muhammad Iskandar Bin Hussein 

Nur Syahirah Bte Supingi 

Nurul Ameerah Bte Abdul Latiff 

Poh Rong Hao 

Balestier 

Balestier 

Balestier 

Bishan 

Bishan 

MacPherson 

MacPherson 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

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Siti Nuraimi Bte Hassan 

Syahiruddin Bin Daud 

Tang Hao Yuan Paul 

Teo P Gerald 

Teo Yue Yi Timothy 

Thong Carin 

Nurul Hasyiqa Bte Osman 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Yishun 

WorldSkills Singapore Mah Chi Kai Kevin Tampines 

Muhammad Zahierudin Bin Mohd Jaafar 

Tampines 

Badminton Goh Wei Leong Randy Bishan 

Tan Tze Siew Hannah 

Bishan 

Basketball Loh Di Soong MacPherson 

Chew Wei Jie Derald 

Tampines 

Bowling Ang Yu Zhong Emmanuel Bishan 

Nurin Sharaine Bte Fadzil 

Nurulain Bte Ishak 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Floorball Sng Jian Da MacPherson 

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Handball Goh Teck Yeow Yishun 

Yeu Czech Den 

Zheng Shu 

Yishun 

Yishun 

Inline Skating Ang Bok Sen Shondy Tampines 

Netball Soh Li Zhen Bishan 

Teo Ai Kian June 

Bishan 

Sepak Takraw Mohamed Sharil Bin Mohamed Sidek MacPherson 

Muhammad Faez Bin Mohd Jais 

Muhammad Luthfi Bin Riduan 

MacPherson 

Tampines 

Soccer Fathullaharun Bin Zakaria Tampines 

Nur Muhammad Afiq Bin Aminudin 

Raja Firdaus Bin Raja Usman 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Taekwondo See Jason MacPherson 

Tchoukball Quek Ping Yang Nico MacPherson 

Volleyball Chng Bih Horng Bishan 

Lim Jeannette 

Ng Geok Wei Serena 

Bishan 

Bishan 

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ACTIVITY NAME `CAMPUS 

Handball Goh Teck Yeow Yishun 

Yeu Czech Den 

Yishun 

ACTIVITY Zheng NAME Shu 

Yishun CAMPUS 

Inline Guitar Skating Ang Muhammad Bok Sen Shondy Farhin Bin Safarwan Tampines Simei 

Istifarah Puteri Bte Kusdi Dulkifli 

Simei 

Netball Soh Li Zhen Bishan 

Japanese Drum Chiu Benson Simei 

Malay Dance 

Teo Ai Kian June 

Khairullah Bin Osman 

Bishan 

Simei 

Sepak Percussion Takraw Mohamed Alif Syazwan Sharil Bin Bin Abdul Mohamed Samad Sidek MacPherson Simei 

Muhammad Faez Bin Mohd Jais MacPherson 

Muhammad Luthfi Bin Riduan Tampines Soccer 

Fathullaharun Bin Zakaria 

Tampines 

Nur Muhammad Afiq Bin Aminudin 

Raja Firdaus Bin Raja Usman 

Tampines 

Tampines 

Taekwondo See Jason MacPherson 

Tchoukball Quek Ping Yang Nico MacPherson 

Volleyball Chng Bih Horng Bishan 

Volleyball Lim Jeannette Bishan 

Volleyball Ng Geok Wei Serena Bishan 

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GAME NAME CAMPUS 


Canoeing Goh Shao Jie Simei 

Cycling Nur Nasthasia Na’diah Bte Abdul Nazeer Simei 

Soccer Ang Yu Heng Ignatius Simei 

Muhammad Azfar Bin Zainal Abidin 

Muhammad Fazli Bin Yahaya 

Muhammad Nur Nalim Bin Mohd Ishak 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Tchoukball Ng Choon Kiat Royston Simei 

Say Kurt Ming Marcus 

Simei 

Weightlifting Jamie Emma Wee Simei 

Women’s Soccer Kamaliah Bte Hashim Simei 

Mastura Bte Jeilani 

Simei 

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Applied Health Science Muhammad Ghair Bin Muhsin Simei 

Club 

Audio-Visual Club Chew Jun Hong Benjamin Simei 

Tan Yong An 

Simei 

Bridge Club Kek Xian Yong Simei 

Siti ‘Atikah Bte Mohd Raba’i 

Siti Zulaikha Bte Mohamed Yazid 

Tan Jen Jie Joshua 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Community Service Club Mohamed Fadhil Bin Mohamed Soffe Simei 

Muhammad Burhan Saputra Bin Mohd Noor 

Tan Qiu Lin Rachel 

Teo Mei Mei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Computer Club Chua Hwei Khim Simei 

Concert Band Lim Chee Sen Joel Simei 

Daiko Wang Tsui Mun Jasmine Simei 

Dance Muhammad Haikal Bin Razali Simei 

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Fitness Club Hafidz Bin Mohd Othman Simei 

Kong Li Ming 

Low Ivan 

Simei 

Simei 

Guitar Mohammad Irfan Bin Kamarudin Simei 

Muhammad Haikal Bin Mohamed 

Simei 

Info-Comm Technology Club Lim Kok Wei Simei 

Sukarno Bin Ju’ari 

Simei 

Interact Club Goh Jeffrey Simei 

Hafizah Bte Mohamad Kamil 

Joseph Samy 

Norlina Bte Zamali 

Nurul Faiqah Bte Shaari 

Smitha Jeet Kaur D/O Sukhdev Singh 

Tan Jun Jie Maurice 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Percussion Mas Hazwan Bin Ma’at Simei 

Mohammad Firman Bin Adnan 

Muhamad Taufiq Bin Arifin 

Muhammad Hanafi Bin Rosli 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

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Projects/Competitions Goh Jin Qiang Simei 

Red Cross Humanitarian Chew Hock Meng Simei 

Network 

Lim Xuxia 

Simei 

Muhammad Khairulddin Bin Ali 

Simei 

Student Council Faris Haekal Bin Laksamana Simei 

Hazelinda Bte Mustaffa 

Lee Qiao Xuan Margaret 

Lim Si Yin 

Mohamed Haja Fayiz 

Muhammad Nur Azhar Bin Mohamed Sanosi 

Muhammad Riduwan Bin Osman 

Mustafa Bin Syed Ahmad 

Nur Farahin Bte Mohd Rafi 

Pang Jia Tai 

Selva Raju S/O Arumugam 

Su Wen Jin 

Tan Chia Hou Damian 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

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Student Council Tan Li Ling Simei 

Tan Wei Liang 

Yeo Hui Soon Daniel 

Zheng Yiling 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Student Leader Tan Yong Chin Amos Simei 

Basketball Goh Zheng Fang Casselyn Simei 

Billiards & Snooker Teo Jun Jie James Simei 

Wu Wenhan 

Simei 

Chess Tan Wei Chun Edwin Simei 

Dragon Boat Choo Wei Wei Simei 

Muhammad Shahfiq Bin Syed Johari 

Simei 

Floorball Nur Syaza Bte Ghazali Simei 

Rohzeanna Bte Mohamed Jairani 

Simei 

Hockey Goh Chin Wee Reynard Simei 

Netball Siti Azura Bte Mohamad Fun Simei 

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Rugby Muhammad Aliff Alfian Bin Othman Simei 

Tirmidzi Bin Zainul Abidin 

Simei 

Soccer Zul Nor Farahin Bin Haron Simei 

Tchoukball Khairi Bin Abdul Rashid Simei 

Track & Field Fauzan Bin Abdul Aziz Simei 

Muhammad Aniq Bin Muhammad Ali 

Muhammad Gazali S/O Abdul Majeed 

Muhammad Khairi Bin Abdullah 

Muhammad Sufi Bin Muhammad Hozir Bonawi 

Neo Yun Er Rachel 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Simei 

Women’s Soccer Nur Syafiqah Bte Nawawi Simei 

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Concert Band Iskandar Ramadhan Bin Japar Choa Chu Kang 

Dance Muhammad Safiudin Bin Rasol Choa Chu Kang 

Vocal Muhammad Fhamy Bin Mohd Zain Choa Chu Kang 

Md Zulkarnain Bin Zainal 

Choa Chu Kang 

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GAME NAME CAMPUS 

Basketball Gan Wee Kuan Ilina Choa Chu Kang 

Low Weng Hon Remus 

Nur Shamirah Bte Mustafa 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Netball Farah Shakina Bte Hussein Ahmad Choa Chu Kang 

Rugby Ian Idris Choa Chu Kang 

Soccer Noor Fatin Afiqah Bte Nooraziz Choa Chu Kang 

Muhammad Ashrul Syafeeq Bin Mohamed Amin 

Choa Chu Kang 

Swimming Ng Jia Hui Mattias Choa Chu Kang 

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Community Service Club Chew Guoye Direk Choa Chu Kang 

Lee Guo Hua Max 

Ong Siong Yong 

Tan Kok Whye Ken 

Tan Yong Sheng 

Tang Wei Liang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Innovation Club Muhammad Ashiq Ali Bin Abdul Hameed Choa Chu Kang 

ITE Co-op Chua Thiam Poh Choa Chu Kang 

Jazz Band Saiful Azzam Bin Salleh Choa Chu Kang 

Outdoor Adventure Club Fong Xiang Yu Darren Choa Chu Kang 

Photography Kee Meng Huang Randy Choa Chu Kang 

Student Council Ahmad Shakir Bin Mohamed Halid Choa Chu Kang 

Choong Wei Min Elijah 

Dhurgaeswary D/O Manogaran 

Muhammad Riduan Bin Mohd Noor 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

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Student Council Muhammad Shahrizan Bin Choa Chu Kang 

Muhammad Shaiful 

Wong Wei Hoong Aloysius 

Choa Chu Kang 

Archery Cheok Khang Leng Elizabeth Choa Chu Kang 

Badminton Tan Peng Hwee Choa Chu Kang 

Basketball Ang Yan Ni Choa Chu Kang 

Chew Zi Qun 

Foo Mei Geok 

Gan Wee Kuan Ilina 

Tan Chin Hong 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Chess Tan Kheng Chuan Choa Chu Kang 

Dragon Boat Chia Zifu Johnson Choa Chu Kang 

Fencing Muhammad Farhan Bin Abdul Mutalib Choa Chu Kang 

Netball Radin Nur Izzati Bte Radin Sulaiman Choa Chu Kang 

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Sepak Takraw Asfandi Bin Ja’ai Choa Chu Kang 

Soccer Mohamad Farhan Bin Choa Chu Kang 

Mohd Affendi Abdullah 

Muhammad Kamarul Arifin Bin 

Kamarudin 

Choa Chu Kang 

Muhammad Khairi Bin Khairudin 

Muhammad Muhaymin Bin Salim 

Shaiful Bakri Bin Abdul Gaffar 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Swimming Low Jia Yi Choa Chu Kang 

Ng Jia Hui Mattias 

Yew Cai Ping 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Track & Field Muhammad Junaidi Bin Jumat Choa Chu Kang 

Volleyball Ong Hui Li Choa Chu Kang 

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Women’s Fencing Wong Chrysanta Choa Chu Kang 

Women’s Soccer Annura Shazieamah Bte Annuar Choa Chu Kang 

Nur Haziyah Bte Baharum 

Nuraini Bte Ibrahim 

Nuratikah Bte Johari 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

Choa Chu Kang 

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Eka Putri Noviyanti Bte Azmi 

ITE College ITE Central West 

Leader First of the Runner-up team that and won recipient the of Championship the Best Student at Award the Singapore at the Applied HR Challenge Power 2011 

Electronics Conference and Exposition 23rd Annual Micromouse Contest 2009 

Mikail Ridzuan Shah Bin Adenan 

ITE College Central 

Member of the team that won the 1st prize at the Robo Grand Prix R1 2010 (JC/ITE 

category) 

Muhammad Ismail Bin Ambali 


Bronze Medalist in the Mechanical Engineering Drawing CAD skills area at the 8th ASEAN 

Skills Competition 2010 

Soon Seng Yong 


Member of the team that won the 1st prize at the Robo Grand Prix R1 2010 (JC/ITE 

category) 

Kamsani Bin Jumahat 

ITE College East 

Winner of the Stage Without Borders 2010 competition 

Kuah Chee Tat Junior 


Bronze Medalist in the Hairdressing skills area at the 8th ASEAN Skills Competition 2010 

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Lim Kok Wei 


Gold Medalist in the Web Design Technology skills area at the 8th ASEAN Skills 

Competition 2010 

Mohammad Hafiz Bin Abdul Hussain 


Leader of the team that won the Championship with their project “Tokyo Sushi Bar” at 

the YESPic(Open) Project Competition 2010 

Muhammad Haikal Bin Razali 


Winner of the Judges’ Choice at the Stage Without Borders 2010 competition 

Sheikh Muhammad Muhyiddeen Bin Abdul Hamid 


Silver Medalist in the Information Network Cabling skills area at the 8th ASEAN Skills 

Competition 2010 

Zul Nor Farahin Bin Haron 


Captain of the team that won the 2nd prize at the SR Nathan Soccer Challenge Cup 

2011, a key player of the team that won the Championship at the SR Nathan Soccer 

Challenge Cup 2010, and a key player of the team that won the Silver Award at the 

Indian Rim Asian University Games 2009 

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Chen Fang 

ITE College West 

Recipient of the 1st prize at the Comic Strip Competition on Racial & Religious 

Harmony 2010 (Category B - Age group between 12 to 21 years old) 

Fong Shao Heng Aldric 


Leader of the team that won the Championship at the Singapore Robotic Games 

2011 (Micromouse JC/ITE category) 

Lee Meng Lin Samuel 


Gold Medalist in the Cooking skills area at the WorldSkills Singapore 2011 

Sim Renhe Joshua 


Recipient of the Champion Title at the Netriders Singapore 2009 

Yeo Qian Lin Marylyn 


Member of the team that won the 3rd position at the De Bali Open Volleyball 

Championship 2010 

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Quek Ping Yang Nico 

Nitec in Electronics (Instrumentation) 


Ace All-Rounder 

It was not the most popular or well-known 

sport on campus, but Quek Ping Yang Nico 

gave it a shot, nevertheless. The sport is 

tchoukball, a relatively new Co-Curricular 

Activity (CCA) in ITE. Despite not knowing 

much about tchoukball at first, Nico took it up 

as his CCA and discovered that he excelled in 

it. He then made it a point to raise the profile 

of tchoukball in ITE. As the coach and captain 

for the ITE College Central tchoukball team, 

Nico spearheaded recruitment drives to 

boost the team’s numbers, and conducted 

training sessions for beginners in the sport. 

Come August 2011, Nico will don national 

colours, as he represents Singapore at the 

World Tchoukball Championship in Italy. 

Other than tchoukball, Nico was also actively 

involved in a multitude of CCAs. He was a 

senior executive committee member of the 

College’s Co-op Club, and the team leader 

for a community service project in Bintan, 

Indonesia. 

Besides excelling in CCAs, Nico also turned in a 

glossy report card. Looking at his sterling results 

of a perfect Grade Point Average of 4.0 for his 

Nitec in Electronics (Instrumentation) course, it 

would be hard to imagine that just two years 

before, the then 17-year-old was absolutely 

clueless about the subject. 

“Inspired by my mother and older brother, who 

were both working in the tourism industry, I had 

wanted to sign up for a Tourism course at ITE. 

But vacancies were limited and I was offered 

a course in Electronics instead,” recalled Nico. 

Not one to give up without a try, he accepted 

the offer. He developed an interest in Electronics 

gradually and went on to excel in the course 

thanks to his ever-approachable and helpful 

lecturers. Nico is now a Diploma in Aeronautical 

Engineering student at Singapore Polytechnic, 

and he aspires to become an aircraft engineer 

one day. 

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Low Ivan 

Higher Nitec in Business Studies 

(Sport Management) 


A Pep Talk in Success 

Learning is a journey that one can take on 

at any point of time in life. This holds true 

especially for 37-year-old Low Ivan. Having 

graduated with just three O-Level passes 

almost 20 years ago, Ivan was eager to start 

work and thought he was sufficiently equipped 

to get through life. But after working for several 

years, he realised that he needed to further his 

education for better career prospects. 

“That’s when I decided to apply for the SAF-ITE 

Sponsorship Scheme,” said the Army regular, a 

2nd Warrant Officer with HQ Commandos. “I 

chose ITE because I wanted to continue where 

I left off. Also, I was inspired by how this worldclass 

technical institute is able to equip school 

leavers and adult learners with skills.” 

This move has paid off handsomely for Ivan. 

Leveraging on his experience in the Army, 

and his passion for endurance sports, Ivan 

founded the Fitness Club – Endurance Sports 

at ITE College East. As President, he boosted 

membership numbers from a mere five students 

to 26 by the time he left. Ivan also volunteered 

his time and expertise at several community 

events as well. His efforts earned him the ITE 

College East Student Commendation Award in 

2010, as well as other accolades. 

The go-getter also aced his studies. Armed with 

a more mature outlook in life, Ivan was highly 

motivated to work hard to achieve a perfect 

Grade Point Average of 4.0. In class, Ivan also 

took on a ‘big-brother’ role, motivating his 

fellow classmates, organising study groups 

and updating absentees on class work. 

It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Ivan, though. 

He had to juggle between spending time with 

his young family and studying. His sacrifices 

and subsequent successes have, however, also 

inspired his seven-year-old daughter to also 

study hard! 

Now after graduating, Ivan continues to inspire 

others. He encourages young Army regulars to 

continue their studies with ITE, and is even 

working on a programme to fight obesity at 

ITE College East. His support towards ITE is 

invaluable, and is a testament of how ITE can, 

and has changed lives significantly. 

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Choong Wei Min Elijah 

Higher Nitec in Mechatronics Engineering 


Growing With ITE 

For Choong Wei Min Elijah, community 

work was not something that he gave much 

thought to before he joined ITE. However, it 

quickly became his new-found passion once 

he had the opportunity to be involved. Said 

Elijah, “I wasn’t given much opportunity to 

volunteer in secondary school. In ITE, there 

were many opportunities. And my passion 

grew with every voluntary work opportunity.” 

His passion to serve has seen Elijah taking on 

the role of President of the Students’ Council, 

participating in an Overseas Involvement 

Project in Cambodia, and volunteering in St 

Luke’s Hospital, among others. In addition, 

Elijah discovered a new-found passion in 

community work. 

With his strong leadership qualities, Elijah was 

elected as the President of the Automation & 

Robotics Club. He also represented ITE in the 

WorldSkills Singapore 2010 in the Mobile 

Robotics Category and participated in a 

four-week Overseas Industrial Attachment 

programme in Berlin, Germany in 2010. One 

of the biggest highlights for Elijah, however, 

was the rare chance to be selected to attend a 

dialogue session with Prime Minister Lee Hsien 

Loong. 

“I was very honoured to be selected. I feel that 

as youths, instead of waiting to be inspired, we 

ought to be thnd inspire others, so that we can 

shine together,” said Elijah, who has definitely 

grown in maturity during his four years in ITE. 

This was not always the case for Elijah. As a 

teenager, he was playful and unmotivated to 

study. All these changed when he enrolled 

in ITE in 2007. Starting with Nitec in 

Mechatronics before progressing to Higher 

Nitec in Mechatronics Engineering, Elijah 

spent four years under the nurturing care 

of his ITE lecturers. He put in extra effort to 

make sure he understood the course concepts 

and sought help from lecturers constantly to 

improve his studies. 

Elijah admitted that even then, he still lapsed 

into bouts of laziness when studying for tests. 

“Thinking of the days when I worked as a 

bookshop assistant and the hardship I suffered 

gives me the push to study harder,” he said. 

Elijah’s efforts have definitely paid off he 

obtained an outstanding Grade Point Average 

of 3.875 in his Higher Nitec course! 

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Project Title 

Project Title 

Flexible Power Wheelchair 

A Smoother Ride 

College 


Members 

Mohamed Eirwan Bin Roslan 

Nurkamarrudin Bin Azmi 

Sobashene Sundara Muorthy 

Teo Yue Yi Timothy 

oother Climbing Ri the stairs, taking public transport, 

or reaching out for something on a cupboard. 

These may be simple tasks for able-bodied 

people, but for the wheelchair-bound, these 

are the everyday nightmares. Hence, when a 

wheelchair user approached Dr Lisa Wang 

Jianwu, a lecturer at ITE College Central, for 

assistance, the idea of an improved wheelchair 

was born. 

The Flexible Power Wheelchair has new 

and improved features that makes it stand 

out from conventional wheelchairs. It has a 

height-adjustable seat, movable arm rests that 

facilitate the shifting of users from wheelchair 

to seats, adjustable back and foot rests, eight 

massaging vibrators affixed to the back, 

nerves-stimulating seat and foot rests, and a 

foldable back support for easy storage in cars. 

grandmother, who is unable to move her lower 

body, Eirwan has always wanted to apply his 

engineering skills to build a wheelchair to ease 

her mobility and grant her more independence. 

“I feel great knowing that we were able to 

create a wheelchair that can satisfy a wider 

range of needs of the wheelchair-bound,” said 

Eirwan. 

Dr Wang and fellow lecturer, Mr Low Kuan Chan, 

who helped with the completion of project, 

were proud of their students. Their efforts will 

continue to bear fruits as they are fine-tuning 

the wheelchair design and plan to collaborate 

with a company to commercialise the product. 

The Flexible Power Wheelchair is indeed 

a gift of freedom that many wheelchair users 

will look forward to having in the near future. 

For Team Leader Mohamed Eirwan Bin Roslan, 

the wheelchair is both an achievement and a 

project of love. Staying with a handicapped 

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When caretakers at St Luke’s ElderCare told a 

group of ITE students how they would like the 

in-house rehabilitative pedalling equipment 

for their patients to be smaller, they did not 

expect their wish to come true. Not only were 

they surprised with an invention which fulfilled 

the initial request of space-saving, the new 

product came packed with enhanced features. 

The Low-cost Multi-exercise Rehabilitation 

Equipment, invented by Nitec in Mechanical 

Engineering students from ITE College Central, 

weighs only 25kg and is portable for use 

either on the ground or on a table. Apart from 

pedaling, the equipment also has a resistance 

pulley system for strength endurance exercises 

– just like a portable gym set! 

Team leader Chia Wei Lun said, “We worked 

very closely with St Luke’s Eldercare to get 

feedback on our prototype and improve our 

product. We wanted to be sure that this will 

Project Title 

Low Cost Multi-Exercise 

Rehabilitation Equipment 

College 


Members 

Chia Wei Lun 

Chew Wei Jie Derald 

Frances Maynard Magno Dimaano 

Tay Lai Heng Donovan 

Gym on the Go 

eventually be useful to patients.” From the 

pilot-tests done by the elderly patients, the 

feedback has been positive. 

The team believes that their product is the 

world’s first table model hand cycle design 

and it comes with an extension arm to enable 

clients to perform rehabilitative exercises even 

while sitting on wheelchairs. For those who are 

keen to work up a sweat, the product even has 

adjustable resistance levels. 

Wei Lun and his team hope to interest 

commercial partners on the product, as there 

are clear benefits to the community. Said 

Wei Lun, “It is not very expensive compared 

to the other bulky exercise equipment out 

there. Given its versatility, the multi-exercises 

are applicable for a wide range of people the 

elderly and rehabilitative patients. We think we 

have a winner.” 

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Project Title 

Rehabilitation Kit for Lower Limb Joints 

College 


Members 

Chin Lee Shean 

Muhammad Lutfillah Bin Rahmat 

Quak See Miang 

Giving Patients a Leg Up 

Giving Patients a Leg Up 

The next time you feel “pins and needles” 

after sitting for too long, think of the plight 

of handicapped and stroke patients who 

cannot at all feel their lower limbs. Although 

they cannot move their legs, they need to 

stimulate the lower limb joints frequently 

to prevent stiffness and encourage blood 

circulation, which might lead to recovery. 

The rehabilitation process can be costly 

and tiring, and may require the assistance 

of therapists or family members. Presently, 

there are no assistive-devices in the market 

which help patients exercise the three 

lower limb joints (hip, knee and ankle) 

concurrently, with minimal assistance. 

Realising the gap after a visit to rehabilitation 

centres, a group of three ITE College Central 

students, together with their two supervisors, 

designed a device specifically for this purpose. 

“We learnt a lot. Aside from teamwork and how 

to manage time and stress, we also picked up 

the software skills needed for product design. 

We realised that as engineering students, 

we can be innovative in contributing to 

society,” shared Team Leader, Chin Lee Shean. 

The final prototype, built at a cost of $1,200, 

is already being used at the Jurong Handicap 

Welfare Association. The team’s supervisors, 

Dr Lisa Wang Jianwu and Mr Lee Chwee 

Lam, both lecturers shared that the team 

was gathering feedback from users to fine 

tune the product further before marketing it. 

Good news indeed for recovering patients! 

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Get A Grip! 

Project Title 

Arms & Finger Rehabilitation 

Gadget 

College 

ITE College Central and 


Members 

Liang Zhenwei 

Chan Zhuowen Wesley 

Chee Shi Yang Gerald 

Farhan Bin Kusine 

Lim Si Yin 

Muhammad Hasif Bin Mahmood 

Getting a firm grip on things is probably an 

insignificant action for most people, but for 

recovering stroke patients or those plagued 

with joint ailments, such as arthritis, it could 

be painful. 

To help such patients, a cross-College team of 

students from ITE College East and ITE College 

Central, developed a strength training device 

equipped with the unique feature of providing 

immediate feedback to the users on their 

progress. Current rehabilitation machines used 

in hospitals and nursing homes, do not have 

this feature. 

This battery-operated device also incorporates 

two simple, interactive games – one using a 

touch-screen and the other using two sensorequipped 

stress balls. The touch-screen game 

exercises the users’ reaction skills and eyehand 

coordination, while the stress balls help 

the users build the strength of their fingers. 

Upon the completion of each task, the “score” 

is flashed on a display panel and a pre-recorded 

voice message advises the user on his results. 

Team Leader, Liang Zhenwei, a Higher Nitec 

in Mechanical Engineering student, shared, 

“We took around five months to complete 

the project – from brainstorming, to designing 

the product, to fabricating the prototype and 

troubleshooting.” 

To make sure their brainchild was practical 

and easy to use, the team invited a few senior 

citizens to try out the prototype, and even 

brought it to a hospital to get expert opinion 

from the resident therapists there. The verdict? 

“They all gave it the thumbs-up!” quipped a 

delighted Zhenwei. 

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Project Title 

I’m Light 

College 


Members 

Tan Yong Kuan Ryan 

Ong Yi Song Eddy 

Rachel Anne Preece 

Toh Cheng Rong 

Inter-School Synergy Yields Innovative 

Assistive Technology Device 

Nitec in Nursing students Tan Yong Kuan 

Ryan and Rachel Anne Preece have always 

wished for an assistive technological device for 

patients with lower-limb disabilities to transfer 

themselves safely from the bed to a chair, 

wheelchair or sofa. But, they could not figure 

out the mechanical details of developing such 

a device. They turned to two students from the 

Nitec in Mechanical Technology course Ong 

Yi Song Eddy and Toh Cheng Rong who were 

more than happy to come in and lend their 

expertise for the worthy cause. 

The prototype was designed after observing 

how nurses work in hospitals. Ryan, the Team 

Leader, said, “We wanted a device with which 

patients could transfer themselves from pointto-point 

with minimal assistance, to increase 

their self-reliance. 

These ideas were then communicated to their 

Mechanical Technology counterparts. Eddy 

shared, “We look into the safety aspects of 

the product. Cheng Rong and I made sure 

that the weight of the equipment, which is 

over 100kg, was well-distributed. We also 

suggested a linking ‘bridge’ for the device to 

aid the transfers better.” 

This synergistic collaboration between students 

from the School of Applied & Health Sciences 

and School of Engineering has been a fruitful 

learning experience for everyone. Cheng 

Rong viewed, “It has been an interesting 

collaboration and I have learnt how to work 

better in a team where each person has 

different strengths.” Ryan added, “Before this 

project, all my friends were nursing students! 

But now, at least I have some friends from the 

other Schools.” 

I’m Light is currently in the process of being 

patented and the team hopes to commercialise 

the device. 

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Project Title 

Monitoring the Safety of Children 

in Kindergarten 

College 


Members 

Mohammad Hafiz Bin Abdul Hussain 

Yap Tsu Hui 

Track and Trace 

Have you panicked because you could not 

locate your child? If so, you can heave a sigh 

of relief with this new invention, by two Nitec 

in Wireless Technology students, which helps 

trace and track the location of young children 

who go missing. 

The creation was inspired by an incident where 

an ITE lecturer could not locate his young 

daughter. The device uses GPS technology 

with radio-frequency identification (RFID) 

tags and readers, which are linked to a webbased 

portal with web cameras. It allows 

kindergarten teachers and parents to monitor 

the whereabouts of children. Parents would 

be able to view their children in activity, when 

they access the web-based portal. The system 

can also send out SMS notifications to parents 

when their children enter or leave the school 

compounds and when they board the school 

bus. 

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Team Leader, Mohammad Hafiz Bin Abdul 

Hussain, shared: “The most challenging part 

of the project is linking up the GPS technology 

to the system. It took us about one-and-a-half 

months.” 

Together with his partner, Yap Tsu Hui, Hafiz 

hopes the innovation would be widely used 

not only by kindergartens, but also tweaked 

for use in hospitals and prisons. A survey of 

100 parents showed that they were receptive 

towards investing in the device. “On top of 

their minds is cost and when they found out 

that each parent only need to pay $5.50 a 

month for the kindergarten to install the 

system, they were willing to give it a go,” 

Hafiz added. 

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Project Title 

COAL 

College 


Members 

Lim Wei Song 

Lee Kok Siang Raphael 

Lim Sin Yu 

Nurul Atiqah Bte Mohammad 

Detecting Hazards, Preventing Accidents 

Danger lurks around, but people are oblivious 

to it. This was the reason why Lim Wei Song 

and his team invented COAL, which stands 

for the three hazardous substances the 

device detects Carbon Monoxide, Alcohol and 

Liquefied Petroleum Gas. 

COAL is a pocket-sized device that comes 

with three interchangeable sensor heads to 

detect dangerous levels of the three hazardous 

substances. Other similar devices in the market 

are larger and usually only detect one type of 

hazardous substance. The unique COAL runs 

on batteries. 

Team Leader, Lim Wei Song, shared that the 

device is particularly useful for those who 

want to know their blood-alcohol level after 

drinking, to decide if they can drive. “We came 

up with the idea because there is a demand 

for such a device. It can potentially prevent 

tragedies on the roads,” he said. 

The team members, all of whom recently 

graduated from the Higher Nitec in 

Electronics Engineering course, then went 

a step further to enhance the device. It can, 

for example, be used in cars and kitchens to 

detect any gas leakage. It also has an optional 

Wi-Fi feature to alert the user’s next-of-kin 

when there is danger. 

“The process of creating COAL has taught 

my team and I that anything is possible if 

we set our minds on it. We are really happy 

to have won the Lee Kuan Yew Technology 

Award,” added Wei Song. 

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Chua Shuang Rui Sharon 

Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Event Management) 


Never Too Late 

As the saying goes – it is never too late. Before 

Chua Shuang Rui Sharon joined ITE, she was 

lost and rebellious. “I didn’t like to study, I 

talked back, I played truant and sometimes I 

slept in class,” she shared. 

But Sharon has since blossomed into one 

who is focused on pursuing her dreams and 

aspirations. Attentive in class and always 

ready to serve, Sharon excelled in her studies, 

CCA and community work. What changed 

her, one might wonder. “My ITE lecturers 

were very helpful and caring. They gave me 

many opportunities to try new things. I also 

realised that I was hurting my parents with my 

rebellious ways.” 

Her lecturers described her as a positive 

influence to her peers as she was always ready 

to guide them and hand-in high quality work. 

“Sharon is very active and is open to trying 

out different opportunities. She understands 

the importance of being a valuable contributor 

to the society and wants to be a positive 

example to her siblings at home. Despite her 

commitment to obtaining good grades, Sharon 

displays her passion for life through a series of 

community work that she is involved in. She 

has volunteered in the Youth Olympic Games, 

Singapore Zoological Gardens, blood donation 

drives and community outreach programmes 

for the Singapore Association of the Visually 

Handicapped,” said lecturer Becky Lim. 

She is grateful to ITE for the learning 

opportunities in Perth, Shanghai and Johor 

Bahru, for each trip has given her invaluable 

experience and exposure. “I learned to be 

independent. Working with people from the 

different countries has broadened my horizons. 

We worked hard but we also had fun,” she 

reminisced. 

Her attitude to improve herself constantly is 

evidenced by her retaking her ‘O’ levels and 

learning the Korean language, which she 

hoped would help her achieve her aim of 

becoming a tourist guide one day. Sharon is 

now pursuing her Diploma in Hospitality & 

Tourism Management at Temasek Polytechnic. 

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Lee Ming Yang 

Higher Nitec in Accounting 


A Role Model and Inspiration 

If there is a search for an ideal ITE student, Lee 

Ming Yang would undoubtedly fit the bill. Ming 

Yang’s list of CCAs and community service 

would fill up pages. Not only was he the 

President of Interact Club and Vice-President 

of the Student Council for ITE College Central, 

Ming Yang also participated in almost every 

college-level project. On top of that, he actively 

volunteered in community service both locally 

and overseas. 

For someone so active, Ming Yang still managed 

to do well in his studies with a Grade Point 

Average of 3.755. For this, he was awarded a 

Gold Medal at the College’s recent graduation 

ceremony. 

Among his course mates, Ming Yang is looked 

upon as an older brother, a role model and an 

inspiration – someone who is ever ready to 

share and help. Talk to any of his lecturers and 

course mates, and you would find admiration 

all around. 

The Higher Nitec in Accounting is not 

30-year-old Ming Yang first qualification. After 

secondary schooling and National Service, 

he completed several courses, including a 

Certificate in Opticianry, while helping out at 

his family’s optical shop. He decided not to 

study full-time so that his three other brothers 

could do so. 

When he applied to enrol in ITE, it was part 

of his plans to actualise his dream career in 

the hospitality industry. But he gained so 

much more from ITE than he had ever dreamt 

of. “The experience and exposure were 

invaluable,” said Ming Yang, who is currently 

doing his Diploma in Business Studies at Ngee 

Ann Polytechnic. He hoped to start working in 

the tourism or hotel industry after completing 

his Diploma. Pursuing a part-time degree 

course is also in the a pipeline. 

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Lee Yu Qing 

Nitec in Communications Technology 


Stretching Beyond Boundaries 

Sometimes life makes a turn because of one 

incident. This was the case for Lee Yu Qing 

when his father had a fall. 

As a teenager, Yu Qing was not really keen on 

studies. He chose friends who were a negative 

influence and almost ended up in the Boys’ 

Home. Although he was successful in gaining 

a place in ITE, in 2005, he quit after just three 

days to do odd jobs. 

When Yu Qing was nearing the end of his 

National Service commitment, his 71-year-old 

father became wheelchair-bound after a fall. 

The financial burden of the family fell on Yu 

Qing’s shoulders. This event was a catalyst to 

change. 

But for Yu Qing, a strong sense of purpose 

propelled him to a perfect G.P.A. of 4.0. 

Since Yu Qing’s mother passed away in March 

this year, he and his sister have shared the 

responsibilities of caring for his father. He 

rushes home daily after classes at Singapore 

Polytechnic, where he is pursuing a Diploma 

in Computer Engineering, to prepare dinner, 

before running off to work as a part-time 

driver. 

Yu Qing is indeed a model for all of us, not 

only as a filial son, or as a good student, but 

as a person who, through strong purpose 

has overcome many hurdles and has found 

direction in life. 

He re-enrolled in ITE, taking up a Nitec in 

Communications Technology. Despite having 

to work to support the family, Yu Qing was 

active in his Community Services CCA. The 

burden may have been very heavy for some. 

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Ker Soon Peng Kelvin 

Nitec in Nursing 


Beyond Expectations 

For someone who initially did not have a 

passion for nursing, Ker Soon Peng Kelvin, 

has certainly exceeded all expectations. The 

Nitec in Nursing graduate, with a near-perfect 

Grade Point Average score of 3.95, enrolled in 

the course following his mother’s advice. But 

Kelvin almost gave up shortly after enrolment 

because of the demands of the course. He was 

persuaded to stay on by his ITE lecturers. 

Today, the Lee Kuan Yew Model Student 

Awardee is pursuing his Diploma in Health 

Sciences (Nursing) at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 

and has his heart set on attaining degree 

before moving into a career in nursing. 

Life has dealt Kelvin a difficult hand. He suffers 

from diabetes mellitus and hypertension, 

requiring him to watch his diet and avoid 

strenuous activities. This, however, has not 

stopped him from participating in a myriad 

of activities. Kelvin was the President of 

the Singapore Nurses Association’s Student 

Chapter in 2010, a member of the ITE Dragon 

Boat team that emerged as Champion in 

the Open Category of the River Regatta 

Competition in the same year, and the Leader 

of the First Aid Team for the Youth Expedition 

Programme to Vietnam in 2009. 

The all-rounded achiever did not have an 

excellent start in his secondary school days, but 

it was the support of his lecturers and friends 

at ITE that provided him the impetus to change. 

For the transformation within, Kelvin has the 

nursing course and his lecturers to thank. “The 

nursing course has changed me. It unleashed 

the potential in me, and transformed me into 

a patient, understanding and caring person,” 

added Kelvin. 

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Ng Sing Guan Noel 

Nitec in Hair Fashion & Design 


Making the Cut 

Ng Sing Guan Noel could have taken the ‘O’ 

level route after his ‘N’ level examinations, 

but the aspiring hairstylist was determined to 

follow his dream – he chose to enrol in the 

Nitec in Hair Fashion & Design course at ITE 

instead. 

“I’ve always preferred a more hands-on style 

of learning, which was why I chose to come 

to ITE. I was also attracted to hairstyling 

because a good hairstyle can instantly improve 

a person’s image,” said the 19-year-old with 

conviction. 

Noel’s decision proved to be the right one, as 

he went on to top his course in ITE, graduating 

with a near-perfect Grade Point Average 

of 3.849. He also did Singapore proud by 

clinching a Gold Medal at the ASEAN Skills 

Competition 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand, 

where he pit his hairstyling skills against the 

best young talents from Southeast Asia. And 

come October 2011, Noel will once again don 

national colours as he takes on competitors 

from around the world, at the 41st WorldSkills 

Competition in London, United Kingdom. 

But it was not all a bed of roses for Noel, who 

has had to juggle competition training and 

part-time work, while studying full-time at ITE. 

Coming from a humble family background, 

Noel spent his weekends working at a salon 

to earn his own pocket money, as well as help 

supplement the family income. 

But the cheerful lad has taken everything in 

his stride, never once complaining. In fact, he 

relishes his job at the hair salon, where he is 

able to learn the ropes of running a business 

from his boss. “Once I have established a 

regular clientele base, I hope to set up my own 

salon. And if my business grows, I would like to 

take on the role of a professional trainer and 

groom more budding hairstylists.” 

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Wang Tsui Mun Jasmine 

Nitec in Digital Audio & Video Production 


‘ 

Overcoming the Odds 

Wang Tsui Mun Jasmine’s sunny and cheerful 

disposition belies the difficulties that she has 

had to deal with at home. When Jasmine was 

very young, her mother left the family, leaving 

Jasmine and her two siblings in the care of 

their father and grandmother. To make matters 

worse, Jasmine’s father – the family’s sole 

breadwinner – passed away when she was 

just nine years old. Since then, Jasmine and her 

siblings have had to depend on social welfare 

provisions for her living and education expenses. 

It is not surprising, then, that this 19-yearold 

girl exudes a level of maturity beyond her 

years. Not one to bow down to circumstances, 

Jasmine focused on her studies and emerged 

as the top student in her Nitec in Digital 

Audio & Video Production course, with 

a perfect Grade Point Average of 4.0. 

schedules and mentored new members. 

She was also tasked to lead her peers on an 

Overseas Attachment Programme to Vietnam 

and a Youth Expedition Project in Myanmar. 

On her experience at ITE, Jasmine shared: 

“Besides having acquired hands-on, practical 

skills, there were also many opportunities 

for me to shine at ITE. I have also met many 

teachers and friends who have helped 

me grow in character and confidence.” 

Jasmine is currently pursuing a Diploma in 

Technology & Arts Management course at 

Republic Polytechnic, and aspires to further 

her studies to the degree level in future. 

Apart from acing her studies, Jasmine shone 

as a strong student leader and event organiser. 

As Vice-Chairman of the ITE College East 

Daiko Club, she planned the Club’s training 

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Muhammad Bin Mohd Jauhari 

Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering 


Making Lemonade 

“When life gives you lemons, you make 

lemonade.” We’ve heard this many times, 

but this saying perfectly describes the growing 

years of 20-year-old Muhammad Bin Mohd 

Jauhari. At the tender age of nine, Muhammad’s 

parents divorced. Being the eldest of five 

siblings, he felt he had to take charge and be 

the father figure in his household to lighten his 

mother’s heavy burden. 

The family moved across the Causeway just 

before Muhammad enrolled in ITE. This meant 

that the teenager had to wake up at four every 

morning for his daily commute. Despite the 

long journey, Muhammad was almost always 

punctual for his lessons; a feat that most 

impressed his lecturers at ITE. 

Muhammad gives his best in everything 

he sets out to do. Following his passion for 

clean energy engineering, Muhammad took 

up a Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering, 

obtaining straight “A”s in all his modules and a 

perfect Grade Point Average score of 4.0. 

Believing in having a holistic education, 

Muhammad is also active in a number of 

CCAs, such as Tae Kwan Do and the College’s 

Community Service Club. He has also taken 

part in competitions, such as the Green Wave 

Environment Competition 2010 and the Home 

Team Innovation Fest 2009, and volunteered 

his time in projects, including being a mentor 

in his former secondary school and for the 

MUIS TEENS Alive Programme. His selflessness 

has been a key motivating factor in inspiring 

his siblings and those he has mentored. 

His exemplary performance in both studies 

and life has delighted his mother. “I could tell 

that my mother is happy to see me succeed. 

She no longer worries about my studies. I’ll 

continue to do well and make her proud of 

me,” said Muhammad. This is, perhaps, his 

most affirming achievement of all. 

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Nurulludin Bin Samadi 

Nitec in Culinary Skills (Western) 


Braised To Perfection 

After the N-level examinations, Nurulludin Bin 

Samadi went to work as a helper at a coffee 

shop because he was not motivated to continue 

his studies. Seven years on, now at 24, he has 

sliced, diced, and cooked his way to the second 

place in an overseas training programme in 

the world-renowned Institut Paul Bocuse in 

France; earned a perfect Grade Point Average 

of 4.0 in his Nitec in Culinary Skills (Western) 

course; and trained under the famous Chef 

André Chiang at Restaurant André. Like a good 

braised dish, it has taken hours of preparation 

and work before Nurulludin has tasted the 

sweet success of his achievements. 

The turning point in his life came while he 

was serving his National Service. “Only then 

did I realise that education is very important,” 

recalled Nurulludin. Inspired by his childhood 

dream of being a chef and the culinary skills of 

the contestants in cooking show, Iron Chef, the 

late bloomer enrolled into ITE. 

Nurulludin’s determination to perfect his 

culinary skills saw him taking advantage of 

every learning opportunity. Whether it was 

leading a team for VVIP lunch events, fund 

raising dinners or taking part in community 

events, Nurulludin tackled each event with 

great enthusiasm. 

Nurulludin’s achievements are noteworthy, as 

he had to juggle his studies with his part-time 

job. With all that effort put in, and a maturity 

gained from life’s experiences, it leaves no 

doubt that hardworking Nurulludin might just 

fulfill his dream of opening his own restaurant. 

Receiving the Lee Kwan Yew Model Student/ 

Trainee Award is the icing on the cake for this 

budding chef and entrepreneur. 

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Ong Gim Hui 

Nitec in Food & Beverage Operations 


Service with a Smile 

If something untoward happens during a 

tableside serving, you can expect Nitec in Food 

& Beverage (F&B) Operations student Ong Gim 

Hui to retain her composure. “It’s important to 

always smile and look happy in front of guests. 

It’s all about being professional,” said Gim Hui. 

Smiles aside, this ace student from ITE College 

West is serious and passionate about F & 

B Operations. A seasoned and successful 

competitor in her skills area, Gim Hui was 

awarded a Gold Medal at WorldSkills Singapore 

2011 and a Bronze Medal at ASEAN Skills 

Competition in Thailand last year. Both awards 

were in the Restaurant Service category. She 

was also honoured as a 2nd runner-up in a 

Mocktail Competition, organised by Wine and 

Cuisine Club, in 2009. 

This tableside specialist exudes confidence 

in intricate skills like tossing salads, carving 

chicken and folding napkins. In fact, Gim Hui 

can perform over 40 variations of napkin 

folding, with some original patterns devised 

by herself. 

More than just being good with her hands, 

academically, Gim Hui often leads in her class. 

With a Grade Point Average score of 3.635, she 

is constantly sought after by classmates who 

needed help in their studies. Voted the “Most 

Helpful Person” by her peers, Gim Hui is also a 

role model for punctuality and commitment to 

high quality work. 

Awarded the ITE Academic Excellence Award 

in 2010, this Lee Kuan Yew Model Student will 

be representing Singapore in the WorldSkills 

Competition, in the Restaurant Service area, in 

London later this year. To prepare for this oncein-a-lifetime 

opportunity, Gim Hui is putting in 

12 training hours daily at Les Amis, a French 

restaurant that she is currently attached to. She 

said: “I hope to win at least a Bronze Medal 

for the country and excel my career in F & B 

Operations.” 

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Lee Kian Keong 

Nitec in Automotive Technology (Heavy Vehicles) 

Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd 

A Foundation for Moving Ahead 

Most stop at one. But Lee Kian Keong decided 

to go for two, i.e. two Nitecs. 26-year old Kian 

Keong was an ITE graduate in 2000 with a 

Nitec in Electronics qualification and decided 

to gun for a Nitec in Automotive Technology 

(Heavy Vehicles) in 2010 – this time, as a 

trainee with Singapore Technologies Kinetics 

Ltd. 

His main duty at work is maintaining military 

vehicles. “Most vehicles now come with 

electronic components. So, my previous training 

has come in handy in my understanding of how 

these parts work. In fact, I think I learn faster 

than my friends,” Kian Keong said in jest. 

He said, “Since my National Service (NS) days 

as a combat engineer, I have close contact with 

these vehicles, including armoured tanks. After 

NS, I worked as a sales executive for five years 

before making a decision to follow my heart 

and apply for the traineeship programme.” 

Looking ahead, Kian Keong is aware that an 

ITE certification is of value to him in his work 

and future. He shared, “I have learnt a lot 

from this programme and see a long career 

in Singapore Technologies. This will give me a 

good foundation to pursue a diploma in the 

future.” 

With a high Grade Point Average of 3.5, he has 

been lauded by his employers for his efficiency 

in completing complex tasks and ability to 

learn fast. Passion is a key factor in this, as 

the Lee Kuan Yew Model Trainee for 2011 has 

always been fascinated with military vehicles. 

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