ITE Highlights 2011/2012 - Institute of Technical Education

More documents

Recommendations

Info

F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S WITH THINKING HANDS, WE CAN SHINE GEARING UP Setting the Bar WITH THINKING HANDS, WE CAN SHINE Riding high on the excitement from the Official Opening of our second Regional Campus, we Besides the SQA with Special Commendation, we were also recognised by different organisations celebrated another significant milestone towards the completion of the blueprint for ’One ITE System, through the following awards: Three Colleges’ on 3 February 2012. To celebrate the structural completion of the new ITE Headquarters and ITE College Central, a symbolic Topping Out Ceremony was held at the roof top of the new block. • Finalist for 2011 United Nations Public Service Awards – a commendation by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs for ’ITE’s Transformation Plan’ on our innovative Our third and final Regional Campus will be ready for operations by January 2013. Positioned as a model for improving the delivery of public services. College of Creativity and Innovation, the new campus will have facilities such as an outdoor synthetic grass pitch, a 10-lane Olympic-sized swimming pool, an adventure park, a 1,500-seat auditorium, three cafeterias and a campus broadcast station, to name a few. The site, spanning over 10 hectares (about 10 football fields), will accommodate 1,400 staff and 10,400 students. • 2011 Innovation of the Year Award – from the League for Innovation in the Community College, USA, for our Alternative Energy & Fuel-Efficient Eco-Friendly Cars project. • Best Education Experience Award – from the Singapore Tourism Board for providing ‘unique and compelling experiences at the new ITE College West with dedication, passion, and commitment.’ • ISO 9001:2008 Certification for ITE’s Quality Management System for Academic Programmes (Renewal) – from the International Organisation for Standardisation, for having met requirements of the ISO 9001:2008 standard. • SHARE Gold Award and Special Events Gold Award – from the National Council of Social Service, for contributions to the community in need. • Distinguished Home Team Partner Award – from the Ministry of Home Affairs, for outstanding support of Total Defence. Almost There: ITE Board Members got a sneak peek at the new ITE Headquaters and ITE College Central during the symbolic Topping Out Ceremony. In addition to the awards above, we completed an intensive four-day site assessment in February 2012 as part of the Mid-Cycle Review under the MOE-ITE Quality Assurance Framework (I-QAF) introduced in 2009. The post-review comments by the six-member External Review Panel were most encouraging. The Panel applauded us for the ’holistic approach’ and the ’strong internal processes’ we have in place to drive and implement the Panel’s recommendations made in 2009. In fact, the progress we have made had ’far exceeded the Panel’s expectations’ during the three-year period. View of the Future: The new ITE Headquaters will be located on the same site as the new ITE College Central. Car of the Future: ITErbo, an urban concept electric car created by ITE students and staff, is just one in a fleet of eco-friendly cars that won ITE the 2011 Innovation of the Year Award. Photo credit: AP Images for Shell 1996 ITE Ang Mo Kio, ITE Clementi and ITE Bedok, which were built in the 1980s, were upgraded. 1996 ITE Dover commenced operations. 1996 ITE obtained the Outstanding Innovation & Quality Circle Organisation National Award. 1998 ITE Balestier, ITE Tampines, and ITE Yishun began operations. 1998 The Vietnam-Singapore Technical Training Centre (VSTTC) was set up in Vietnam. ITE served as a Technical Consultant and Manager of the VSTTC. 1998 The first Rebranding Programme to enhance public perception of ITE and vocational education and training was rolled out. 22 ITE HIGHLIGHTS 2011/2012 ITE HIGHLIGHTS 2011/2012 23
F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S WITH THINKING HANDS, WE CAN SHINE A Solid FoundATION Our Stars WITH THINKING HANDS, WE CAN SHINE As at 31 March 2012, there were 2,578 staff in service, comprising 1,740 academic and 838 nonacademic staff. Between the teaching staff and students, the ratio stood at 1:15, the same as that in FY 2010. To maintain a high quality workforce, consistent and continued training and development is an integral part of our human resource policy. In FY 2011, 88% of staff achieved at least 100 learning hours, taking up four per cent of payroll. ITE staff produced commendable results for the year under review. Apart from the 221 staff who were promoted in FY 2011, a number of them received awards in recognition of their good work and dedicated service to ITE and Singapore: National Day Award 2011 Awarded to 9 staff Four years after implementing the Total System Capability initiative to enhance the professional capabilities of staff, 83% of ITE staff have the professional capability to ‘Do’ or ‘Lead’ in industry projects or consultancy work. That’s four percentage points higher than FY 2010. We also introduced the ‘REAL Leadership’ Learning Series in August 2010 to build leadership capabilities among the senior and middle management team. This Series also exposes the team to different perspectives and invaluable insights shared by public-sector leaders and industry captains. A total of five sessions were organised in FY 2011. National Day Awards 2011 – Long Service Medal Awarded to 36 staff Excellent Service Award 2011 Awarded to 20 staff ITE Teacher Award 2011 Awarded to 15 staff United We Stand ITE Long Service Award 2011 Awarded to 356 staff We continued to enjoy cordial relations with our two staff unions – the Union of ITE Training Staff (UITS) and the ITE Administrative & Ancillary Staff Branch of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (AUPE). Apart from the annual ITE Management-Union Games held on 2 March 2012, Service Appreciation Awards were also presented to two deserving key union office holders at the ITE Awards Ceremony on 21 October 2011, in appreciation of their contribution towards a healthy industrial relations climate. ITE Service Star Award 2011 Awarded to 10 individuals and 5 teams ITE Innovative Outstanding Idea Award 2011 Awarded to 2 staff ITE Outstanding Leader & Facilitator Award 2011 Awarded to 15 staff ITE Innovation Award 2011 Awarded to 136 teams CEO Innovation Award 2011 Awarded to 1 team ITE ExCEL Establishment Award 2011 Awarded to 2 Establishments Hand-in-hand: The camaraderie and teamwork amongst colleagues play a big part in helping ITE sustain organisational excellence through the years. 1999 ITE attained the Singapore Quality Class for business excellence under Singapore’s Business Excellence Framework. 2000 ITE Breakthrough (2000-2004), ITE’s second strategic plan to help young people gain skills that are relevant in a knowledge-based economy, was rolled out. 2000 ITE Bukit Batok began operations. 2000 ITE attained People Developer status for people excellence. 2001 ITE MacPherson commenced operations. 24 ITE HIGHLIGHTS 2011/2012 ITE HIGHLIGHTS 2011/2012 25
Page 2 and 3: CONTENTS ABOUT ITE About ITE 03 Cha
Page 4 and 5: CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW One Step Closer
Page 6 and 7: I T E B OA r d O F G O V E R N O R
Page 8 and 9: ITE HEADQUARTERS DIRECTORATE AS AT
Page 10 and 11: F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S I T
Page 14 and 15: F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S WIT
Page 20 and 21: F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S F Y
Page 26 and 27: F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S F Y
Page 28: 54 ITE HIGHLIGHTS 2011/2012 ITE HIG

ITE Highlights 2011/2012 - Institute of Technical Education

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?