ITE Highlights 2011/2012 - Institute of Technical Education

F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S
WITH
GUIDING
HANDS, WE
CAN BREAK
NEW
grOUNDS
Creating New PATHWAYS
F Y 2 0 1 1 H I G H L I G H T S
WITH
GUIDING
HANDS, WE
CAN BREAK
NEW
grOUNDS
Come January 2013, Normal (Technical) students will be able to pursue their secondary education in
a specialised school designed to keep pace with their learning abilities. Located in Jurong East, Crest
Secondary School, and another to be opened in the North in January 2014, will see its students move
on to ITE for post-secondary technical education.
While students go through the same four-year Normal (Technical) curriculum offered in mainstream
schools, they will also enjoy lessons which place an emphasis on skill-based activities and practical
learning in a real-world context. Students will also be allowed to take up ‘taster modules’ at lower
secondary levels, before moving on to specialising in ITE Skills Certificate courses in Facility Services,
Mechanical Servicing, Retail Services or Hospitality Services at upper secondary levels.
Our top graduates were also commended at the 2011 MOE Special Awards Ceremony held in August.
Fifteen ITE graduates who had progressed to full-time studies at the Polytechnics received the Lee Kuan
Yew Scholarship to Encourage Upgrading (STEP) Award from Minister for Education, Mr Heng
Swee Keat. Of the 15, five award recipients also received the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Book
Prize for obtaining outstanding academic results.
A Quality Education
Behind every ITE student is a passionate teaching staff keen on uncovering the hidden potential of his
or her students. Through our lecturers’ guiding hands, 11,721 students celebrated the completion of
their ITE education in June 2011. Of these, 632 were awarded Certificates of Merit, with 171 of them
awarded Course Medals as well, for excellent performance in their respective courses. Our top students
were also rewarded with these prestigious awards:
Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal – Aloysius Teo Tong Yew
Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal – Kelvin Khong Yu Kai
Sng Yew Chong Gold Medal – Muhammad Bin Mohd Jauhari
Singapore Labour Foundation Gold Medal – Lee Chee Kean
Celebration of Achievements: The ITE Graduation Ceremony did not just commemorate
the outstanding performance of our top students, it also showcased our performing talents.
Cream of the Crop: (from left)
Muhammad Bin Mohd Jauhari, Kelvin
Khong Yu Kai, Aloysius Teo Tong Yew
and Lee Chee Keen emerged top of
their cohort.
2005
ITE Advantage (2005-2009), the third
strategic plan, was launched to establish
ITE as a global player that produces ‘Workready,
World-ready’ graduates.
2005
The ‘One ITE System, Three
Colleges’ Governance and
Education Model was adopted.
2005
The first mega campus, ITE College
East, was opened. Located at Simei
Avenue, it redefined the ITE learning
environment completely.
2005
A Holistic ‘Hands-on, Minds-on,
Hearts-on’ Education Model
was introduced.
2005
ITE was conferred the
Distinguished Public Service Award
for Organisational Excellence by
the Prime Minister’s Office.
2005
ITE obtained the
Singapore Quality Award
for business excellence.
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