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SM Goh: Govt will invest heavily in ITE and produce mortgage slaves
SM Goh: ITE must stay relevant
Fri, Jan 21, 2011
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE'S technical educational institutions must continue to stay relevant and responsive in an increasingly competitive global environment, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday.
He said: "The Government will continue to invest in this sector and in our students to help meet this objective."
Plans have also been announced to expand the polytechnics' capacity, to allow more Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates to upgrade themselves and receive a polytechnic education, he added.
Mr Goh was speaking at the Worldskills Singapore competition, a nationwide competition for Singaporean youth who excel in technical skills.
It was held at ITE College West in Choa Chu Kang. The competition began yesterday and ends tomorrow.
In his speech, Mr Goh said that ITE's success should not be taken for granted, and that his faith in the institution has been reaffirmed.
Skilled workers, such as mechanics, plumbers, cooks and hairdressers, are essential to Singapore's economy and demand for them will always be there, he said.
Mr Goh cited the example of the 2009 recession, during which more than 80 per cent of ITE graduates who entered the job market found a job within six months of graduation.
Since its inception in 1992, ITE has produced some 300,000 graduates.
He also drew on similar examples, reported in The New York Times, that the demand for skilled labour - such as welders and electrical linemen - remained high during the recession in the United States.
Britain and Australia also face an acute shortage of skilled labour. Mr Goh explained that there is a heavy emphasis on knowledge generation, usually by highly educated graduates, in a knowledge-based economy.
He said: "However, knowledge flies across national borders and, in the Internet age, knowledge-based jobs can be outsourced."
Many countries now outsource even professional work, like legal and accounting services, to emerging countries such as India and China, he said.
Skilled technical jobs, however, cannot be outsourced, Mr Goh stressed.
He said: "When a car breaks down, you need a local mechanic to fix it. When you want to cut or colour your hair, you need a local hairdresser.
"As our population ages, we will need more caregivers and nurses to take care of our parents and grandparents."
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sinkis to stop at ITE and diploma better, cannot find a job oversea, cannot earn enough to relax and oppose govt policies, will become mortgage slaves, will be obedient to their foreigner bosses, neither here nor there. ITE and diploma is the way...........
SM Goh: ITE must stay relevant
Fri, Jan 21, 2011
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE'S technical educational institutions must continue to stay relevant and responsive in an increasingly competitive global environment, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday.
He said: "The Government will continue to invest in this sector and in our students to help meet this objective."
Plans have also been announced to expand the polytechnics' capacity, to allow more Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates to upgrade themselves and receive a polytechnic education, he added.
Mr Goh was speaking at the Worldskills Singapore competition, a nationwide competition for Singaporean youth who excel in technical skills.
It was held at ITE College West in Choa Chu Kang. The competition began yesterday and ends tomorrow.
In his speech, Mr Goh said that ITE's success should not be taken for granted, and that his faith in the institution has been reaffirmed.
Skilled workers, such as mechanics, plumbers, cooks and hairdressers, are essential to Singapore's economy and demand for them will always be there, he said.
Mr Goh cited the example of the 2009 recession, during which more than 80 per cent of ITE graduates who entered the job market found a job within six months of graduation.
Since its inception in 1992, ITE has produced some 300,000 graduates.
He also drew on similar examples, reported in The New York Times, that the demand for skilled labour - such as welders and electrical linemen - remained high during the recession in the United States.
Britain and Australia also face an acute shortage of skilled labour. Mr Goh explained that there is a heavy emphasis on knowledge generation, usually by highly educated graduates, in a knowledge-based economy.
He said: "However, knowledge flies across national borders and, in the Internet age, knowledge-based jobs can be outsourced."
Many countries now outsource even professional work, like legal and accounting services, to emerging countries such as India and China, he said.
Skilled technical jobs, however, cannot be outsourced, Mr Goh stressed.
He said: "When a car breaks down, you need a local mechanic to fix it. When you want to cut or colour your hair, you need a local hairdresser.
"As our population ages, we will need more caregivers and nurses to take care of our parents and grandparents."
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sinkis to stop at ITE and diploma better, cannot find a job oversea, cannot earn enough to relax and oppose govt policies, will become mortgage slaves, will be obedient to their foreigner bosses, neither here nor there. ITE and diploma is the way...........
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