The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the

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. Established by the

, it was formerly known as Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB). ITE has three colleges that offer the National ITE Certificate (NITEC), Higher NITEC, Technical Diploma and Work-Study Diploma. Apart from providing

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graduates, ITE offers apprenticeships for the skilled trades and diplomas in vocational education for skilled technicians and workers in support roles in professions such as

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History

1960s to 1970s: Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB)

During the 1960s and 1970s,

was managed by two separate statutory boards, the Adult Education Board (AEB) and the Industrial Training Board (ITB). They were merged in 1979 to form the Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB). The VITB was formed to promote and develop vocational education.

1992: Institute of Technical Education (ITE)

The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) was established as a post-secondary education institution to improve the employability of vocational trainees and to restructure the VITB's programmes. The government decided that every student in Singapore had to have at least ten years of general education, with technically inclined students filtered into the Normal (Technical) stream in secondary schools as preparation. These students would then attend the ITE after they finished secondary school education. * 1992: Establishment of ITE as Post-Secondary Technical Education Institution. * 1994: Operation of New ITE Bishan Institute. * 1995: Operation of New ITE Headquarters. * 1996: Operation of New ITE Dover Institute. * 1998: Operation of New ITE Balestier Institute, ITE Tampines Institute and ITE Yishun Institute. * 2000: Operation of New ITE Bukit Batok Institute. * 2001: Operation of New ITE MacPherson Institute. * 2002: Launch of eTutor Learning System, eStudent Administration System and new national ITE Certification System (Nitec/Higher Nitec/Master Nitec). * 2003: Launch of ReNEW Initiative for Adult Learners. * 2005: Operation of ITE College East, ITE's first comprehensive college. Establishment of the Info-Comm Centre of Technology, ITE's first centre of technology. Winning of Singapore Quality Award for World-Class Business Excellence. * 2007: Winner of global IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government. * 2010: Operation of ITE College West, ITE's second comprehensive college. * 2013: ITE College Central, third and final regional campus of ITE was fully operational together with the new ITE Headquarters.

Student intake

Every year, ITE takes in 25% of an annual school cohort, or an intake of about 13,000 students, with an annual enrollment of about 25,000. Full-time students are typically secondary school graduates with the requisite GCE 'N' or 'O' level qualifications.

Colleges

To refine technical education in Singapore, the "One ITE System, Three Colleges" Model of Education and Governance was introduced in 2005 to merge the 10 satellite campuses into 3 regional colleges. *

ITE College West ITE College West (ITECW) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Thre ...

situated at Choa Chu Kang Grove *

ITE College Central ITE College Central (ITECC) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, ...

at Ang Mo Kio Drive *

ITE College East ITE College East (ITECE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Th ...

at Simei

Awards

ITE has won a number of local awards as well as international awards. In 2005, it became the first educational institution to be awarded the Singapore Quality Award by Spring Singapore. This award is awarded to world-class organisations that demonstrate the highest standards of business excellence. ITE has also won the Public Service Distinguished Award, awarded by the Prime Minister's office in 2010, as well as the Singapore Innovation Class, awarded by Spring Singapore in 2011. In 2007, among 30 countries that participated, ITE won the inaugural Harvard-IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government. This prestigious award was conferred by the

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and recognises ITE's programmes as having a profound impact on the lives of citizens.

Notable alumni

Entertainment

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actor *

Jeremy Chan Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (; born 17 July 1981) is a Singaporean actor and host. He was awarded best comedy performance in AACA. Early life Chan was educated in Zhangde Primary School and Saint Thomas Secondary School. He graduated from ITE Col ...

actor *

Hayley Woo Hayley Woo (born 27 December 1991) is a Singaporean actress. She was managed by JTeam JM Artiste Network from 2013 to 2017. She has an identical twin sister, Jayley Woo, who is also an actress. Career Woo and her sister joined The New Paper ...

actress *

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actress

Sports

Fandi Ahmad Fandi bin Ahmad (born 29 May 1962) is a Singaporean professional football manager and former player. During his professional career, he mainly played as a striker, but also played as a midfielder. Along with the Singapore FA, he had also play ...

, Singapore national footballer *

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, Singapore national footballer

Politics

Wong Kan Seng Wong Kan Seng ( zh, s=黄根成, j=Wong4 Gan1 Sing4, poj=N̂g Kun-sêng, p=Huáng Gēnchéng; born 8 September 1946) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2005 and 2011. He has been serving ...

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(2005–2011)

References

External links

ITE website
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