Singapore
[Demography | Economy | Employment | Primary Education | Secondary Education | VET | Literacy | Tertiary Education]
Authorities
Singapore Department of Statistics
The website has statistics on education and literacy.
Spring Singapore (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board)
One objective of this statutory body is to upgrade enterprise capabilities by identifying and bridging capabilities and competency gaps in branding, service excellence, technology management, manpower and organisational excellence. The website presents the assistance schemes and services offered by the Spring, including the People Developer, which is singapore's quality standard on human resource development. It is a three-year certification scheme that gives recognition to organisations that bring out the best in people for better business results. Launched in December 1997, the People Developer Standard offers organisations a systematic process to review their people practices, develop staff and improve training effectiveness.
Established in September 2003 this statutory board of the Ministry of Manpower acts as a catalyst and champion of workforce development. The website describes the education and training programmes for employers and individuals, presents the singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ), which is a continuing education and training system and offers training advice and assistance services and a job bank service.
Institutions
Institute of Technical Education (ITE)
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE), a statutory board under the Ministry of Education, is a post-secondary institution that provides pre-employment training to secondary school leavers and continuing education and training to working adults. This comprehensive website covers a thorough presentation of the ITE colleges and the training schemes for industy (Approved Training Centre (ATC) Scheme, Approved Training Provider (ATP) Scheme, Certified On-the-Job Training Centre (COJTC) Scheme, Industry Cooperation Projects, Trainesship Scheme and International Programmes).
singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE)
The singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) is a statutory board set up under the Ministry of Home Affairs. As part of singapore's correctional system, SCORE enhances the employability of offenders and prepare them for the eventual reintegration back to the workforce. The website presents the Rehab programmes including vocational training and employability skills training.