This annual report of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) that was established in April 1992 in Singapore begins with the Chairman's Statement (Tay Eng Soon). It describes developments that have taken place to consolidate ITE's training framework: full-time institutional training, apprenticeship, and continuing education and training. The…

The Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) of Singapore commissioned a review of its curriculum development process in order to identify ways that the process can be made more effective and efficient for trainees. The methodology included briefings, site visits, interviews, and review of curriculum documents. The following strengths of…

The planning and implementation of vocational training in Singapore (training primarily intended for school-leavers) is highly directed toward serving labor force development objectives. This paper explains the vocational training infrastructure (a national system, the conduct of which is vested in the Vocational and Industrial Training Board),…