ITE Graduates Breeze Through Bumpy Economic Ride
The ability of ITE graduates to secure jobs easily and command a reasonably good earning power even during times of crisis, confirms that the foundation laid by an ITE education could withstand the harshness of economic realities. “The findings of the 2002 ITE Graduate Employment Survey speak volumes of an ITE education. Even in trying times, employers continue to vote their confidence in ITE graduates,” said Mr Heng Chee How, Mayor of Central Singapore District and Member of Parliament, Jalan Besar GRC at the Rotary-ITE Alumni Achiever Awards Ceremony held in ITE on 21 February 2003.

New Logistics Option Draws GCE ‘O’ School Leavers
Come July 2003, a new course in Logistics will be making its presence in ITE. The Higher Nitec in Integrated Logistics Management course is a two-year full-time course, which aims to train school leavers to become Logistics Coordinators or Logistics Assistants. At the recent Joint Admissions Exercise, a steady stream of school leavers and their parents was seen making a beeline for a counter at ITE West (Clementi) in early March to find out more about what ITE’s latest course has to offer.

We Have Come a Long Way
Five outstanding ITE alumni who excel in their respective fields were honoured with the Rotary-ITE Alumni Achiever Awards at a Presentation Ceremony on 21 February 2003. The prestigious awards presented to the winners by Mr Heng Chee How, Mayor of Central Singapore District and Member of Parliament, Jalan Besar GRC were given out by ITE and the Rotary Club of Bugis Junction, Singapore.

Getting Ready for St Gallen
They are all, without any doubts, winners on the home front but come June 19, will 12 of Singapore’s most skilful youths and winners of the National Skills Competition 2002, be able to ‘bare their fangs’ and repeat their sweet victory on a foreign land, defeating some of the world’s best? For now, the question is best left unanswered as competitors and coaches intensely travel the paces of grooming and preparations to get the team up and ready for the 37th World Skills Competition (WSC), which will be making its return in St Gallen, Switzerland from 19 to 22 June 2003.

Calling All Young Entrepreneurs...
If you are a young and promising entrepreneur, and would like to raise the profile of your company, then here’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss. The annual Shell LiveWIRE Young Business Start-Up Awards is back again to entice young businessmen and businesswomen to step forward and be honoured in this noteworthy event. And up for grabs is the top Award worth $10,000 and four Merit Awards worth $2,000 each. For more information, please contact Mr Teo Choon Peow at 6260 6146 or Mrs Aparna Govind at 6260 6114 or email tic@ite.edu.sg. Information is also available on http://www.livewiresingapore.com Applications close on 23 May 2003.