PART-TIME COURSES AND INDUSTRY-BASED TRAINING

A total of 36,406 training places were taken up for ITE-conducted part-time programmes in FY 2007. This figure was lower than FY 2006’s 42,018. The decline is expected, in line with improvements to the education system over the years, as most fresh entrants into the workforce would have at least a secondary education and possess basic skills required by industry, resulting in less people needing post-primary and secondary education training. Those who did take up ITE’s part-time programmes gave a collective thumbs-up, as reflected by the 97 per cent Participant-Satisfaction Rate in a survey carried out for the year under review.

ITE’s Industry-Based Training (IBT) Schemes registered a foreseeable dip to 102,452 training places, with more companies in the Certified On-the-Job Training Centre (COJTC) Scheme deciding to consolidate their operations, following the introduction of application and renewal fees by ITE since January 2006. In addition, the Business Studies and Electronics courses, which were formerly offered under the Approved Training Provider (ATP) Scheme, were transferred to the Local Licensing Scheme, managed by ITE’s subsidiary, ITE Education Services Pte Ltd, with effect from FY 2007.

In a Nutshell: FY 2007 Part-Time Programmes
ITE-conducted Training Places	36,406
[Comprising part-time Skills courses, General Education, Basic Education for Skills Training (BEST), Worker Improvement through Secondary Education (WISE), Train-The-Trainer, Short Courses, Customised Courses and Workforce Skills Qualification 2]
Industry-Based Training Places	102,452
[Comprising Approved Training Centre (ATC), Certified On-the-Job Training Centre (COJTC), Approved Training Provider (ATP) and Local Licensing]
Student Satisfaction Rate	97%

² In FY 2007, ITE collaborated with the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) to offer the Precision Engineering Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) to upgrade workers. For a start, a total of 180 training places were taken up. Moving forward, ITE will be progressively offering new WSQ programmes to support the Healthcare Support, Service, Tourism & Hospitality, Spa, Generic Manufacturing, Aerospace and Process sectors.