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ITE: A TVET Study for World Bank and African Policy Makers

Committed in its investment of Africa’s future through education, World Bank initiated a high-level study visit to Singapore for a group of 35 World Bank delegates and 30 African delegates from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Madagascar, and Mozambique, recently. During the two-day visit, the delegation visited ITE College West and ITE College East, where they studied the formation and transformation of ITE, as well as, toured the Colleges’ facilities. With only praises for ITE, the delegation was particularly impressed by the “One ITE System, Three Colleges” Governance Model. Declaring the visit an inspirational and paradigm-changing one, the delegates, amongst whom were six African Education Ministers, shared that it would help them in their country’s education reforms.Mr Rahul Gandhi Tours ITE College East

Mr Rahul Gandhi, Member of the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, recently spent some time touring the facilities of ITE College East.

Arriving in Singapore for a short visit, Mr Gandhi was invited by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education, to learn about ITE and Singapore’s TVET system. Hosted by Dr Benjamin Tan, Deputy CEO (Corporate), Mr Gandhi was given an overview of ITE and briefed on ITE’s new strategic directions. Accompanied by Mr Shanmugaratnam, Mr Gandhi then went on a facility tour of the College, including ITE – METI Centre for Healthcare Simulation Training, ITE – Microsoft Business IT Solutions Centre and Beauty Therapy Centre. Applauding the milestones and achievements that ITE has made over the years, Mr Gandhi expressed confidence in ITE’s future growth plans.

Dr Gatot Makes First Visit to ITE in His New Appointment

In his latest appointment as Head of Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia, Dr Ir Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, made a recent courtesy call to ITE Headquarters. A familiar face on the international vocational and technical education (VTE) circuit, Dr Gatot, along with Mr Mirhan Tabrani, Principal/Sekolah Indonesia (Singapore), was warmly received by Dr Benjamin Tan, Deputy CEO (Corporate). During the two-hour visit, Dr Gatot shared on his goal to establish an overseas ‘friend’ for every Indonesian institution/university and encouraged ITE to consider joint programmes with Indonesian institutions. Looking forward to collaborating with ITE, Dr Gatot hoped to send Principals from top Indonesian VTE institutions to ITE for a study visit in the next few months.