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About ITE

Key Milestones in ITE’s Transformation
(1992 to 2007)

Building An Established Post-Secondary Technical Education Institution
 
Mr Goh Chok Tong,
then Prime Minister, at the ITE Inauguration Ceremony
Facade of ITE Bishan campus (1994)
ITE Headquarters,
Dover Drive (1995)
BG George Yeo, third from left, during a visit to the Vietnam-Singapore Technical Training Centre
 
1992
  • Formation of ITE as Post-Secondary Technical Education Institution
1992
  • 10-Year Physical Development Master Plan (1992-2001)
1994
  • Operation of New ITE Bishan Institute
1995
  • Operation of New ITE Headquarters
1995
  • Launch of ITE 2000 Plan (1995-1999) for ITE to be an Established
    Post-Secondary Technical Education Institution
1996
  • Operation of New ITE Dover Institute
1998
  • Operation of New ITE Balestier Institute
1998
  • Operation of New ITE Tampines Institute
1998
  • Operation of New ITE Yishun Institute
1998
  • Setting up of Vietnam-Singapore Technical Training Centre in Vietnam by ITE and Management of Centre (1998-2005)
 
Transformation Into A World-Class Technical Education Institution
 
2000
  • Operation of New ITE Bukit Batok Institute
2000
  • Launch of ITE Breakthrough Plan (2000-2004) for ITE to be A World-Class Technical Education Institution for the Knowledge-based Economy
2000
  • Introduction of New ITE Curriculum and Pedagogic Models
2001
  • Operation of New ITE MacPherson Institute
2002
  • Launch of eTutor Learning System
2002
  • Launch of eStudent Administration System
2002
  • Launch of New National ITE Certification System
    (Nitec/Higher Nitec/Master Nitec)
2003
  • Launch of ReNEW Initiative for Adult Learners
2004
  • Offering of International Certificates (Nitec/Higher Nitec/Master Nitec) Overseas (First for a Public Institution in Singapore)
Facade of ITE Bukit Batok campus (2000)
Students using the e-Tutor Learning System in a self-access multi-media centre
 
Acceleration Towards Global Leadership
in Technical Education
A night shot of ITE College East at Simei
Dr Law Song Seng, then Director & CEO/ITE, receiving the 2005 Singapore Quality Award from Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade & Industry at the Presentation of Business Excellence Awards Ceremony
2005
  • Introduction of One ITE System, Three Colleges Education Model and Governance
2005
  • Operation of First Comprehensive ITE College –
    ITE College East
2005
  • Setting up of First Centre of Technology at ITE College East – Info-Comm Centre of Technology
2005
  • Launch of ITE Advantage Plan (2005-2009) for ITE to be A Global Leader in Technical Education
2005
  • Winning of Singapore Quality Award for World-Class Business Excellence
2006
  • Conferment of Order of Friendship Award on ITE by the Vietnamese Government for ITE’s contribution in Vietnam's cause of national construction and development
2006
  • Organisation and hosting of the first International Conference on Vocational and Technical Education
2006
  • Participation in the Global Education Network, whose members include Australia’s Box Hill Institute, Canada’s Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and USA’s Kirkwood Community College
2007
  • Winning of global IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government administered by Harvard University’s Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, for ITE’s 10-Year Transformation Programme
 
 
Last updated on 02 Oct 2007