SINGAPORE – Polytechnics and universities will have more room to admit students based on their talents and interests rather than just grades, under enhancements to current aptitude-based admission schemes.
At the polytechnics, the Direct Polytechnic…
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Polys, universities to take in more students based on interests, not just grades
DBS among 15 recipients of employer award for progressive HR practices
SINGAPORE – At DBS, employees up to the rank of Senior Associate are given an additional S$500 – on top of the S$500 SkillsFuture credit from the Government – to take upgrading courses.
To encourage work-life balance, the bank also offers employees flexible…
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Student juggles studies and love of the circus
SINGAPORE – If not for the Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA) exercise, 20-year-old Jonathan Goh would not have been able to pursue his passion of circus arts and work towards realising his dream of starting a circus arts company.
Jonathan, who was first…
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Parents sceptical PSLE changes will reduce stress on students
SINGAPORE – Parents of the first batch of students to be affected by the changes to the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) grading system have welcomed the Government’s move and lauded the reduced focus on academic grades, but they remain sceptical…
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MOE’s projected total expenditure in this financial year
SINGAPORE – The total expenditure for the Ministry of Education in this financial year is projected to be S$12.80 billion, a 5.8 per cent increase from the previous year’s total expenditure of S$12.10 billion. Some major plans include:
• A new PSLE scoring…
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Need funding? Ask the crowd and you may well receive
SINGAPORE – As some banks cut back lending to small businesses amid a turbulent economic climate, more firms seeking to raise capital quickly are latching on to crowdfunding which comes without the hassle of trying, often in vain, to impress venture…
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Manpower planning will support industry transformation: Lim Swee Say
Sectoral manpower plans will complement and support the Industry Transformation Programme announced by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, said Manpower Ministry Lim Swee Say on Friday (Apr 8).
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New PSLE scoring system may help address over-emphasis on grades: Parents, teachers
Educators Channel NewsAsia spoke with acknowledged that it will take time to convince parents that the PSLE is not the ‘be all and end all’.
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S’pore to create space for ‘winners’ to emerge: Heng Swee Keat
SINGAPORE – Creating an environment for innovation and creativity to flourish involves mechanisms and processes for them to take place, and it is not as simple as advocating a culture where people argue with one another, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat…
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MOM to adopt 4-pronged approach to reduce workplace accidents: Sam Tan
The Minister of State for Manpower adds that the Manpower Ministry will be taking tougher actions against recalcitrant employers.
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