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50 Years of Technical Education in Singapore

by Varaprasad N

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Singapore’s technical education in a period of national development

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Singapore’s technical education in a period of national development

Varaprasad N’s account traces the development of technical and vocational education in Singapore alongside the country’s economic and industrial growth after independence. It examines the role of government support and the effort to raise the standing of vocational education while creating routes between different levels of study. The book also sets out an argument about the consequences of prioritizing higher education over technical training, including the risk of producing graduates whose skills do not match employment needs. Together, these subjects make the book a historical and policy-focused look at how education choices and workforce development were linked in Singapore’s progress.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the history of education and workforce development in Singapore.
  • Those studying technical and vocational education or education policy.
  • Readers exploring links between industrial growth, employment, and education systems.

Themes

Technical and vocational educationSingapore’s post-independence developmentGovernment support for educationEducation and workforce needs

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Book overview

 

This book describes in vivid detail how a newly independent nation with neither a history of technical education nor industry, developed in a short period of time a world-class system of technical and vocational education that helped it make rapid progress in its manufacturing and industrial sector. The economy and the education sector both developed in parallel, with each complementing the other, utilizing strategies and making the decisions that were to bring the country quickly to advanced status.

Studies show that premature investment in higher education at the expense of technical and vocational education has created many leaders but few doers, leading to high unemployment. The Singapore Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) story demonstrates how governmental support helped changed the image of technical and vocational education to one equal with higher education, yet including bridges and ladders to allow everyone to maximize their potential.

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