Improving Quality of Private Education IHLs to Ensure Graduates Are Good Source to Complement Local Workforce

Debated in Parliament on 9 Sep 2024.

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Private Education Institutions (PEIs) in Singapore are required to comply with baseline standards under the Private Education Act and are supported by the EduTrust Certification Scheme, which sets minimum requirements for student protection, academic quality, and operational standards.
Data from PEI Annual Returns and the 2022/2023 Graduate Employment Survey indicate that about 36% of full-time external degree graduates from PEIs are foreigners, with 55% of foreign graduate respondents securing full-time employment.
Employers are responsible for assessing the suitability of foreign PEI graduates, while SkillsFuture Singapore focuses on enhancing local workforce capabilities through initiatives like the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme.

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Desmond Choo

Mr Desmond Choo asked the Minister for Education (a) what are the measures that have been taken to improve the quality of private education institutes of higher learning in Singapore; and (b) whether graduates of such institutes are a good source of foreign manpower to complement the local workforce.

Chan Chun Sing

All registered Private Education Institutions (PEIs) must adhere to baseline standards established in the Private Education Act and Regulations. These standards are in place to safeguard consumer interest and promote informed decision-making.

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) also implements the EduTrust Certification Scheme (EduTrust) to raise sector performance and institutional quality. The latest version of the EduTrust Guidance Document, last revised in August 2023, sets minimum requirements for critical areas, such as student protection and academic quality. It also includes new requirements to benchmark additional outcomes (e.g. service quality and operational standards) against national or international standards.

PEIs train both local and foreign students. Based on the PEI Annual Returns exercise, 36% of full-time Bachelor external degree programme graduates from PEIs were foreigners. The PEI Graduate Employment Survey (GES) 2022/2023 found that 55% of the foreign graduates who responded to the survey found full-time employment.

It is for employers to assess if PEI foreign graduates make good hires. SSG's focus is to enhance the capabilities and employability of our local workforce through SkillsFuture initiatives, including the recently implemented SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme.

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Private Education Institutions (PEIs) in Singapore are required to comply with baseline standards under the Private Education Act and are supported by the EduTrust Certification Scheme, which sets minimum requirements for student protection, academic quality, and operational standards.
Data from PEI Annual Returns and the 2022/2023 Graduate Employment Survey indicate that about 36% of full-time external degree graduates from PEIs are foreigners, with 55% of foreign graduate respondents securing full-time employment.
Employers are responsible for assessing the suitability of foreign PEI graduates, while SkillsFuture Singapore focuses on enhancing local workforce capabilities through initiatives like the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme.

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Improving Quality of Private Education IHLs to Ensure Graduates Are Good Source to Complement Local Workforce

Debated in Parliament on 9 Sep 2024.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Private Education Institutions (PEIs) in Singapore are required to comply with baseline standards under the Private Education Act and are supported by the EduTrust Certification Scheme, which sets minimum requirements for student protection, academic quality, and operational standards.
Data from PEI Annual Returns and the 2022/2023 Graduate Employment Survey indicate that about 36% of full-time external degree graduates from PEIs are foreigners, with 55% of foreign graduate respondents securing full-time employment.
Employers are responsible for assessing the suitability of foreign PEI graduates, while SkillsFuture Singapore focuses on enhancing local workforce capabilities through initiatives like the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme.

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Desmond Choo

Chan Chun Sing

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Private Education Institutions (PEIs) in Singapore are required to comply with baseline standards under the Private Education Act and are supported by the EduTrust Certification Scheme, which sets minimum requirements for student protection, academic quality, and operational standards.
Data from PEI Annual Returns and the 2022/2023 Graduate Employment Survey indicate that about 36% of full-time external degree graduates from PEIs are foreigners, with 55% of foreign graduate respondents securing full-time employment.
Employers are responsible for assessing the suitability of foreign PEI graduates, while SkillsFuture Singapore focuses on enhancing local workforce capabilities through initiatives like the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme.

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Improving Quality of Private Education IHLs to Ensure Graduates Are Good Source to Complement Local Workforce

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Chan Chun Sing

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