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IBM is launching the P-TECH School Model (“Pathways in Technology Early College High-Schools”) in Singapore, in partnership with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic.
Singapore is the first ASEAN country to launch P-TECH, and the fifth globally, after successful implementations in the United States, Morocco, Australia and Taiwan.
This education model provides ITE students early exposure to jobs in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and other “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics” (STEM) disciplines. They will be equipped with the necessary skills for competitive “new collar” careers, and will be supported by IBM and the participating institutions as they progress from ITE to pursue their Polytechnic Diplomas or ITE Work-Learn Technical Diplomas (WLTDs) in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) / STEM sectors.
IBM will also...