Chan Chun Sing on academic calendar of IHLs
The academic calendars of the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) are planned to support students' learning experiences. This includes ensuring sufficient time for both curriculum coverage and student life during term time. That of the polytechnics also takes into consideration the time when students are enrolled. There are currently no plans to align the polytechnics' academic calendars with that of primary and secondary schools. There are, however, overlaps between the term breaks of the schools and polytechnics. The academic schedules in the IHLs for Continuing Education and Training programmes leading to full qualifications are broadly aligned with Pre-Employment Training programmes. Short modular courses and Workforce Skills Qualifications are designed with more flexible programme schedules and do not necessarily align with the academic calendars for the longer programmes. This better meets the needs of adult learners who have to juggle work and learning. Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said this in reply to an MP's questions in Parliament on Wednesday (Oct 5).
The academic calendars of the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) are planned to support students' learning experiences. This includes ensuring sufficient time for both curriculum coverage and student life during term time. That of the polytechnics also takes into consideration the time when students are enrolled. There are currently no plans to align the polytechnics' academic calendars with that of primary and secondary schools. There are, however, overlaps between the term breaks of the schools and polytechnics. The academic schedules in the IHLs for Continuing Education and Training programmes leading to full qualifications are broadly aligned with Pre-Employment Training programmes. Short modular courses and Workforce Skills Qualifications are designed with more flexible programme schedules and do not necessarily align with the academic calendars for the longer programmes. This better meets the needs of adult learners who have to juggle work and learning. Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said this in reply to an MP's questions in Parliament on Wednesday (Oct 5).