ITE College West (ITECW) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
| ITE College West | |
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| Address | |
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1 Choa Chu Kang Grove, Singapore 688236 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Government |
| Motto | A College of Service and Innovation |
| Established | July 2010 |
| School board | Institute of Technical Education |
| Principal | Alice Seow Chui Hoon |
| Website | Official website |
| Agency overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Education |
It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Three Colleges" Governance and Education Model.
Campus
editIn July 2010, a 9.54-hectare mega-campus was opened, operating four schools - the School of Business and Services, School of Hospitality, School of Engineering and School of Info-Comm Technology. [1]
The campus, which was built by Gammon Construction under a PPP contract,[2] was officially opened on 18 April 2011 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.[3]
Activities
editStudents can participate in many co-curricular activities (CCA) organised by Clubs, Committees, and community service societies. Actively contributing in the CCA can help to attain a 'CCA bonus point' of 0.2, 0.15, 0.1 and 0.05 respectively, where it can help ITE graduates who are progressing to ITE Higher Nitec or Polytechnic diploma courses.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Jeremy Chan – Actor of MediaCorp
- Hayley Woo – Actress of MediaCorp
- Jayley Woo – Actress of MediaCorp[5]
- Sean Tan – Professional wrestler signed to WWE
- Cheris Lee – Actress, dancer & singer.
- Kiki Lim – Actress of MediaCorp[6]
References
edit- ^ Fredriksen Birger; Sing Kong Lee; Chor Boon Goh (18 April 2008). Toward a Better Future: Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore since 1965. World Bank Publications. ISBN 978-0-8213-7376-7.
- ^ "Balfour Beatty ties up £100m PPP deal in Singapore". Building. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Lai, Gerrard (19 April 2011). "PM Lee: ITE is critical element". my paper. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "JPAE - Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise". jpae.polytechnic.edu.sg. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ "ITE gave actress Jayley Woo a fresh start in life". 2015-09-02. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Here Are The Star Search 2019 Finalists Like You've Never Seen Them Before". TODAY. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
