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'{{For|the ministries in other countries which are also called Kementerian Pendidikan|Kementerian Pendidikan (disambiguation){{!}}Kementerian Pendidikan}} {{short description|Singaporean ministry responsible for education}} <!-- This article is NOT written in US-English. Please do not change it to US-English contrary to [[WP:ENGVAR]]: "An article on a topic that has strong ties to a particular English-speaking nation uses the appropriate variety of English for that nation." --> <!-- * Article conforms to British English usage (Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English) & Day-Month-Year format (Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Singapore-related articles)#Dates). --> {{Use British English|date=May 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox government agency |agency_name = Ministry of Education |abbreviation = MOE |logo = Ministry of Education (Singapore) logo.png |logo_width = 250px |logo_caption = Logo of the MOE |formed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1955|4|7}} |preceding1 = |dissolved = |superseding = |jurisdiction = [[Government of Singapore]] |employees = 62,964<ref>https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/27-MOE-2019.pdf</ref> |budget = {{increase}} 13.20 billion ''(est)'' [[SGD]] (2019) <ref>https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/27-MOE-2019.pdf</ref> |headquarters = 1 North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 |minister1_name = [[Ong Ye Kung]] |minister1_pfo = Minister |minister2_name = [[Indranee Rajah]] |minister2_pfo = Second Minister |minister3_name = [[Chee Hong Tat]] |minister3_pfo = Senior Minister of State |minister4_name = [[Muhammad Faishal bin Ibrahim]] |minister4_pfo = Senior Parliamentary Secretary |minister5_name = [[Low Yen Ling]] |minister5_pfo = Senior Parliamentary Secretary |chief1_name = Lai Chung Han |chief1_position = Permanent Secretary |chief2_name = Lai Wei Lin |chief2_position = 2nd Permanent Secretary |chief3_name = Wong Siew Hoong |chief3_position = Director-General of Education |chief4_name = Melissa Khoo |chief4_position = Deputy Secretary (Policy) |chief5_name = Lim Boon Wee |chief5_position = Deputy Secretary (Services) / Group Director HR |chief6_name = Ng Cher Pong |chief6_position = Deputy Secretary (SkillsFuture) / Chief Executive, SkillsFuture Singapore |parent_agency = |child1_agency = 1) [[Institute of Technical Education]] |child2_agency = 2) [[ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute]] |child3_agency = 3) [[Nanyang Polytechnic]] |child4_agency = 4) [[Ngee Ann Polytechnic]] |child5_agency = 5) [[Republic Polytechnic]] |child6_agency = 6) [[Science Centre, Singapore]] |child7_agency = 7) [[Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board]] |child8_agency = 8) [[Singapore Polytechnic]] |child9_agency = 9) SkillsFuture Singapore |child10_agency = 10) [[Temasek Polytechnic]] |website = {{url|www.moe.gov.sg}} |footnotes = |seal=|chief7_name=Chua-Lim Yen Ching|chief7_position=Deputy Director-General of Education (Professional Development) and Executive Director, Academy of Singapore Teachers|chief8_name=Liew Wei Li|chief8_position=Deputy Director-General of Education (Schools) and Director of Schools|chief9_name=Sng Chern Wei|chief9_position=Deputy Director-General of Education (Curriculum)|parent_department=|motto=}} [[File:MOE Building, Aug 06.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Ministry of Education headquarters at [[Buona Vista]]]][[File:SkillsFuture_Chart.png|thumb|Stakeholders and initiatives chart for SkillsFuture.]] The '''Ministry of Education''' ([[Abbreviation]]: '''MOE'''; {{lang-ms|'''Kementerian Pendidikan'''}}; [[Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: {{lang|zh|'''教育部'''}}; {{lang-ta|கல்வி அமைச்சு}}) is a [[ministry (government department)|ministry]] of the [[Government of Singapore]] that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to Education in Singapore. It is currently headed by Minister [[Ong Ye Kung]] who oversees education from Primary 1 to tertiary institutions. == Budget == The [[Government of Singapore]] invests heavily in education to equip citizens with the necessary knowledge and skills to compete in the global marketplace.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yorozu|first=Rika|date=2017|title=Lifelong Learning in Transformation: Promising practices in Southeast Asia|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002536/253603e.pdf|journal=UNESCO|volume=No. 4|pages=16|via=UNESCO}}</ref> Singapore currently spends around 1/5 of its national budget on education.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Singapore|last=Mara|first=Wil|publisher=Scholastic|year=2016|isbn=978-0-531-23297-2|location=New York|pages=90}}</ref> To boost its economic standing, the Government of Singapore created a mandate that most Singaporeans learn English. As a result, the country rose from one of the most impoverished Asian countries to one with the strongest economies and highest standards of living.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Singapore|last=Mara|first=Wil|publisher=Scholastic|year=2016|isbn=978-0-531-23297-2|location=New York|pages=71}}</ref> ==Statutory boards== The ministry currently oversees 10 statutory boards: *[[Institute of Technical Education]] *[[ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute]] *[[Nanyang Polytechnic]] *[[Ngee Ann Polytechnic]] *[[Republic Polytechnic]] *[[Science Centre, Singapore]] *[[Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board]] *[[Singapore Polytechnic]] *[[[https://www.skillsfuture.sg/ SkillsFuture Singapore]]] *[[Temasek Polytechnic]] In 2016, a new statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE), SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), was formed to drive and coordinate the implementation of SkillsFuture. It took over some of the functions currently performed by the [[Singapore Workforce Development Agency]] (WDA) and absorbed the [[Committee for Private Education]] (CPE). == SkillsFuture == The SkillsFuture initiative was introduced in 2015 to support Singapore’s next stage of economic advancement by providing [[lifelong learning]] and skills development opportunities for Singaporeans.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yorozu|first=Rika|date=2017|title=Lifelong Learning in Transformation: Promising practices in Southeast Asia|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002536/253603e.pdf|journal=UNESCO|volume=No. 4|pages=50|via=UNESCO}}</ref> SkillsFuture aims at unlocking the full potential of all Singaporeans, regardless of background and industry.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yorozu|first=Rika|date=2017|title=Lifelong Learning in Transformation: Promising Practices in Southeast Asia|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002536/253603e.pdf|journal=Uil Publications Series on Lifelong Learning Policies and Strategies|volume=No.4|pages=17|via=UNESCO}}</ref> The program contains several key initiatives, such as SkillsFuture Credit and SkillsFuture Earn and Learn. SkillsFuture caters to many stakeholders, with initiatives centred on students, adult learners, employers, and training providers.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yorozu|first=Rika|date=2017|title=Lifelong Learning in Transformation: Promising Practices in Southeast Asia|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002536/253603e.pdf|journal=Uil Publications Series on Lifelong Learning Policies and Strategies|volume=No.4|pages=17|via=UNESCO}}</ref> In general, SkillsFuture involves a broad array of policy instruments targeting a wider range of beneficiaries over a longer-term horizon – schooling years, early career, mid-career or silver years – with a variety of resources available to help them attain mastery of skills.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2017-08-15|title=Educating the developmental state: policy integration and mechanism redesign in Singapore's SkillsFuture scheme|journal=Journal of Asian Public Policy|volume=11|issue=3|pages=267–284|doi=10.1080/17516234.2017.1368616|last1=Woo|first1=J. J.}}</ref> Every Singapore citizen from the age of 25 is given S$500 (approximately $370) by the Singapore government for the SkillsFuture Credit to invest in their personal learning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/the-st-guide-to-using-your-skillsfuture-credit|title=The ST Guide To... Using your SkillsFuture Credit|last=Seow|first=Joanna|date=2017-05-19|website=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-08-28}}</ref> This sum can be used for continuing education courses in local tertiary institutions, as well as short courses provided by [[Massive open online course|MOOC]] providers such as [[Udemy]], [[Coursera]], and [[edX]]. By the end of 2017, the SkillsFuture Credit has been utilised by over 285,000 Singaporeans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/manpower/285000-singaporeans-have-used-skillsfuture-credit-with-more-doing-so-in-2017|title=285,000 Singaporeans have used SkillsFuture Credit, with more doing so in 2017|last=Seow|first=Joanna|date=2018-02-01|website=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-08-28}}</ref> There were more than 18,000 SkillsFuture credit-approved courses available at that time.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yorozu|first=Rika|date=2017|title=Lifelong Learning in transformation: Promising practices in Southeast Asia.|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002536/253603e.pdf|journal=UNESCO|volume=No. 4|pages=52|via=UNESCO}}</ref> As of 2016, there were also a total of 40 Earn and Learn Programmes.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yorozu|first=Rika|date=2017|title=Lifelong Learning in transformation: Promising practices in Southeast Asia|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002536/253603e.pdf|journal=UNESCO|volume=No. 4|pages=52|via=UNESCO}}</ref> SkillsFuture has established a multi-level training system with dozens of initiatives and programs targeting the different skill-training needs of different social groups, such as students and employees in different career stages. Moreover, SkillsFuture also invests in forms of industry collaboration to uplift the broad base of private companies, and strengthen collaboration between training institutions, unions, trade associations, and employers to develop the skills of the Singaporean workforce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/data/budget_2015/download/annexa2.pdf|date=2019-06-22|title=ANNEX A-2 SUMMARY OF SKILLSFUTURE INITIATIVES}}</ref> In terms of funding, according to the Singaporean government budget report, a provision of $220 million has been made for SSG in the fiscal year 2018 to implement plans, policies and strategies to support skills development programs under SkillsFuture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/data/budget_2018/download/27%20MOE%202018.pdf|date=2019-06-22|title=Head K: Ministry of Education – Budget 2019}}</ref> ==Autonomous Universities== There are six autonomous universities in Singapore.<ref name="Times 2015">{{cite web | last=Times | first=The Straits | title=How Singapore's six public universities differ | website=[[The Straits Times]] | date=March 3, 2015 | url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/how-singapores-six-public-universities-differ | accessdate=March 14, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Post-secondary">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = Post-secondary | website = Ministry of Education, Singapore | publisher = Ministry of Education, Singapore | date = | url = https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/post-secondary | format = | doi = | accessdate = June 23, 2017 | archiveurl = | archivedate = }}</ref> * [[National University of Singapore]] * [[Nanyang Technological University]] * [[Singapore Institute of Technology]] * [[Singapore Management University]] * [[Singapore University of Social Sciences]] * [[Singapore University of Technology and Design]] ==Unions== Civil servants employed by the Ministry of Education are organised into several Unions, including the [[Singapore Teachers' Union]], Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union, Singapore Malay Teachers' Union and Singapore Tamil Teachers' Union for Education Officers; and the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees for the non-Education Officers. All these unions are affiliates of the [[National Trades Union Congress]]. ==Minister for Education== {|class="wikitable" style="width:40%" ! width= 30% | Years in Office ! width= 70% | Minister ! width= 30% | Political Party |- | '''1955 – 1959''' || [[Chew Swee Kee]] ||rowspan="1"| {{SG/LF}} |- | '''March 1959 – June 1959''' || [[Lim Yew Hock]] ||rowspan="1"| {{SG/SPA}} |- | '''1959 – 1963''' || [[Yong Nyuk Lin]] ||rowspan="14"| {{SG/PAP}} |- | '''1963 –1970'''|| [[Ong Pang Boon]] |- | '''1972 – 1975''' || [[Lee Chiaw Meng]] |- | '''1975 - 1975''' || [[Toh Chin Chye]] |- | '''1975 – 1979''' || [[Chua Sian Chin]] |- | '''1979 – 1984''' || [[Goh Keng Swee]] |- | '''1985 – 1992''' || [[Tony Tan]] |- | '''1992 – 1997''' || [[Lee Yock Suan]] |- | '''1997 – 2003''' || [[Teo Chee Hean]] |- | '''2003 – 2008''' || [[Tharman Shanmugaratnam]] |- | '''2008 – 2011''' || [[Ng Eng Hen]] |- | '''2011 – 2015''' || [[Heng Swee Keat]] |- | '''2015 – 2018''' || [[Ng Chee Meng]] (Schools) <br> [[Ong Ye Kung]] <br> (Higher Education and Skills) |- | '''2018–present''' || [[Ong Ye Kung]] |} == Sources == {{Free-content attribution | title = Lifelong Learning in Transformation: Promising Practices in Southeast Asia | author = Yorozu, Rika | publisher = UNESCO | page numbers = 1-62 | source = UNESCO | documentURL = http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002536/253603e.pdf | license statement URL = http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002536/253603e.pdf | license = CC BY-SA }} ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{Commons category|Ministry of Education (Singapore)}} *{{Official website|https://www.moe.gov.sg/ Ministry of Education}} *[https://www.gov.sg/sgdi/ministries/moe Singapore Government Directory Interactive — Ministry of Education] {{Education in Singapore|International and private schools=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Singapore#International_and_private_schools}} {{Government of Singapore}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Education in Singapore]] [[Category:Government ministries of Singapore|Education, Ministry of]] [[Category:Education ministries|Singapore]]'