01/02/2018
EDUCATION (TRAINING AND ADULT EDUCATION) INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION MAP
The Education [Training and Adult Education (TAE)] Industry
Transformation Map (ITM), launched by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG),
covers one of the two sub-sectors under the Education ITM. It was
developed in collaboration with tripartite partners (i.e. involving the
unions and industry), building on the Training and Adult Education
Sector Transformation Plan introduced in November 2016.
Unlike the other ITMs which focus on jobs creation within
their industry, the TAE industry is a critical enabling infrastructure
for SkillsFuture, in supporting industry transformation and enabling
Singaporeans to stay relevant and competitive in the economy. It is
therefore important that there is a high quality and responsive TAE
industry that addresses the critical and emerging skills needs of
businesses and individuals across all industries, helping companies to
elevate business performance through upskilling and reskilling of their
employees.
The Education (TAE) ITM provides a roadmap to
professionalise and strengthen the capabilities of the TAE sector by
focusing on three key thrusts – 1) Innovation, 2) Jobs and Skills, and
3) Productivity.
Thrust 1: Driving Innovation
To support the transformation which is happening
across different industries, TAE providers will similarly have to
transform. They should reposition themselves by providing training that
is tightly integrated with business solutions to support business
performance and meet the skills needs of the industries they serve. SSG
will support training providers in acquiring better understanding of the
jobs and critical and emerging skills needs identified in the different
ITMs. Training providers should also make reference to the Skills
Frameworks to structure their course offerings.
Innovation is also required in training delivery. TAE
providers are encouraged to enhance learning delivery and effectiveness
through blended and workplace learning. SSG will be rolling out new
programmes on pedagogical and modular curriculum design, to equip adult
educators in making learning even more relevant and accessible. We will
also be increasing the adoption of innovative learning approaches
through iN.LEARN 2020, which was launched in October 2015 to support TAE
providers in innovative pedagogy and technology-enabled learning.
Thrust 2: Professionalising Jobs & Deepening Skills
TAE providers will need to invest in building a
strong and skilled TAE workforce. In view of the emerging skills
required by the TAE sector, SSG will continue to enhance recognition of
the TAE workforce and improve the career and skills pathways for adult
educators.
Currently, there are more than 800 TAE professionals
recognised for both their pedagogical and professional excellence under
the Adult Education Professionalisation (AEP) initiative, which was
launched in 2015. They are recognised as Associate Adult Educators,
Specialist Adult Educators, or Adult Education Fellows. More are
expected to come onboard. In 2017, SSG also gave out the inaugural
batch of 34 SkillsFuture Study Awards for the TAE sector to encourage
TAE professionals to pursue skills mastery and deepen their professional
competencies. SSG plans to make available up to 60 SkillsFuture Study
Awards for the TAE sector in 2018.
SSG’s Institute for Adult Learning will also continue to
refresh its training programmes for TAE professionals in order to
support their skills deepening journey. A Skills Framework for the TAE
sector will be developed to provide key information on the TAE sector,
career pathways, occupations and job roles, as well as existing and
emerging skills required for the occupations and job roles.
Thrust 3: Increasing Productivity
A community feedback feature has also been implemented on the MySkillsFuture Portal to better engage individuals and provide greater transparency on course information. This community feedback feature allows learners to share their views on the quality of their learning experience.
To support the training providers, SSG will make available several infrastructural solutions to help them reduce the burden of training administration and improve customer service. An upcoming solution is a set of training management solutions for TAE providers, which are connected with SSG’s administrative systems. Such solutions will enable training providers to transact more seamlessly with SSG.
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