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The Singapore education system does produce people for the workforce. In fact it is one of the aims of education. system. Though there were initiatives to bring this aim into place, the other aims such as providing a place for every child, building national loyalty, and fostering social cohesion cannot be overlooked. The Singapore education system, indeed produces people for the workforce. A good example would be in the 1960s, when there was a declining entreport trade, and thus the need to move away from entreport trade, to the manufacturing sector. And as such, in 1969, technical education was introduced to all sec 1 and 2 boys, and half of the girls, to take up lessons in metal work, and wood work. After this, more vocational institutions were set up. Now, we see the exisistence of the Singapore poly, and other institutes. Later on, in 1985, the Singapore economy was hit by a global recession, and the need for Singaporeans to be creative and to adapt to and initiate to new changes arose. We then saw the opening of autonomous schools, where the principal were given more freedom to implement their programmes to cater to the students. In the 1990s, we saw the emphasis placed on project work, to stretch the students’ abilities, and to teach them to analyze problems, and for them to come up with solutions. IT was also in cooperated into curriculum time, to equip the soon to come workforce with the necessary skills to tackle the IT wave. Yet there were other aims not to be overlooked. For example, in the 1960s, when Singapore’s population was growing rapidly, there was a need to provide a place for every child.
Approximate Word count = 1073
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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