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Keechiu wants to make a career change ........................ (from ministar to pm) 
In a world defined by technological disruptions and rapidly evolving industries – most if not all of us will be taking on different job roles throughout our lifetimes.
However, making a career change in our 40s and 50s is not always easy.
Ministry of Education, Singapore and SkillsFuture SG will continue to support mid-career individuals to upskill or reskill, and to move to new sectors or job roles. This includes a new SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP). Courses under SCTP will be highly subsidised, and they will focus on industry-relevant training involving potential employers and employment facilitation into sectors with good hiring opportunities.
We are also looking into providing more opportunities for working adults to pursue a degree at a suitable point in their life by increasing the “lifetime cohort participation rate”.
Beyond these, MOE, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Singapore Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Trade and Industry are studying how we can enhance structural support for Singaporeans in their 40s and 50s who may need significant reskilling to provide a second wind in their careers.
If you are making the leap, know that we are right behind you
Chan Chun Sing shared a video from the playlist Rising Above Together.
3 hrs ·In a world defined by technological disruptions and rapidly evolving industries – most if not all of us will be taking on different job roles throughout our lifetimes.
However, making a career change in our 40s and 50s is not always easy.
Ministry of Education, Singapore and SkillsFuture SG will continue to support mid-career individuals to upskill or reskill, and to move to new sectors or job roles. This includes a new SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP). Courses under SCTP will be highly subsidised, and they will focus on industry-relevant training involving potential employers and employment facilitation into sectors with good hiring opportunities.
We are also looking into providing more opportunities for working adults to pursue a degree at a suitable point in their life by increasing the “lifetime cohort participation rate”.
Beyond these, MOE, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Singapore Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Trade and Industry are studying how we can enhance structural support for Singaporeans in their 40s and 50s who may need significant reskilling to provide a second wind in their careers.
If you are making the leap, know that we are right behind you
from straitstimes.com:
SINGAPORE - Pinpointing the best age to test students in a national examination that balances children's different pace of development is something the Education Ministry will continue to study.
Testing too early might be detrimental for some late bloomers, while testing too late might mean being unable to apply the interventions necessary to help children progress at their pace, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing in Parliament on Monday (March 7).
Said Mr Chan: "Given the diversity of our learners, it's very hard to say that there is just one point for everyone. But to the extent that we can, we will find that point - be it PSLE or otherwise - to cater to the bulk of our students."
He was responding to a question from Mr Darryl David (Ang Mo Kio GRC) on whether the ministry will consider introducing coursework as part of the PSLE.
Ms Denise Phua (Jalan Besar GRC) and Progress Singapore Party Non-Constituency MP Hazel Poa also suggested that the PSLE be scrapped and replaced by through-train programmes instead, with Ms Poa noting that stress caused by the exam is undesirable.
Ms Phua said in Parliament: "We are so used, for example, to using the academic yardstick in parenting, in hiring, and even in judging one another."
Mr Chan said the fundamental issue of why exams are stressful depends on the individual's attitudes towards the assessment.
He said: "A test or an assessment is an opportunity for us to know ourselves better, to know our children better - where they stand, where they're strong, and where they're weak."
A test could be less stressful if viewed as "surpassing ourselves rather than surpassing other people", he added.
Going forward, tests should have less to do with rote memorisation and shift towards making sense of the plethora of information sources available and creating solutions to future problems, said Mr Chan, adding that how stressful this is depends on perspective.
On the timing of exams, Mr Chan said: "The assurance that we want to give to everyone is this: That one point doesn't and will not define a person's future forever."
Success should be defined by finding the appropriate pathway for students rather than getting into a school that is deemed the “most popular or most successful”, Mr Chan said.
Seeing test results as a means to determine the correct pathway for students will make exams less stressful, he added.
Acknowledging that exams will impose some stress, he said: "I must also qualify that it is not our aim to remove all stress from our children. It is not possible and that should not be our aim.
"Our aim is to make sure that we stretch our students appropriately - not too much, not too little."
Budget debate: MOE continuing to study the right age for students to take national exams
SINGAPORE - Pinpointing the best age to test students in a national examination that balances children's different pace of development is something the Education Ministry will continue to study.
Testing too early might be detrimental for some late bloomers, while testing too late might mean being unable to apply the interventions necessary to help children progress at their pace, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing in Parliament on Monday (March 7).
Said Mr Chan: "Given the diversity of our learners, it's very hard to say that there is just one point for everyone. But to the extent that we can, we will find that point - be it PSLE or otherwise - to cater to the bulk of our students."
He was responding to a question from Mr Darryl David (Ang Mo Kio GRC) on whether the ministry will consider introducing coursework as part of the PSLE.
Ms Denise Phua (Jalan Besar GRC) and Progress Singapore Party Non-Constituency MP Hazel Poa also suggested that the PSLE be scrapped and replaced by through-train programmes instead, with Ms Poa noting that stress caused by the exam is undesirable.
Ms Phua said in Parliament: "We are so used, for example, to using the academic yardstick in parenting, in hiring, and even in judging one another."
Mr Chan said the fundamental issue of why exams are stressful depends on the individual's attitudes towards the assessment.
He said: "A test or an assessment is an opportunity for us to know ourselves better, to know our children better - where they stand, where they're strong, and where they're weak."
A test could be less stressful if viewed as "surpassing ourselves rather than surpassing other people", he added.
Going forward, tests should have less to do with rote memorisation and shift towards making sense of the plethora of information sources available and creating solutions to future problems, said Mr Chan, adding that how stressful this is depends on perspective.
On the timing of exams, Mr Chan said: "The assurance that we want to give to everyone is this: That one point doesn't and will not define a person's future forever."
Success should be defined by finding the appropriate pathway for students rather than getting into a school that is deemed the “most popular or most successful”, Mr Chan said.
Seeing test results as a means to determine the correct pathway for students will make exams less stressful, he added.
Acknowledging that exams will impose some stress, he said: "I must also qualify that it is not our aim to remove all stress from our children. It is not possible and that should not be our aim.
"Our aim is to make sure that we stretch our students appropriately - not too much, not too little."
from straitstimes.com:
SINGAPORE - Police investigations into the unauthorised clearing of Kranji woodland have found that two JTC officers had misrepresented facts and given inaccurate information to their superiors, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing told Parliament on Thursday (March 10).
The case has been referred to the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), which will decide whether to bring charges against the officers, he said.
Separately, JTC said its board of directors will convene a disciplinary panel to consider appropriate disciplinary actions against the two officers, as well as their senior supervisors if they had breached their duties.
The two JTC officers - the project manager and his immediate supervisor, a deputy director - had told their superiors that the unauthorised clearance work on 4.5 hectares of the site was discovered by the project manager on Jan 13, 2021 during his site visit.
Mr Chan said this information was conveyed to MTI and incorporated into his answers in Parliament on Feb 26, 2021 when he was then Minister for Trade and Industry.
At that time, MPs had raised questions about the unauthorised clearance, which had come to light after aerial photos of the site appeared on social media.
Mr Chan said then that the unauthorised clearance occurred between late December 2020 and Jan 13, 2021.
Investigations have since found that clearance of those areas had commenced without NParks' approval before December 2020, said Mr Chan on Thursday.
Police also found that the project manager who was in charge knew of the unauthorised clearance prior to Jan 13, 2021, he added.
"His immediate superior, the deputy director, also knew. It appears that they misrepresented the facts and gave inaccurate information to their superiors," said Mr Chan.
Investigations have established that another two plots of land, which amount to more than 2.8 hectares, had also been cleared without NParks approval, he said.
Mr Chan's February 2021 answers had stated that clearance works were suspended from Jan 13, 2021. JTC has clarified that it stopped all tree felling but had continued with other minor work like vegetation clearing, he said.
The inaccurate information conveyed to MTI by the two JTC officers meant "some of the information I presented to Parliament, based on what they had said, was therefore inaccurate", he added.
Mr Chan, who spoke near the end of Thursday's Parliament sitting, said police have just concluded their investigations and presented their conclusions to him and other ministers earlier this week.
He said that after discussions with the AGC, he was satisfied that he could update Parliament on what the police have found but emphasised that the facts presented are based on the police's view.
"First, what I have said above is based on the police view, which could well be contested in court if the matter proceeds to court. And a court could take a different view of the facts," he said.
"Second, we need to be fair to the persons who may be charged; setting out the facts here should not prejudice their fair trial."
Given the unclear situation and factual disputes, the Government first wanted to rule out any possible corruption, he said. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) was asked to investigate, and concluded that there had been no corruption.
MTI is reviewing the investigation findings with JTC, and apart from possible court proceedings, MTI and JTC will take appropriate disciplinary measures against the individuals responsible, said Mr Chan.
In a statement on Thursday evening, MTI said it takes "a very stern and serious view of this incident" and does not condone such misconduct.
Separately, JTC chairman Tan Chong Meng said: "This is a serious incident and JTC acknowledges the lapses. JTC will remedy our shortcomings and improve our processes.
"We will tighten the execution of projects and compliance with rules, and ensure that JTC officers uphold the highest standards of integrity and governance in carrying out their duties."
The Kranji site is earmarked for industrial development. It comprised mainly unused scrubland left vacant after land occupied by the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line was returned to Singapore in 2011.
Mr Chan also corrected his statement that the contractor who cleared the sites had not been paid for the unauthorised clearing in December 2020 and January last year.
He said investigations found that some payments had been made for the unauthorised clearance of the 4.5 hectares plot of land.
He said: “Erroneous information was provided by JTC Contract and Procurement (Construction) Division, who processed the payments without realising that the payments included felling of trees in areas that had not been approved for clearance.
“There was no intent by JTC staff to mislead.”
Investigations also found that payments had been made for clearance of another plot of land, which was also cleared without approval.
Mr Chan added that if due process had been followed, approval would have been given subject to the necessary conditions being met.
“However, regardless of whether approvals would have been forthcoming, the JTC officers had a duty to give the correct information to their supervisors and MTI,” he said.
“Failure to do so is wrong, and cannot be excused.”
1. On Feb 26, 2021: Then Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Chan told Parliament that 4.5 hectares of the forested land there had been cleared between end December 2020 and Jan 13, 2021 without NParks’ approval.
The clarification: Investigations have since found that clearance of the 4.5 hectares commenced without NParks’ approval before December 2020.
Investigations suggest that two JTC officers had given inaccurate information to their JTC superiors about the time period that this erroneous clearing had taken place.
This information was then incorporated into Mr Chan’s February reply.
Investigations also found that another two plots of land, amounting to more than 2.8 hectares, had also been cleared without NParks’ approval.
2. On Feb 26, 2021: Mr Chan said unauthorised land clearing was discovered by JTC’s project manager on Jan 13, 2021 during his site visit.
All clearance works onsite were suspended immediately and remained suspended, he added.
The clarification: Investigations have since found that JTC’s project manager who was in charge, knew of the clearance before Jan 13, 2021.
His immediate superior, a deputy director, also knew.
It appears that they misrepresented the facts and gave inaccurate information to their superiors.
As for clearance works being suspended immediately from Jan 13, 2021, JTC has clarified that it stopped all tree felling but had continued with other minor work like vegetation clearing.
3. On Feb 26, 2021: Mr Chan said contractors had not been paid for the over-clearance in December 2020 and January 2021.
The clarification: Some payments had been made for the clearance, which included tree-felling.
This erroneous information that the contractors had not been paid was provided by a JTC division, which processed the payments without realising that they were for the unauthorised clearance of trees in December 2020 and January 2021.
Investigations have also found that payments were made for unauthorised clearance that took place before December 2020 involving some parts of the 4.5 hectares of forested land and another plot.
2 JTC officers referred to AGC for untruths linked to wrongful clearing of Kranji woodland
SINGAPORE - Police investigations into the unauthorised clearing of Kranji woodland have found that two JTC officers had misrepresented facts and given inaccurate information to their superiors, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing told Parliament on Thursday (March 10).
The case has been referred to the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), which will decide whether to bring charges against the officers, he said.
Separately, JTC said its board of directors will convene a disciplinary panel to consider appropriate disciplinary actions against the two officers, as well as their senior supervisors if they had breached their duties.
The two JTC officers - the project manager and his immediate supervisor, a deputy director - had told their superiors that the unauthorised clearance work on 4.5 hectares of the site was discovered by the project manager on Jan 13, 2021 during his site visit.
Mr Chan said this information was conveyed to MTI and incorporated into his answers in Parliament on Feb 26, 2021 when he was then Minister for Trade and Industry.
At that time, MPs had raised questions about the unauthorised clearance, which had come to light after aerial photos of the site appeared on social media.
Mr Chan said then that the unauthorised clearance occurred between late December 2020 and Jan 13, 2021.
Investigations have since found that clearance of those areas had commenced without NParks' approval before December 2020, said Mr Chan on Thursday.
Police also found that the project manager who was in charge knew of the unauthorised clearance prior to Jan 13, 2021, he added.
"His immediate superior, the deputy director, also knew. It appears that they misrepresented the facts and gave inaccurate information to their superiors," said Mr Chan.
Investigations have established that another two plots of land, which amount to more than 2.8 hectares, had also been cleared without NParks approval, he said.
Mr Chan's February 2021 answers had stated that clearance works were suspended from Jan 13, 2021. JTC has clarified that it stopped all tree felling but had continued with other minor work like vegetation clearing, he said.
The inaccurate information conveyed to MTI by the two JTC officers meant "some of the information I presented to Parliament, based on what they had said, was therefore inaccurate", he added.
Mr Chan, who spoke near the end of Thursday's Parliament sitting, said police have just concluded their investigations and presented their conclusions to him and other ministers earlier this week.
He said that after discussions with the AGC, he was satisfied that he could update Parliament on what the police have found but emphasised that the facts presented are based on the police's view.
"First, what I have said above is based on the police view, which could well be contested in court if the matter proceeds to court. And a court could take a different view of the facts," he said.
"Second, we need to be fair to the persons who may be charged; setting out the facts here should not prejudice their fair trial."
Given the unclear situation and factual disputes, the Government first wanted to rule out any possible corruption, he said. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) was asked to investigate, and concluded that there had been no corruption.
MTI is reviewing the investigation findings with JTC, and apart from possible court proceedings, MTI and JTC will take appropriate disciplinary measures against the individuals responsible, said Mr Chan.
In a statement on Thursday evening, MTI said it takes "a very stern and serious view of this incident" and does not condone such misconduct.
Separately, JTC chairman Tan Chong Meng said: "This is a serious incident and JTC acknowledges the lapses. JTC will remedy our shortcomings and improve our processes.
"We will tighten the execution of projects and compliance with rules, and ensure that JTC officers uphold the highest standards of integrity and governance in carrying out their duties."
The Kranji site is earmarked for industrial development. It comprised mainly unused scrubland left vacant after land occupied by the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line was returned to Singapore in 2011.
Mr Chan also corrected his statement that the contractor who cleared the sites had not been paid for the unauthorised clearing in December 2020 and January last year.
He said investigations found that some payments had been made for the unauthorised clearance of the 4.5 hectares plot of land.
He said: “Erroneous information was provided by JTC Contract and Procurement (Construction) Division, who processed the payments without realising that the payments included felling of trees in areas that had not been approved for clearance.
“There was no intent by JTC staff to mislead.”
Investigations also found that payments had been made for clearance of another plot of land, which was also cleared without approval.
Mr Chan added that if due process had been followed, approval would have been given subject to the necessary conditions being met.
“However, regardless of whether approvals would have been forthcoming, the JTC officers had a duty to give the correct information to their supervisors and MTI,” he said.
“Failure to do so is wrong, and cannot be excused.”
3 clarifications on Kranji woodland clearance
Education Minister Chan Chun Sing on Thursday (March 10) made three key clarifications to his reply on Feb 26, 2021 to MPs’ questions about the unauthorised clearing of some forested areas in Kranji woodland.1. On Feb 26, 2021: Then Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Chan told Parliament that 4.5 hectares of the forested land there had been cleared between end December 2020 and Jan 13, 2021 without NParks’ approval.
The clarification: Investigations have since found that clearance of the 4.5 hectares commenced without NParks’ approval before December 2020.
Investigations suggest that two JTC officers had given inaccurate information to their JTC superiors about the time period that this erroneous clearing had taken place.
This information was then incorporated into Mr Chan’s February reply.
Investigations also found that another two plots of land, amounting to more than 2.8 hectares, had also been cleared without NParks’ approval.
2. On Feb 26, 2021: Mr Chan said unauthorised land clearing was discovered by JTC’s project manager on Jan 13, 2021 during his site visit.
All clearance works onsite were suspended immediately and remained suspended, he added.
The clarification: Investigations have since found that JTC’s project manager who was in charge, knew of the clearance before Jan 13, 2021.
His immediate superior, a deputy director, also knew.
It appears that they misrepresented the facts and gave inaccurate information to their superiors.
As for clearance works being suspended immediately from Jan 13, 2021, JTC has clarified that it stopped all tree felling but had continued with other minor work like vegetation clearing.
3. On Feb 26, 2021: Mr Chan said contractors had not been paid for the over-clearance in December 2020 and January 2021.
The clarification: Some payments had been made for the clearance, which included tree-felling.
This erroneous information that the contractors had not been paid was provided by a JTC division, which processed the payments without realising that they were for the unauthorised clearance of trees in December 2020 and January 2021.
Investigations have also found that payments were made for unauthorised clearance that took place before December 2020 involving some parts of the 4.5 hectares of forested land and another plot.
Keechiu visited Jurong Secondary School. 
I was left in the good hands of Vivian, Yi Xuan and their schoolmates, from the moment I arrived at Jurong Secondary School.
They showed me around the school with great pride, deftly answered my questions, and shared many interesting details that reflected their interest and love for their school.
It was clear that the principal and teachers have tremendous faith and trust in their students – they are given space to lead independently and be themselves, and the confidence that this instils in the students shone brightly.
A very memorable visit
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Chan Chun Sing added 10 new photos.
11 hrs ·I was left in the good hands of Vivian, Yi Xuan and their schoolmates, from the moment I arrived at Jurong Secondary School.
They showed me around the school with great pride, deftly answered my questions, and shared many interesting details that reflected their interest and love for their school.
It was clear that the principal and teachers have tremendous faith and trust in their students – they are given space to lead independently and be themselves, and the confidence that this instils in the students shone brightly.
A very memorable visit
Keechiu found a new pair of shoes.
Came home and found a new pair of shoes.
Wow! Looks like my size…
Wondering if family was giving me a surprise…
Then realised that those were my son’s new shoes for his uniformed group!
How much he has grown…
Children grow up fast…let’s treasure our time with them. CCS
Chan Chun Sing
12 hrs ·Came home and found a new pair of shoes.
Wow! Looks like my size…
Wondering if family was giving me a surprise…
Then realised that those were my son’s new shoes for his uniformed group!
How much he has grown…
Children grow up fast…let’s treasure our time with them. CCS
Keechiu Chan meets Adam Chan.
“Minister, my name is also Chan — Adam Chan!”
My fellow Chan brethren and his Primary 2 schoolmates enthusiastically shared their solutions for solving “real-life” challenges, including efficiently moving LEGO cargo to reduce carbon footprint. Unconstrained by preconceived notions at their young age, they came up with imaginative and interesting proposals.
Kay and Haeley taught me how to artificially pollinate orchids, and patiently guided me through the process. The stunning Temasek Orchis Pavilion is the culmination of good work by students and teachers of Temasek Primary School.
Always humbled by how much we can learn from our students, and happy to see them having great fun with applied learning.
#ourschoolstories
Chan Chun Sing added 5 new photos.
13 hrs ·“Minister, my name is also Chan — Adam Chan!”
My fellow Chan brethren and his Primary 2 schoolmates enthusiastically shared their solutions for solving “real-life” challenges, including efficiently moving LEGO cargo to reduce carbon footprint. Unconstrained by preconceived notions at their young age, they came up with imaginative and interesting proposals.
Kay and Haeley taught me how to artificially pollinate orchids, and patiently guided me through the process. The stunning Temasek Orchis Pavilion is the culmination of good work by students and teachers of Temasek Primary School.
Always humbled by how much we can learn from our students, and happy to see them having great fun with applied learning.
#ourschoolstories
Keechiu chats with Haslinda Amin.
How has #COVID19 and other disruptions transformed how we teach and learn?
What can we do to prepare our students for a world that is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous?
These are questions faced by educators in Singapore and around the world.
At Bloomberg Asia’s 7th Asean Business Summit, I shared with Haslinda Amin Singapore’s plans to prepare our students to ride the digitalisation wave by having more lessons online, to complement face-to-face learning. This will allow our students to enjoy greater customisation in lessons, and have more autonomy in self-paced learning. The data collected from online lessons can also guide teachers in identifying areas that require more attention or reinforcement.
In a fast-changing world, with technology disruptions and growing global uncertainties, our vision for education is to encourage greater collaboration and creativity among students who will apply what they have learnt to co-create solutions for tomorrow’s challenges, and uncover new possibilities.
At the same time, we need to equip our students to learn for life by igniting their curiosity and developing the passion to keep learning. Beyond academic results, students must acquire the mentality of being open to learning, unlearning and relearning, so that they can keep surpassing themselves throughout life rather than focus singularly on doing well in exams.
Watch an excerpt of the interview here: https://www.bloomberg.com/.../singapore-s-chan-sees-more...
And the full interview here: https://youtu.be/0G2JBo6LR4I
Chan Chun Sing
4 hrs ·How has #COVID19 and other disruptions transformed how we teach and learn?
What can we do to prepare our students for a world that is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous?
These are questions faced by educators in Singapore and around the world.
At Bloomberg Asia’s 7th Asean Business Summit, I shared with Haslinda Amin Singapore’s plans to prepare our students to ride the digitalisation wave by having more lessons online, to complement face-to-face learning. This will allow our students to enjoy greater customisation in lessons, and have more autonomy in self-paced learning. The data collected from online lessons can also guide teachers in identifying areas that require more attention or reinforcement.
In a fast-changing world, with technology disruptions and growing global uncertainties, our vision for education is to encourage greater collaboration and creativity among students who will apply what they have learnt to co-create solutions for tomorrow’s challenges, and uncover new possibilities.
At the same time, we need to equip our students to learn for life by igniting their curiosity and developing the passion to keep learning. Beyond academic results, students must acquire the mentality of being open to learning, unlearning and relearning, so that they can keep surpassing themselves throughout life rather than focus singularly on doing well in exams.
Watch an excerpt of the interview here: https://www.bloomberg.com/.../singapore-s-chan-sees-more...
And the full interview here: https://youtu.be/0G2JBo6LR4I
Keechiu went to Tanglin Halt.
Tanglin Halt was all abuzz this morning. Actually, pretty much so every weekend.
I have always enjoyed walking through this charming neighbourhood and meeting our stallholders and residents, many of whom have stayed here for decades.
Wishing everyone a great weekend!
Chan Chun Sing
8 hrs ·Tanglin Halt was all abuzz this morning. Actually, pretty much so every weekend.
I have always enjoyed walking through this charming neighbourhood and meeting our stallholders and residents, many of whom have stayed here for decades.
Wishing everyone a great weekend!
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