Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday,
December 18
New ITE courses
to meet demand in aerospace, chemical
industries
SINGAPORE: The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is starting
new courses in emerging highgrowth industries next month, giving
secondary school leavers more opportunities to learn.
The new National ITE Certificate (NITEC) Aerospace Avionics course
and the NITEC in Chemical Process Technology (Process
Instrumentation) course are expected to meet skilled manpower
demands in the aerospace and chemical industries.
It is estimated that over 2,000 skilled personnel will be needed in
the aerospace industry over the next ten years.
With several new multibilliondollar chemical plants set to be
completed in the next two to three years, prospects for ITE
graduates in chemical processing are bright.
Industry sources welcome the new courses.
Rotary Engineering Limiteds human resources director Rick Goh said
graduates of the new NITEC in Chemical Process Technology (Process
Instrumentation) will be in high demand.
"The process industry is expected to grow at an exponential rate
over the next few years, with the oil majors commitment to invest
an estimated US$6 billion to US$8 billion in Jurong Island further
strengthening Singapores position as one of the top three oil
refining centres in the world," he said.
Other new fulltime NITEC courses that will start in January 2008
include Electrical Technology (Lighting and Sound), Hair Fashion
& Design, and Pastry & Baking. CNA/ac