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MOE Continues to Boost Support for Students with Special Needs in Mainstream Schools

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Another 33 schools will receive trained Special Needs Officers (SNOs) to support students with mild to moderate dyslexia and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by mid-2009. This will bring the total number of schools that will be staffed with SNOs to 136 schools (105 primary schools and 31 secondary schools). MOE will continue to provide more schools with SNOs within the next few years.

MOE Press Release : http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2008/05/moe-continues-to-boost-support.php

Singapore needs to speed up training to be top retail destination

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

According to the Manpower Ministry, Schools such as the Singapore Institute of Retail Studies (Sirs) are crucial in achieving the goal for Singapore to be recognised as a retail destination comparable to cities such as London, New York and Paris.

Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister of Manpower, posed a challenge to the retail industry — to be among the world’s top 3 cities.

Sirs was established in January 2007, as a collaboration between Nanyang Polytechnic and Workforce Development Agency.

Besides Sirs, training institutes for other industries are being developed by the WDA.