Job coaching for ITE students with special needs and more CCAs among key updates from MOE’s budget

Currently, about 100 ITE graduates aged 30 and below take up WSQ diplomas each year. PHOTO: ST FILE

Elisha Tushara

UPDATED Mar 06, 2025, 05:46 PM

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SINGAPORE – A range of measures spanning special education, skills upgrading and co-curricular activities (CCAs) in schools were announced in Parliament on March 6.

These updates were unveiled during the debate on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) budget.

Support for students with special needs

1. Expanded internship and employment support

Students with special needs in the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will get more support to prepare them for work, with a new programme that will place them in internships, announced Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman, along with other updates for Sped schools.

Piloted in mid-2024, students under the ITE-SG Enable Internship and Employment Support programme receive training in areas such as workplace communication, as well as resume and interview preparation, to prepare them to join the workforce.