SkillsFuture Credit false claims – even less people went for training?
4,400 caught submitting false SkillsFuture claims I refer to the article “4,400 caught in January submitting false SkillsFuture claims amounting to $2.2m” (Straits Times, Feb…
Education
Graduates real starting pay decreased 2% last 9 years?
Higher salaries for university graduates I refer to the article “Higher salaries for university graduates from NUS, NTU and SMU in 2016” (Straits Times, Feb…
Record closure of private schools, but world renowned ones too?
I refer to the article “Private school closures in Singapore hit record high last year” (Straits Times, Feb 9). Record no. of private schools closed…
More or less S’poreans sought training: “Mathematically” speaking?
More S’poreans sought training in 2016 I refer to the article “More Singaporeans sought training in 2016, but mindset change still needed, says SkillsFuture chief”…
Only 6.3% took SkillsFuture Credit?
126,000 benefited from the SkillsFuture Credit scheme I refer to the article “126,000 Singaporeans pick up new skills in first year of SkillsFuture Credit scheme” (Straits…
62.7% of university faculty foreigners?
100% score for international faculty NUS scored 100% on the latest QS rankings for international faculty because only 37.3 per cent of the faculty in…
University hostel fees up 6.8% p.a. despite $1b surplus?
University hostel fees “have increased sharply” I refer to the article “Higher operating costs push up university hostel fees” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun 28). It states…
43% of university students are foreigners?
1 in 3 local university students admitted from Poly I refer to the article “1 in 3 local university students admitted last year is a…
No Brainer: 5% don’t put money in CDA?
New CDA First Step grant benefits lower income families most I refer to the article “New CDA First Step grant benefits lower income families the…
Graduates real starting pay decreased 5% last 8 years?
Higher starting salaries for graduates I refer to the article “Higher starting salaries for local fresh graduates in 2015: Survey” (Channel News Asia, Mar 2)….