30% graduates’ unemployed, 30% earn below $2,000?
Survey on private universities’ degrees I refer to the articles “Move to gauge worth of private degrees” and “Private schools hold own surveys” (Straits Times,…
Education
Which courses hardest to find jobs?
Only 3 in 10 poly mass comm graduates found jobs? According to the Ministry of Manpower’s Yearbook of Manpower Statistics 2015 – the course with the worse…
Why are full-time employed poly graduates dropping like flies?
According to the Ministry of Manpower’s Yearbook of Manpower Statistics 2015 – the proportion of economically active polytechnic fresh graduates declined by 3.8 per cent from 93…
3 indicators of graduates’ under-employment?
More data needed on under-employed graduates I refer to the article “More data needed on under-employed graduates: Industry observers” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 26). It states…
More transparent: Disappearing, missing statistics?
I refer to the Corporate Communications, Ministry of Finance’s reply “Govt more open in sharing data” (Straits Times, Dec 15) to the article “S’pore can afford…
ITE real starting pay minus 28% last 15 years?
After writing “ITE, poly fees up: Bursary $25 monthly?” (Dec 9), I was curious as to whether real starting salaries have increased, since fees have…
ITE, poly fees up: Bursary $25 monthly?
ITE, poly fees increase as much as 8% I refer to the article “ITE, poly fees going up for new students” (Straits Times, Dec 9)….
Graduates’ real starting pay declined 9% last 7 years?
NUS grads among the world’s most employable I refer to the article “NUS grads among the world’s most employable” (Straits Times, Nov 13). It states…
Procreation tax benefits 166x more than childcare help?
169 childcare centres cut fees I refer to the article “169 childcare centres run by 23 partner operators to cut fees from 2016” (Straits Times,…
Increase subsidies for student-care, but not childcare (wayang)?
Higher student-care subsidies for financially needy children I refer to the article “Higher student-care subsidies for financially needy children” (Channel NewsAsia, Oct 12). It states that “There…