ITE College West

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ITE College West
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Address
1 Choa Chu Kang Grove, Singapore 688236
Information
TypePublic
Government
MottoA College of Service and Innovation
EstablishedJuly 2010; 11 years ago (2010-07)
PrincipalAlice Seow Chui Hoon
WebsiteITE College West

ITE College West is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Three Colleges" Governance and Education Model.

History[]

In July 2010, a 9.54-hectare mega-campus was opened, operating four schools - the School of Business and Services, School of Hospitality, School of Engineering and School of Info-Comm Technology. Four of the ITE campuses, Dover, Balestier, Bukit Batok and Clementi Campuses were merged into ITE College West.[1]

The campus, which was built by Gammon Construction under a PPP contract,[2] was officially opened on 18 April 2011 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.[3]

Culture and traditions[]

Uniform[]

Students are to wear the prescribed uniform. Inside the collar, there is a colour that represents different courses. Students are required to be in Physical Outfit for Physical Activities, students must change back to school uniform after physical activities. The Physical Education T-Shirt is a plain white shirt with two strips of the course colours. The colours below represents different types of courses:

  • Yellow - School of Business & Services
  • Green - School of Electronics & Info-Comm Technology
  • Orange - School of Engineering
  • Purple - School of Hospitality

Activities[]

Students can participate in many co-curricular activities (CCA) organised by Clubs, Committees, and community service societies. Actively contributing in the CCA can help to attain a 'CCA bonus point' of 0.2, 0.15, 0.1 and 0.05 respectively, where it can help ITE graduates who are progressing to ITE Higher Nitec or Polytechnic diploma courses.[4]

Arts & Cultural Activities[]

  • Acoustic Band
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Campus Radio
  • Chinese Orchestra
  • Choir Singing
  • Dance Group
  • Dikir Barat
  • Drama
  • Festive Drums
  • Inspire Club
  • Lion Dance
  • Magic Club
  • Percussion Club
  • Rock & Pop Band
  • Symphonic Band

Clubs & Societies[]

  • ACE Club
  • Apple Club
  • Audio Visual Club
  • Automation & Robotics
  • Business Studies Club
  • Community Service Club
  • Clean Energy Club
  • Cyber Security Club
  • Computer Club
  • Engineering Club
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Interact Club
  • Library Club
  • Media Smart Club
  • Micromouse Club
  • Photography Club
  • SAFE home Club
  • School Based Club
  • SPARK Programme
  • Student Council
  • Service Ambassadors Club
  • Work Safety & Health Club

Sports & Games[]

  • Archery
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Fitness Club
  • Bowling
  • Chess
  • Dragonboat
  • Floorball
  • Handball
  • Martial Arts
  • Motor Sport Club
  • Netball
  • Bouldering
  • Rugby
  • Sepak Takraw
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball

School and Courses[]

The College has four schools:

  • School of Business and Services (SBS)
  • School of Hospitality (SOH)
  • School of Engineering (SOE)
  • School of Info-Comm Technology (SEIT)

School of Business & Services Courses[]

  • Higher Nitec in Accounting
  • Nitec in Business Services
  • Nitec in Finance Services
  • Nitec in Fitness Training
  • Nitec in Travel & Tourism Services
  • Higher Nitec in Leisure & Travel Operations
  • Nitec in Retail Services
  • Higher Nitec in Service Management
  • Higher Nitec in Sports Management

School of Hospitality Courses[]

  • Technical Diploma in Culinary Arts
  • Asian Culinary Arts
  • Western Culinary Arts
  • Food & Beverage Operations
  • Pastry & Baking
  • Hospitality Operations

School of Electronics & Info-Communications Technology Courses[]

  • Web Applications
  • Electronics (Computer & Networking)
  • Security Technology
  • Info Communications Technology

School of Engineering Courses[]

  • Technical Engineer Diploma (TED) in Automotive Engineering
  • Work-Study Diploma (WSDip) in Electrical Engineering
  • Higher Nitec in Automotive Engineering
  • Nitec in Automotive Technology
  • Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering
  • Nitec in Electrical Technology (Lighting & Sound)
  • Nitec in Electrical Technology (Power & Control)
  • Higher Nitec in Facility Management
  • Nitec in Built Environment (Mechanical & Electrical Services)
  • Higher Nitec in Mechanical Engineering
  • Nitec in Mechanical Technology
  • Higher Nitec in Mechatronics Engineering
  • Nitec in Mechatronics and Robotics
  • Higher Nitec in Rapid Transit Engineering
  • Nitec in Rapid Transit Technology

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Fredriksen Birger; Sing Kong Lee; Chor Boon Goh (18 April 2008). Toward a Better Future: Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore since 1965. World Bank Publications. ISBN 978-0-8213-7376-7.
  2. ^ "Balfour Beatty ties up £100m PPP deal in Singapore". Building. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ Lai, Gerrard (19 April 2011). "PM Lee: ITE is critical element". my paper. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ "JPAE - Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise". jpae.polytechnic.edu.sg. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  5. ^ "ITE gave actress Jayley Woo a fresh start in life". 2015-09-02. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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