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1. SWDA launches 200 AI courses and Connect centre at Lifelong Learning Institute

   5 hours ago Channel News Asia Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore 4 km

   Singapore's Skills and Workforce Development Agency rolled out over 200 AI-related training courses on Wednesday, with free six-month subscriptions to premium AI tools for eligible citizens. It also opened Connect by SWDA, a careers and skills service centre at the Lifelong Learning Institute, which Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said will make support easier to navigate.

2. PM Wong launches Connect by SWDA at SkillsFuture Festival

   5 hours ago The Straits Times Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore 4 km

   At the Lifelong Learning Institute in Singapore, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong launched Connect by SWDA, a new careers and skills service centre run by the merged Skills and Workforce Development Agency. He said firms must plan for their workers at the same time as they transform, rather than leaving workforce issues to HR after business decisions are made.

3. Tamil workshop draws 50 students at National Library

   2 days ago Tamil Murasu National Library Board, Singapore 8.8 km

   A Tamil language workshop, 'Tamil is Beautiful!', was held on Friday (September 11) at the National Library Board premises in Singapore. Organised by Tamil Aruvi Learning Resources, it drew about 50 primary and secondary students. For the first time, students who do not speak Tamil at home and those with non-Tamil parents took part.

4. All PCF Sparkletots preschools to offer three mother tongues from 2027

   4 days ago Tamil Murasu One Punggol, Singapore 9.8 km

   Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong announced that all PCF Sparkletots preschools will offer Chinese, Malay and Tamil from 2027, expanding mother-tongue learning across 350 centres nationwide. He said nearly 40,000 children will benefit, speaking at an event at One Punggol.

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6. OBS opens largest campus on Coney Island with wheelchair-accessible elements

   5 days ago The Straits Times Coney Island, Singapore 9.4 km

   Outward Bound Singapore opened its largest campus on Coney Island on Sept 11, featuring over 70 high-adventure elements including wheelchair-accessible ones. The 12-ha site, opened by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, will let OBS accommodate the entire Secondary 3 cohort by 2030. The $250 million project was first announced in 2016 and faced delays.

7. Autistic student Danish Qastalani receives Lee Kuan Yew Exemplary Student Award

   6 days ago Berita Harian Singapura Orchard Road, Singapore 9.4 km

   Danish Qastalani Mohamad Shahrin, 17, an autistic student, received the Lee Kuan Yew Exemplary Student Award at the University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore, on 31 August. His mother, Mdm Sapiah Yahaya, 62, is proud that Danish now travels independently by bus and MRT and does vocational training at a hotel in Orchard Road. The award recognises students in government-funded special education schools who overcome challenges.