Education around you

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

   15 hours ago Channel News Asia Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore 1.3 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

   15 hours ago The Straits Times Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore 1.3 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. 77 students take White Coat pledge at Duke-NUS Medical School

   1 day ago Tamil Murasu Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 8.2 km

   At Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, 77 students took the medical pledge at the White Coat Ceremony on August 14. This year saw more women enrol, with 38 of the 49 female students having switched to medicine from other fields. Among them is Aparna Giri Shankar, who came from public health.

4. Tamil workshop draws 50 students at National Library

   2 days ago Tamil Murasu National Library Board, Singapore 5.5 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.

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6. Third MOE Outdoor Adventure School campus opens on Kusu Island

   5 days ago Tamil Murasu Koni Island, Singapore 8.5 km

   A new 12-hectare campus of Singapore's Outdoor Adventure School (OBS) was officially opened on Kusu Island on Friday. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong opened the site, the school's third branch after Pulau Ubin and East Coast. By 2030 all secondary school students are to attend an outdoor adventure camp.

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

   6 days ago Berita Harian Singapura Orchard Road, Singapore 6.1 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.