ITEES is well positioned to provide a comprehensive suite of TVET solutions to meet the training demands of your organisation. We bring a wealth of experience and knowledge garnered from ITE, our parent organisation, who has more than 50 years of experiences in transforming TVET in Singapore. In addition, with our extensive global experience and track records in supporting international partners in transforming and upgrading their TVET systems, we are confident of partnering your organisation in pursing your goals in human capital development through skills.
To date, ITEES has supported 30 countries in developing their TVET capabilities. ITEES operates a flexible and responsive business model to meet the needs of its international partners. We have completed many projects in Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America, in collaboration with foreign governments, private sectors, international organisations and development banks.
ITE Education Services (ITEES), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore, was set up in January 2003 with the objective of sharing ITE’s expertise in transforming skills education. Tasked with the mission to impact Skills Education and Training internationally leveraging on the Singapore system, ITEES is your Global Partner of Choice in Transforming Lives through Skills Education and Training.
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Panama
Infrastructure • Leadership
At the invitation of the Ministry of Presidency, ITEES conducted a feasibility study to examine the current TVET system, review its existing challenges and issues, and to make recommendations for the setting up of a Superior Technical Institute.
About the project
Project Scope: During a state visit to Singapore by the then-President of the Republic of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal, from 17 to 19 October 2010, he visited ITE College West. Following this visit, H.E. Juan Carlos Varela, President of the Republic of Panama, requested ITEES to assist the Panama Ministry of Education set up a Superior Technical Institute (Instituto Técnico Superior del Este – ITSE) in Tocumen, Panama City. The ITSE aims to train up to 5,000 students per year to help prepare them for the job market and also prepare them for progression to technical degree programmes at the Technological University of Panama (Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá).
Impact & Outcome: In a span of 12 months, ITEES conducted three workshops for Panamanian government officials, namely (1) an Infrastructure Development Workshop in April 2015 (2) a TVET Executive Workshop in February 2016 (3) a Strategic Development Workshop for senior project leaders in Mar 2016. ITEES also provided them the curriculum materials for 10 trade courses.