04 April 2018
In the future, more school leavers will be able to secure a place at one of Singapore’s universities.
For instance, the cohort participation rate (CPR) will rise to 37.5 per cent from 35 per cent last year. This year, the total number of those heading to Singapore’s six publicly funded universities will be higher compared to last year.
Minister in charge of Higher Education and Skills Ong Ye Kung recently asserted that the Ministry of Education is well on track to meeting the 40 per cent cohort participation rate by 2020.
The figure of 40 per cent for 2020 refers only to funded places at the autonomous universities for junior college or polytechnic students.
He said, “In time to come, we hope that 100 per cent of Singaporeans will have skills or qualifications that are on a par with having a degree.”
Moving ahead, deep skills will count more for career progression as Singapore’s economy has diverse needs and will require diverse talents from a spectrum of expertise which will require lifelong learning.