18 October 2018
Nanyang Technological University said that all its future career fairs will be open to the entire graduating cohort.
From next year, regardless of grades, students will be allowed to submit their resumes posting them on a website for employers to consider.
Last month, NTU shortlisted career fair invitees based on their academic results and co-curricular activity (CCA) records.
Government Parliamentary Committee for Education chairman Denise Phua said: “Academic results are only one proxy indicator to determine the suitability of an applicant. These days, there are jobs that require skills, experiences and attributes not related to one’s academic scores.”
All these events follow on the heels of recent efforts by the Ministry of Education at revamping local exams and assessments, with the aim of moving away from a narrow focus on grades.