Improving Employment Outcomes of Graduates of Local Private Educational Institutions

Mr Fadli Fawzi asked the Minister for Education how does the Ministry plan to work with local private educational institutions (PEIs) to improve the employment outcomes of PEI graduates, in view of the higher incidence of overqualification and lower rates of full-time employment after graduation among these graduates as compared to graduates from local publicly-funded institutes of higher learning.

Mr Desmond Lee: Private education institutions should work with industry to regularly review their curriculum and course offerings for relevance to potential employers. This positions their graduates to secure good jobs post-graduation. To help prospective students to make informed decisions on their education choices and pathways, SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) conducts and publishes the results of the Private Education Institution (PEI) Graduate Employment Survey annually. However, SSG does not review or endorse the quality of PEIs and their programmes.

To support Singaporeans, including PEI graduates, in their job search, the Government provides a range of programmes, including career matching services through Workforce Singapore's Careers Connect and NTUC's Employment and Employability Institute's career centres, SkillsFuture training and conversion programmes and Government-funded traineeships.