Institute of Technical Education

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The Institute of Technical Education (Abbreviation: ITE; Chinese: 工艺教育学院) is a post-secondary institution in Singapore that provides pre-employment training to secondary school leavers and continuing education and training to working adults. Established by Ministry of Education, it was formerly known as Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB). ITE has three colleges (College Central, College East & College West) that offer the National ITE Certificate (NITEC), Higher NITEC, Master NITEC and diploma programmes.

Description[edit]

The Institute was established as a post-secondary education institution in April 1992 under the Ministry of Education, succeeding the Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB).

Stigmatisation[edit]

The Institute is commonly seen as a destination for students who fare poorly in the national examinations (the N Levels or O Levels). It is also commonly perceived that students of the Institute "have no future". Because of the deep stigma attached to it, the initials 'ITE' are said to stand for "It's the End", in popular culture. Efforts have been made to address this view, although the perception remains.

In popular culture[edit]

  • Jack Neo's 2012 film We Not Naughty dealt with the negative perception of ITE students.

Transportations[edit]

Only bus service within 1km walking distance, operating during school hours are shown below:

S/N Service Route Information Route Type
1 45 Upper East Coast Terminal ↔ SBST Ang Mo Kio Depot Trunk
2 50 Bishan Interchange ↔ Punggol Interchange
50A Aft Punggol Field → Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B
Trunk
3 72 Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↔ Tampines Interchange
72A Yio Chu Kang Interchange → ITE Coll Central
72B Yio Chu Kang Interchange → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int
Trunk
4 88 Toa Payoh Interchange ↔ Pasir Ris Interchange
88A Blk 190C → Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn
Trunk
5 159 Sengkang Interchange ↔ Toa Payoh Interchange
159A Sengkang Interchange → Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B
Trunk
6 265 SBST Ang Mo Kio Depot ↔ Ang Mo Kio Interchange ↺ Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 Feeder
7 668 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 → Marina Boulevard
Central Boulevard → Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5
City Direct

How to Get there?[edit]

Nearest Bus Stop(s)
Bus Stops Services
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ITE Coll Ctrl
Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
50 72 88 159
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Opp ITE Coll Ctrl
Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
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Blk 540
Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
45 88
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Blk 532
Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
Nearest MRT Station(s) Travel Methods from NS15Yio Chu Kang
Routes Travelling Time
NS15Yio Chu Kang
B

Walk.png[ 20 mins ]
ITE College Central
5-10 Minutes
via 72
Travel Methods to NS15Yio Chu Kang
Routes Travelling Time
ITE College Central
Walk.png[ 20 mins ]
NS15Yio Chu Kang
C
5-10 Minutes
via 72

The nearest Bus Interchange is Yio Chu Kang Interchange

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