Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether there was a technical outage caused by a system change in the Singapore Polytechnic course management system at the start of the semester on 16 October 2023; (b) if so, how many students were affected by this event; and (c) how did the SingaporeContinue reading “CHANGE IN SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC’S COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN OCTOBER 2023 AND RESULTANT IMPACT ON STUDENTS”
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INCIDENTS OF DISINVITATION OF SPEAKERS AND CANCELLATIONS OF EVENTS AT AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITIES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education whether he can confirm that incidents of disinvitations of speakers and cancellations of events at the autonomous universities are not due to advisory or instructions transmitted by the Ministry. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The autonomous universities (AUs) manage their own events, including deciding which speakers they wishContinue reading “INCIDENTS OF DISINVITATION OF SPEAKERS AND CANCELLATIONS OF EVENTS AT AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITIES”
NUMBER OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FILING COURT APPLICATIONS VIA INTEGRATED FAMILY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Law (a) for the past three years, what is the percentage of applicants who have filed Court applications via the Integrated Family Application Management System and are non-native English speakers; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider simplifying the application process or render assistance to such applicantsContinue reading “NUMBER OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FILING COURT APPLICATIONS VIA INTEGRATED FAMILY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM”
SOLUTIONS TO DEFRAY COST INCREASES IN NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD’S DECISION TO CEASE SUBSCRIPTION TO E-LEARNING PLATFORM
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker, and I thank the Senior Minister of State for his reply just now. I just heard the Senior Minister of State say that learners can use the SkillsFuture credit to claim for Udemy courses. But the last time I checked, on the SkillsFuture website, Udemy coursesContinue reading “SOLUTIONS TO DEFRAY COST INCREASES IN NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD’S DECISION TO CEASE SUBSCRIPTION TO E-LEARNING PLATFORM”
PROPOSAL TO REVIEW FORMAT OF GCE “A” LEVELS TO CATER TO BROADER-BASED EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education in light of the UK’s decision to replace the A- and T-levels with a single Advanced British Standard qualification (a) whether the Ministry plans to review the format of the GCE A-levels to better cater to broader-based educational requirements; (b) whether there are plans to evolveContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO REVIEW FORMAT OF GCE “A” LEVELS TO CATER TO BROADER-BASED EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS”
DISCREPANCY BETWEEN MINIMUM INCOME STANDARD STATED IN REPORT AND IN COMCARE’S LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE PAYOUT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in light of how the Government takes into account socio-psychological needs for ComCare calculations (a) what is the source of the discrepancy between the Minimum Income Standard of $6,426 for a family with two children as published in the Minimum Income Standards ReportContinue reading “DISCREPANCY BETWEEN MINIMUM INCOME STANDARD STATED IN REPORT AND IN COMCARE’S LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE PAYOUT”
INSTALMENT PAYMENT PLANS FOR SKILLS UPGRADING COURSES OFFERED BY BCA ACADEMY
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the BCA Academy provides instalment plans for Singaporeans who wish to undertake skills upgrading courses offered by the Academy but have financial challenges in raising the course fees at one go; and (b) if it does not, whether the Academy will consider allowingContinue reading “INSTALMENT PAYMENT PLANS FOR SKILLS UPGRADING COURSES OFFERED BY BCA ACADEMY”
INCREASE IN POSTAL RATES DESPITE PROFITABILITY RECORDED BY SINGPOST
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information whether IMDA will take into account the profit of S$38.8 million registered by SingPost in FY2022/23 when working with the company to review its decision to increase postal rates. Mr Tan Kiat How: Sir, from 9 October 2023, the postage rate for standard letter mail willContinue reading “INCREASE IN POSTAL RATES DESPITE PROFITABILITY RECORDED BY SINGPOST”
EXPANSION OF CPF EDUCATION LOAN SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF NON-DEGREE OR DIPLOMA COURSES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry will consider expanding the CPF Education Loan Scheme to fund certification courses that lead to formal certifications and qualifications which are not degrees and diplomas obtained from the current list of approved institutions; and (b) whether this can be extended to non-degreeContinue reading “EXPANSION OF CPF EDUCATION LOAN SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF NON-DEGREE OR DIPLOMA COURSES”
EFFECT OF INCREASES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES AND HIGHER COE PRICES ON INFLATION IN 2024
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry what is the extent to which increases in public transport fares and higher COE prices are projected to affect inflation in 2024; and (b) what further measures is the Government taking to contain inflationary pressure caused by such cost increases to mitigate its impactContinue reading “EFFECT OF INCREASES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES AND HIGHER COE PRICES ON INFLATION IN 2024”
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