Previously, the three colleges were run as independent regional academies. They have now been merged into one academy, which will enable the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to utilize its staff resources more efficiently.
The Networking Academy program comprises a distance-learning curriculum that provides students with internet technology skills. The program delivers web-based content, online assessments, student performance tracking, hands-on labs, instructor training and support, and preparation for industry-standard certifications.
The three ITEs started delivering the curriculum of the Networking Academy program in 1999, and to date, 2,800 of their students have undergone training.
Now that we have consolidated our Networking Academy resources under one umbrella, we will be able to deliver the Networking Academy curriculum to an even wider group of students, said Yek Tiew Ming, the principal of ITE College West.
