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Logo used from 2006 to 2015. Gumtree was founded in March 2000 by Michael Pennington and Simon Crookall as a local London classified ads and community site, designed to connect Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans who were either planning to move, or had just arrived in the city, and needed help getting started with accommodation, employment and meeting new people.
The National Jobs Council (NJC) is a 17-member high-level council aimed at job creation and training. [1] Formed in 2020 by the Singapore Government, the mission of the National Jobs Council is to identify and develop job opportunities and skills training for Singaporeans during the COVID-19 pandemic; [2] it supports the "whole-of-nation approach" to preserve existing jobs and match ...
Students in all grades participate in service projects. There are three categories of service: College, within the school community. Examples include peer support, ambassadors, student mentors, sports coaching, student and sports councils, and green campus initiatives. Local, within the Singapore community.
Primary education is free for all Singapore citizens in schools under the purview of the Ministry of Education, though there is a monthly miscellaneous fee of up to SGD 13 per student. [26] From 2020 it was announced that there would be a cap of 25–30% for Permanent Resident children entering into 10 primary schools which had PR admissions ...
Part-time student status is based on taking fewer course credits in a semester than full-time students. Part-time students may choose to pursue part-time studies for a variety of different reasons. A benefit of pursuing higher education as a part-time student is the opportunity to be able to balance learning with work, family and other personal ...
The Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), founded in 1956, is the oldest non-profit vocational university for lifelong learning in Singapore. [1] It offers a variety of degree programs such as business management, engineering , fashion design , nursing, mass communications , psychology and hospitality management .
In 1990, the Singapore Institute of Labour Studies (SILS) was set up dedicating Singapore's desire to have a labour college. The Labour Movement 2011 (LM2011) vision was launched by NTUC to push for an all-inclusive labour movement that seeks to represent workers of all colors, nationalities, and ages and those in the new and high-growth ...
In December 1953, the British colonial government in Singapore passed the National Service Ordinance, requiring all male British subjects and Federal citizens between the ages of 18–20 to register for part-time National Service. [1] The deadline for registration was on 12 May 1954 and those who failed to register would be either jailed or fined.