Cambridge Institute (Singapore)
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Cambridge Institute is a private post-secondary school in Singapore
. It was established in 1996 and now has 2,000 full-time students and 150 staff. It has no connection with Cambridge University (UK). The main campus is in the city's central business district, with two branches elsewhere.
It has been awarded the Singapore Quality Class (SQC) for Private Education Organizations, and its native-speaker language teachers have been approved by the Singapore Ministry of Education. SQC is an initiative under the Singapore Government's Education Excellence Framework.
Cambridge Institute is geared to the needs of foreign students. Most are studying English
. The school handles, on behalf of the student, applications to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority
for a Student's Pass enabling residence in Singapore for the duration of the course. The school will also act as the student's sponsor if required and organise airport reception, opening a bank account, etc.
The school has overseas representative offices in Hanoi
(Vietnam) and Shenyang
(China).
A Student Protection Scheme is in place, as stipulated by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE). As one of the largest operators in the private education sector, Cambridge Institute has welcomed government proposals for new stricter regulation of such schools, following a spate of sudden closures of private schools. Edwin Chan, Principal of Cambridge Institute, said it was "high time" the rules were made stricter.
International Diploma programmes are offered in vocational areas such as Education, Hotel and Tourism Management, Business Management and Marketing, and Accountancy. These diplomas are awarded by external institutions such as Edith Cowan University (Australia), Southern Institute of Technology (New Zealand), and London Centre of Marketing. These are full-time post-'O'-level (or equivalent) courses for which students must be at least 16.
GCE 'O' level courses are offered to students aged 16-25 to prepare for direct entry to government polytechnics or Junior Colleges in Singapore (a part-time evening course).
Trips to many places of interest are organised to enhance the learning process and provide for a more enjoyable educational experience.
The school is responsible to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority for ensuring that foreign students residing temporarily in Singapore on a Student Pass complete their studies. Therefore the most serious offences are truancy and skipping classes. Students who commit these offences receive corporal punishment (caning
) and if they repeatedly do so they will be dismissed from the school and repatriated to their home countries.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It was established in 1996 and now has 2,000 full-time students and 150 staff. It has no connection with Cambridge University (UK). The main campus is in the city's central business district, with two branches elsewhere.
It has been awarded the Singapore Quality Class (SQC) for Private Education Organizations, and its native-speaker language teachers have been approved by the Singapore Ministry of Education. SQC is an initiative under the Singapore Government's Education Excellence Framework.
Cambridge Institute is geared to the needs of foreign students. Most are studying English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. The school handles, on behalf of the student, applications to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority
Immigration and Checkpoints Authority
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Singapore Government.-Overview:...
for a Student's Pass enabling residence in Singapore for the duration of the course. The school will also act as the student's sponsor if required and organise airport reception, opening a bank account, etc.
The school has overseas representative offices in Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
(Vietnam) and Shenyang
Shenyang
Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
(China).
A Student Protection Scheme is in place, as stipulated by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE). As one of the largest operators in the private education sector, Cambridge Institute has welcomed government proposals for new stricter regulation of such schools, following a spate of sudden closures of private schools. Edwin Chan, Principal of Cambridge Institute, said it was "high time" the rules were made stricter.
Academics
The school offers full-time language courses in General English (six levels), Conversational English, Business English, and Chinese. 17 other languages are offered as part-time courses.International Diploma programmes are offered in vocational areas such as Education, Hotel and Tourism Management, Business Management and Marketing, and Accountancy. These diplomas are awarded by external institutions such as Edith Cowan University (Australia), Southern Institute of Technology (New Zealand), and London Centre of Marketing. These are full-time post-'O'-level (or equivalent) courses for which students must be at least 16.
GCE 'O' level courses are offered to students aged 16-25 to prepare for direct entry to government polytechnics or Junior Colleges in Singapore (a part-time evening course).
Trips to many places of interest are organised to enhance the learning process and provide for a more enjoyable educational experience.
The school is responsible to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority for ensuring that foreign students residing temporarily in Singapore on a Student Pass complete their studies. Therefore the most serious offences are truancy and skipping classes. Students who commit these offences receive corporal punishment (caning
Caning in Singapore
Caning is a widely used form of legal corporal punishment in Singapore. It can be divided into several contexts: judicial, military, school, reformatory/prison, and domestic/private....
) and if they repeatedly do so they will be dismissed from the school and repatriated to their home countries.