July 14, 2008
Minister Lim Swee Say Visits CG Protege
Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister (Prime Minister's office) and NTUC Secretary-
General, paid CG Protege a visit, where he was given a detailed
presentation of our training process and a description of how a
production studio operates. Mr Lim was accompanied by board members of
the Employment & Employability Institute (E2I) and the Chief
Executive of the Workforce Development Agency, Mr Ong Ye Kung.
June 28, 2008
Official Launch of WSQ Certification in
Animation
Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong visited CG Protege on 28 June
2008, to mark the launch of the first professional certification
programme for animation and visual effects that is a collaborative
effort between the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), Media
Development Authority (MDA) and CG Protege.
Accompanied by an entourage of officials from the Manpower Ministry,
WDA and MDA, the Minister was given a tour of the school premises and a
brief demonstration of the training and production process. In an
interview with Channel NewsAsia following the visit, Acting Manpower
Minister Gan Kim Yong said: "The skills and the certification that they
acquire will be portable. They will then be employed and recognised by
employers. "And by producing this pool of qualified and highly trained
professionals, it will give us the advantage to attract more
investments in the creative industry."
May 02, 2007
Straits Times - Prime Minister's Speech at
May Day Rally:
Highlights
http://app.mfa.gov.sg/pr/read_content.asp?View,7105,
He
pointed out that the Singapore Government had made lifelong learning a
priority. It set up a
Lifelong Learning Fund and
the
Workforce Development Agency (WDA).
The latter partnered the labour movement, tertiary institutes and
industry groups to set up specialised institutions to prepare workers
for jobs in the new growth sectors.
He gave workers this assurance: 'We will equip Singaporeans with the
relevant skills, we will deliver courses, give the workers national
certification, qualifications, make them more employable.'
He also highlighted the efforts of
Mr Max Chan, 36,
who worked as a glass artist for 10 years but decided to upgrade his
skills when the industry went into decline.
Despite being weak in English, he got a Diploma in Multimedia
Production and attended a 3D animation course run by the WDA and the
Media Development Authority.
He now works at a 3D animation production house.
Said Mr Chan, in Mandarin: 'I have always been interested in animation
and when I saw WDA offering it, I went for it immediately. Now I am
more confident about my abilities, despite just having N-levels.'
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