ABB and ITE Sign Skills Development MOU Worth $1.7 Million

ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), with an aim to focus on the training and development of green technology and increasing productivity in various engineering fields.

Under the five-year partnership, both parties endeavour to jointly set up technology and training centres, provide equipment, train ITE staff and students, as well as develop curricula for ITE courses.

ABB Pte. Ltd. has been a strategic partner of ITE since the first MOU collaboration with ITE College East in 2005. The latest MOU will extend across all three ITE colleges namely ITE College Central, ITE College East and ITE College West.

ABB will develop both ITE staff and students on technological innovations like robotics, building automation technologies, intelligent switchgear, and process control. Staff and students of ITE will also have the opportunity to receive training from ABB’s local and overseas facilities. Over 800 students from 10 courses in the three ITE colleges are expected to benefit from this collaboration.

Mr James Foo, the President and Country Manager of ABB in Singapore said: “As a leading global power and automation company, we are always looking for collaboration opportunities to facilitate knowledge transfer to the next generation. ABB engineers who work with the staff and students of educational institutes also gain new perspectives. There is a two-way exchange of technical knowledge and ideas. We also hope that when the students graduate, they would have acquired skills that are highly relevant in a fast-moving marketplace.”

Mr Bruce Poh, Director & CEO, ITE said: “Today’s MOU signing marks yet another milestone in our extensive partnership with ABB. On behalf of ITE, I would like to thank ABB for their strong commitment and support to investing in the future of our students and enhancing the quality of human capital for engineering. Through this collaboration, ITE lecturers will gain up-to-date training on the latest technology, while our students will benefit from industrial attachment. We hope that together with ABB, ITE will develop a new generation of hands-on, minds-on and hearts-on engineers.”