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Lifelong Learning/Education Policy and Career Design/Human Resource Development –
The Singapore Experience. Chia Mun Onn
Vice -President (Singapore)East Asia Forum for Adult Education
Immediate Past President The Singapore Association for Continuing
Education
Two Stories
Frog-Hunting Drinking water
Questions for Discussion How is lifelong learning perceived ? How are lifelong learning policies shaped by the
expectations of learners and the responsiveness of adult educators?
What is the expanded role of adult educators and trainers in an increasingy globalised Singapore?
Is lifelong learning sustainable ?
The Context
The Race to Stay Ahead Globalisation Singapore as an Educational Hub Demographics
The Policy Initiatives
Manpower 21 Singapore 21 Learning Festival Workers Development Agency The Singapore Quality Class Award
Implications for policy development Greater Accountability of Programme
Effectiveness Expanding roles of adult educators Need for Professional Development Increasing demand for educators and
trainers Shift from training to lifelong learning Shift from provision to self-responsibility
Responses of Organisations •Strive for distinctiveness •Need for Self-Sustainability
•Look to Quality Assurance certification •Guided by Business Values
Lifelong Learning as a Policy, Strategy and Lifestyle
Managing by objectives
Self-managing
The Learning Organisation as an emerging paradigm
The Learner as Consumer
Education as Commodity
Exchange Value of Education
Use Value of Education
Exchange and Use Value of Education
Perceptions of Lifelong Learning
Perceptions of the Objectives of Lifelong Learning
RevolutionReformMaintenanceAcculturationConservation
Valuing people
Beyond profit-making The Balanced Scorecard
The Balanced Scorecard
Concluding Remarks
Developing managerial capabilities Appilcability of management concepts to
educational settings Going beyond economic worth
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