ITE College West

Infobox University
name = ITE College West


established = January 2001
type = Public
principal = Yek Tiew Ming
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country = Singapore
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website = [http://www.ite.edu.sg/college_west/]

ITE College West (ITE CW) is a vocational institute and currently a name of the former ITE West Network division of the Institute of Technical Education. By 2010, a single campus will be built in the new town of Choa Chu Kang to replace its 5 smaller network campuses as part of ITE's "One ITE System, Three Colleges" plan.

There are currently 5 network campuses in ITE College West.

* ITE College West (Dover Campus)
* ITE College West (Balestier Campus)
* ITE College West (Ang Mo Kio Campus)
* ITE College West (Bukit Batok Campus)
* ITE College West (Clementi Campus)

ITE College West (Ang Mo Kio Campus) (ITE CW-AM)

The campus opened in January 2000 on a land of 4.6 hectares in the Bukit Batok heartland.

Courses Available

*Nitec in Chemical Process Technology (Petrochemicals)
*Nitec in Chemical Process Technology (Pharmaceuticals)
*Nitec in Electronics (Computer and Networking)
*Nitec in Mechatronics (Automation Technology)
*Nitec in Mechatronics (Equipment Assembly)
*Nitec in Precision Engineering (Machining)

ITE College West (Clementi Campus) (ITE CW-CT)

In 1986, ITE College West (Clementi Campus) was known as Clementi Institute of Commerce under the VITB.

Courses Available

*Nitec in Service Skills (Office)
*Nitec in Service Skills (Retail)
*Nitec in Service Skills (Tourism)
*Nitec in Culinary Skills (Western)
*Nitec in Food and Beverage Operations
*Higher Nitec in Business-Information Technology
*Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Administration)
*Higher Nitec in Hospitality Operations (from Apr. 2007)

ITE College West (Dover Campus) (ITE CW-DR)

ITE College West (Dover Campus) together with its adjacent complex, ITE Headquarters was officially opened on 28th June 1996. It was previously known as Ayer Rajah Vocational Institute (ARVI) under the VITB

Courses Available

*Higher Nitec in Electronics Engineering
*Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering
*Higher Nitec in Information Technology
*Higher Nitec in Mechatronics Engineering
*Higher Nitec in Mechanical Engineering

News of the Proposed campus at Choa Chu Kang

As part of the "One ITE System, Three Colleges" plan, a 10-hectare site at the junction of Bukit Batok Road and Choa Chu Kang Way has been allocated for the new ITE College West campus. It will operate 3 schools, namely the School of Business and Services, School of Engineering and School of Info-Comm Technology. It will have training facilities catering to the retail, hospitality and automotive industry.

Facilities will be similar or better of those at the ITE College East campus.

Vision

"The Preferred Partner for ITE Education, Committed to Students and Innovation."

External links

* [http://www.ite.edu.sg/college_west/index.htm ITE College West]
* [http://www.ite.edu.sg/colleges/new_college_west/ Development of the new ITE College West]