2024年9月9日，新加坡教育部長陳振聲在國會答覆淡濱尼集選區議員朱倍慶有關提高私立高等教育機構質量相關問題。
以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：
朱倍慶（淡濱尼集選區議員） 先生詢問教育部長：
(a) 採取了哪些措施來提高新加坡私立高等教育機構的質量？
(b) 這些機構的畢業生是否是補充本地勞動力的良好的外國人力來源？
陳振聲（教育部長） 先生：所有註冊的私立教育機構（PEIs）都必須遵守 《私立教育法》和《私立教育條例》中規定的基本標準。制定這些標準是為了保障消費者的利益，促進他們在知情的情況下做出決策。
新加坡未來技能發展局（SSG）還實施了教育信託認證計劃（EduTrust），以提高行業績效和機構質量。最新版的《教育信託指導文件》（EduTrust Guidance Document）於2023年8月進行了修訂，為學生保護和學術質量等關鍵領域設定了最低要求。該文件還包括新的要求，即以國家或國際標準為基準來衡量其他成果（如服務質量和運營標準）。
私立教育機構（PEIs）既培訓本地學生，也培訓外國學生。根據私立教育機構年度報表，私立教育機構全日制本科外部學位課程畢業生中，36%為外國人。2022/2023 年私立教育機構畢業生就業調查（GES）發現，參與調查的外國畢業生，55%找到了全職工作。
應由僱主來評估私立教育機構的外國畢業生是否適合聘用。新加坡未來技能發展局（SSG）的工作重點是通過 「技能創前程」（SkillsFuture）計劃，包括最近實施的 「技能創前進階計劃」（SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme），提高本地勞動力的能力和就業能力。
以下是英文質詢內容：
Mr Desmond Choo asked the Minister for Education (a) what are the measures that have been taken to improve the quality of private education institutes of higher learning in Singapore; and (b) whether graduates of such institutes are a good source of foreign manpower to complement the local workforce.
Mr Chan Chun Sing: All registered Private Education Institutions (PEIs) must adhere to baseline standards established in the Private Education Act and Regulations. These standards are in place to safeguard consumer interest and promote informed decision-making.
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) also implements the EduTrust Certification Scheme (EduTrust) to raise sector performance and institutional quality. The latest version of the EduTrust Guidance Document, last revised in August 2023, sets minimum requirements for critical areas, such as student protection and academic quality. It also includes new requirements to benchmark additional outcomes (e.g. service quality and operational standards) against national or international standards.
PEIs train both local and foreign students. Based on the PEI Annual Returns exercise, 36% of full-time Bachelor external degree programme graduates from PEIs were foreigners. The PEI Graduate Employment Survey (GES) 2022/2023 found that 55% of the foreign graduates who responded to the survey found full-time employment.
It is for employers to assess if PEI foreign graduates make good hires. SSG's focus is to enhance the capabilities and employability of our local workforce through SkillsFuture initiatives, including the recently implemented SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme.
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