Highlights of the Year

Top TP achievements

A well-deserved feather in their caps

Each year, the President's Award for Teachers (PAT) recognises excellent educators for their role in motivating, inspiring and moulding the future of our nation. This year, TP School of Informatics & IT lecturer, Ms Iman Tang, was a worthy recipient of Singapore's highest accolade for the teaching fraternity. "I will never forget how my teachers made me feel, and I hope to make that kind of difference in the lives of others," said Ms Tang, who has been enriching the lives of TP students for over 15 years.

TP School of Engineering lecturer, Mrs Sathish Sowmya, was also honoured as a PAT 2021 finalist. "The nomination has instilled a greater sense of responsibility to give my best always," she said. Both our PAT Hall of Fame inductees participated at TP's signature Learning Academy (LA) Fest 2021, where they shared their teaching philosophies and practices with their peers in attendance.

TP’s super sixth

High-fives all round for TP School of Design

For the fifth year in a row, TP School of Design claimed the coveted crown of 'Institution of the Year' at the annual Crowbar Awards. Organised by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore, Crowbar Awards is the only major student competition that celebrates the best creative, design and media works from institutions worldwide.

Celebrating TP’s ciNE65 awards sweep

TP’s skills galore

WorldSkills Singapore National Competition 2021 was held from 29 September to 9 October 2021 at the ITE Colleges and the five Polytechnics in 18 competition skills areas. Our young TP talents did us proud by claiming a commendable tally of four Gold, four Silver and four Bronze medals, and nine Medallions of Excellence.

Sporting action is back

Finally, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the POL-ITE Games returned in 2021! Out of 32 sports categories, Team Temasek athletes brought home a total tally of 26 medals—15 Gold, three Silver and eight Bronze. In addition, our teams from Men's Dragon Boat, Women's Floorball, Men's and Women's Swimming, Taekwondo, and Men's and Women's Volleyball successfully defended their championship titles!

TP's swim team also competed in the ActiveSG Year-End Smash Swimming Competition 2021 at Our Tampines Hub. Competing against established swim clubs, Team Temasek won four Gold, three Silver and four Bronze medals.

Last but not least, TP's Kayak Racing team raced in the 2021 Singapore Mid-Distance Canoeing Championships at Marina Reservoir. Up against university competitors and club rowers, the team bagged a commendable tally of two Gold and two Silver medals.

Keep up your excellent work

Promoting mental health

Silver Ribbon (Singapore) is a registered non-profit organisation launched by the late former President S R Nathan to combat mental health stigma and encourage early help. In December 2021, we received the Silver Ribbon Mental Health Award under the School Institution category.

Mr Samuel Wee, Director of Student Support & Career Services, received the award from Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social and Family Development. He also shared the institution's extensive efforts and initiatives to promote mental health within the TP community and beyond.

What’s new in TP

All “four” tomorrow’s workforce

To do our part in helping the nation meet the demands for a modern, future-ready workforce, TP launched a total of four new learning facilities. Each embraces the exciting opportunities of digitalisation and new technologies, and enhances the training of our PET and CET students.

New Learning Centre #1: TP Advanced Manufacturing Centre (TP AMC)

TP AMC is a fully integrated end-to-end manufacturing facility. Within its walls are an AI-enabled manufacturing line, a smart warehouse with an automated storage and order picking system, and a nerve centre that provides real-time analysis and data analytics optimisation.

TP AMC will train approximately 1,500 PET and 1,000 CET students annually for Singapore’s manufacturing sector. It will also support companies and industry partners in their Industry 4.0 transformation efforts through consultancy services and other projects.

New Learning Centre #2: Smart E-Commerce Centre (SMEC)

SMEC features three business units: 1st Avenue Omni, an unmanned lifestyle retail store selling products by local businesses and global brands, 1st Avenue Originals, TP’s gift shop and café that features a coffee-serving robot barista, and 1st Avenue Online, TP’s e-shop that combines and showcases the product offerings of the first two.

Our new, integrated retail learning facility will enhance TP's PET and CET curricula and training resources. It can also help strengthen enterprise capabilities by identifying potential digitalisation opportunities. 

New Learning Centre #3: Malware Analysis Centre

A collaboration with ST Engineering, Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike, TP's Malware Analysis Centre is a fully functioning, learning facility operated entirely by TP’s Diploma in Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics students, such as Andrew Leng (pictured right).

“In this student-led service centre, the team helps our walk-in customers scan and remove any malware found in their laptops. Roles such as Centre Manager and Security Analyst are rotated among the team, so that each of us can be well-versed in these operations,” he shared.

New Learning Centre #4: Integrative Built Environment Centre (IBEC)

The most comprehensive set-up of its kind in a polytechnic, IBEC covers a wide range of related domains, specialising in the areas of digital architecture, intelligent building systems and smart facility management.

IBEC cements TP's support for the Singapore Green Plan and the BuildSG movement. Here, TP works closely with industry partners to enhance our PET curricula and CET upskilling programmes, train tomorrow's workforce in core engineering skills and engage in research and development projects.

Check out our new, winning start-ups

TP's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Department runs two structured incubation programmes annually to help equip our students and alumni with entrepreneurial ambitions. Over 170 participants attended this year. Two of the most promising ideas were awarded the StartupSG Founder Grant of $50,000 by Enterprise Singapore to facilitate the launch and development of their new business ventures.

The future lies in the clouds … of new technologies!

Other TP accomplishments

Putting the FUN in Singapore’s NDP 2021 fun pack

Developing SEN students across polytechnics and ITEs

A man’s best friend indeed

TP embarked on a new pilot therapy programme with animal-assisted therapy specialists, Pawsibility, in March 2022. With the aid of a professionally trained therapy dog that participated in activities such as obstacle courses and puzzle-solving tasks, the programme helped boost the emotional resilience and self-confidence of our SEN students and those burdened with anxiety challenges.

A collection of our most precious memories

Spreading smiles through our community

For our volunteers, giving back is its own reward! This year, we are proud to share our new #TPCares projects and initiatives:

Sharing our expertise

An enlightening virtual exchange

With overseas travel still curtailed, TP tapped on our networks to organise virtual trips to China, Indonesia and Thailand for over 4,200 students! Participants enjoyed a rich cultural learning experience, local country tours and other activities. These virtual trips were partially funded by the National Youth Council (NYC) under the TP-NYC three-year Asia-Ready Exposure Programme partnership agreement.