To uphold academic excellence, members from the Academic Board adopt a holistic approach that encompasses policy and procedure development, their implementation, compliance enforcement, teacher deployment approval, and ongoing policy review and enhancement. This includes areas such as course entry criteria, module duration, student assessment, teacher qualifications, and recommendation for improvement.
To maintain the integrity of our examination and assessment processes, the examination or assessment issues. examination board members are responsible for establishing a comprehensive system that uphold the integrity of our examination and assessment procedures. This system encompasses measures to secure examination materials and answer scripts, oversee the proper conduct of assessments, define and ensure the responsible roles of invigilators and markers, carry out examination and assessment mark moderation, and address any appeals made by students regarding
Mr. Willard Tan is an adjunct lecturer with various Universities and Institutes of Higher Education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality & Tourism Management, a Master of Business Administration (Hospitality Management) and both degree s were awarded with Distinction from the Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. In addition, he completed the Specialist Diploma in Applied Learning and Teaching (SDALT) from Republic Polytechnic, Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers & Trainers (CIDTT) from Cambridge International Examinations University of Cambridge, and the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) from the Workforce Development Agency, Singapore.
Willard specialises in strategic management, leadership, sustainable development, curriculum and assessment, education pedagogy, food and beverage operations management, tourism systems, and casino operations management. He has supervised various MBA dissertations and Honours Projects and his key research interests are in the domain area of teaching and learning pedagogy, learner behaviours, consumer behaviours, segmentation studies, and contemporary food and beverage issues. He has contributed to the Singapore Management Journal with the article entitled “A Consumer-Oriented Behavioural Study in the Singapore Wine Market”.
Mr. Willard Tan is an adjunct lecturer with various Universities and Institutes of Higher Education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality & Tourism Management, a Master of Business Administration (Hospitality Management) and both degree s were awarded with Distinction from the Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. In addition, he completed the Specialist Diploma in Applied Learning and Teaching (SDALT) from Republic Polytechnic, Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers & Trainers (CIDTT) from Cambridge International Examinations University of Cambridge, and the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) from the Workforce Development Agency, Singapore.
Willard specialises in strategic management, leadership, sustainable development, curriculum and assessment, education pedagogy, food and beverage operations management, tourism systems, and casino operations management. He has supervised various MBA dissertations and Honours Projects and his key research interests are in the domain area of teaching and learning pedagogy, learner behaviours, consumer behaviours, segmentation studies, and contemporary food and beverage issues. He has contributed to the Singapore Management Journal with the article entitled “A Consumer-Oriented Behavioural Study in the Singapore Wine Market”.
Mr. Goh Chin Hong holds a Masters in Computer Science and a Bachelor in Computer Science and Information Systems from the National University of Singapore. Having worked as a Research Assistant in the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore, Mr. Goh Chin Hong then joined the School of Infocomm Technology at Republic Polytechnic (RP) as an Academic staff in 2003 and he was promoted to be the Assistant Director (Capability Development) in 2009. He led a team of 5 senior staff to develop the following areas: Industry Collaborations and Developments, Continuing Education and Training and Staff Training and Development. He had successfully joint published two publications titled PeerDB: Peering into Personal Databases and StegVault: Pervasive Information Hiding in an Anonymous P2P Environment.
Mr. Goh Chin Hong has 10 years’ experience in academic curriculum development and management in RP and Singapore Raffles Music College. His strength in academic development has seen the successful development of the overall programme structure in RP and implementation of various workshops to supplement student learning with raving feedback from all participants. His extensive knowledge in staff training and development ensures the development and promotion of new opportunities for staff and students. He was awarded the Outstanding Facilitation Award for two consecutive years (2007 & 2008).
Mr. Goh Chin Hong holds a Masters in Computer Science and a Bachelor in Computer Science and Information Systems from the National University of Singapore. Having worked as a Research Assistant in the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore, Mr. Goh Chin Hong then joined the School of Infocomm Technology at Republic Polytechnic (RP) as an Academic staff in 2003 and he was promoted to be the Assistant Director (Capability Development) in 2009. He led a team of 5 senior staff to develop the following areas: Industry Collaborations and Developments, Continuing Education and Training and Staff Training and Development. He had successfully joint published two publications titled PeerDB: Peering into Personal Databases and StegVault: Pervasive Information Hiding in an Anonymous P2P Environment.
Mr. Goh Chin Hong has 10 years’ experience in academic curriculum development and management in RP and Singapore Raffles Music College. His strength in academic development has seen the successful development of the overall programme structure in RP and implementation of various workshops to supplement student learning with raving feedback from all participants. His extensive knowledge in staff training and development ensures the development and promotion of new opportunities for staff and students. He was awarded the Outstanding Facilitation Award for two consecutive years (2007 & 2008).
Ms. Nura Ali has more than 18 years of teaching experience as a teacher, facilitator and lecturer in government schools and private institutions. Equipped with a 2nd Class Honours in Bachelor of Arts in Southeast Asian Studies and Economics from the National University of Singapore, she has been progressively enhancing her experiences in teaching, mentoring and handling academic related roles and responsibilities.
She took up the Certificate in Intensive Thai Language Programme from Naresuan University in Thailand as her love for language is not only limited to English. To further sharpen her teaching skills, she has acquired the Certificate in Teaching Methodology (Credit) from Southern Cross University in Australia, Certificate in Teacher Programme from the Ministry of Education in Singapore and Diploma in TESOL (Distinction) from the London Teacher Training College.
Ms. Nura Ali has more than 18 years of teaching experience as a teacher, facilitator and lecturer in government schools and private institutions. Equipped with a 2nd Class Honours in Bachelor of Arts in Southeast Asian Studies and Economics from the National University of Singapore, she has been progressively enhancing her experiences in teaching, mentoring and handling academic related roles and responsibilities.
She took up the Certificate in Intensive Thai Language Programme from Naresuan University in Thailand as her love for language is not only limited to English. To further sharpen her teaching skills, she has acquired the Certificate in Teaching Methodology (Credit) from Southern Cross University in Australia, Certificate in Teacher Programme from the Ministry of Education in Singapore and Diploma in TESOL (Distinction) from the London Teacher Training College.