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Key Milestones
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 09 Apr 2013 | CPE’s inaugural Private Education Conference - “Raising the Bar on Quality”. Senior Minister State for Law and Education, Ms Indranee Rajah was the Guest-of-Honour. Speech by Senior Minister of State Ms Indranee Rajah |
| 11 Mar 2013 | A UK All-Party Parliamentary Group sector-focused Trade Mission visited CPE to understand Singapore’s Private Education and Qualifications Framework and Explore Business Opportunities |
| 28 Feb 2013 | CPE and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Australia sign MOC to raise standards in private education |
| 05 Feb 2013 | CPE and New Zealand Qualifications Authority sign MOC to raise standards in private education |
| 15 Jan 2013 | Appointment of Mr Brandon Lee as Chief Executive Officer |
| 27 Dec 2012 | First prosecution case leading to a jail sentence for contravening the Private Education Act (Manager of Process College sentenced to jail and fined for contravening Private Education Act) |
| 28 Nov 2012 | The CPE wins the Best Suggestion (Supporting Agency) award in the Pro-Enterprise Panel - Singapore Business Federation Awards 2012 |
| 11 May 2012 | Minister of State for Defence and Education, Mr Lawrence Wong, launches two initiatives to enhance the capabilities of private education institutions |
| 13 Apr 2012 | CPE and Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education UK sign MOU to raise standards in private education |
| 10 Apr 2012 | CPE launches Advertising Code for Private Education sector to ensure better consumer protection |
| 15 Jul 2011 | Launch of Student Awareness Campaign - "Choose Right, Take Charge" by Minister of State for Defence and Education, Mr Lawrence Wong |
| 01 Jul 2011 | First prosecution case against a PEI for contravening the Private Education Act (Prosecution Against Cambridge Business School) |
| 20 Jun 2011 | End of 18-month period for PEIs to transit to new requirements under the Private Education Act |
| 22 Apr 2010 | Official Opening of the CPE Student Services Centre by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence |
| 17 Feb - 02 Mar 2010 | Public consultation exercise on the draft Private Education (Dispute Resolution Schemes) Regulations |
| 18 Jan 2010 | Private Education (Appeals) Rules gazetted |
| 21 Dec 2009 | Commencement of the new regulatory regime for the private education sector |
| 21 Dec 2009 | Private Education (Proscribed Names) Notification gazetted |
| 17 Dec 2009 | Private Education (Certification Marks) Notification gazetted |
| 17 Dec 2009 | Private Education (Composition of Offences) Regulations gazetted |
| 14 Dec 2009 | Private Education Regulations gazetted |
| 1 Dec 2009 | Formal establishment of the Council for Private Education as a statutory board |
| 30 Nov 2009 | Private Education Act (Exemption) Order gazetted |
| 30 Nov 2009 | Private Education Act (Commencement) Notification gazetted |
| 16 Oct 2009 | Private Education Act gazetted |
| 25 Sep 2009 | Presidential assent of the Private Education Bill |
| 14 Sep 2009 | Second and third readings of the Private Education Bill in Parliament by Mr S Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Education and Trade and Industry |
| 18 Aug 2009 | First reading and introduction of the Private Education Bill in Parliament by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence |
| 01 - 21 Jul 2009 | Public consultation exercise on the draft Private Education Bill |
| 09 Jul 2009 | Relocation of the CPE office to SPRING Singapore Building |
| 17 Mar 2009 | An industry briefing was conducted to facilitate the understanding of regulatory provisions by the PEIs that fall under the scope of the new regulatory regime. |
| 11 Mar - 6 May 2009 | Public consultation exercise on the principles of the draft Private Education Bill and the key requirements of the Enhanced Registration Framework (ERF) and the EduTrust certification scheme |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Press conference chaired by Mr Lin Cheng Ton, Chairman of the Pro-tem Council for Private Education, to introduce key features of the new regulatory regime |
| Jan 2009 | Appointment of the Pro-tem Council for Private Education |
Last updated on 12 April 2013