Upcoming AES Events

The JP-AcE represents the five polytechnics to collaborate with the Institute of Adult Learning (IAL).

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Adult educators (AEs) can look forward to learning from the following initiatives:

Community of Practice (COP)
Programmatic or Project-based Partnership
Attachments/ Secondments / Staff Exchange
Other collaborative opportunities which may evolve or emerge from time to time, subject to the discussion and agreement of both Parties.

The Adult Education Series (AES)

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The Adult Education Series (AES) aims to support existing Adult Educators to advance T&L capabilities, expand skill sets necessary for adult education, and empower reflective practices. Check out upcoming learning opportunities below.

Upcoming Professional Development Events

1. Workshop: How to Facilitate Transformative Learning: Moving from Delivering Content to Deep Learning (Community of Practice)

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This Community of Practice (CoP) session covers Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) as a method for facilitating adult learning that focuses on the learning process, thinking skills and the learning experience to train metacognition and higher-order thinking.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this workshop, participants would be able to:

Recognise how learning experiences can be transformational
Explore how learning can be mediated to focus on the process
Develop lifelong cognitive skills and learning potential in your CET students

Facilitators:

David Chin (Lead Specialist, Inclusive Pedagogy from Republic Polytechnic)

Details:

Date: 16 Mar 2026
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Venue: Republic Polytechnic, Block E1, Level 4, Room E14K

Register for the event now!

Update Training Record via Workday

For polytechnic educators who are keen to update your Workday training records for short courses under JP-AcE, you can refer to this Workday guide: How to create a self-sourced training request in Workday

Training Provider: JP-AcE

Have a question related to collaborative programmes between five polytechnics and the IAL?

Please contact Programme Leads: Dr Loke Han Ying and Ms Lau Poh Nguk