About this Course

Adult Educators (AE) play a critical role in the development and training for the Continuing Education and Training (CET) of the workforce. With the heightened emphasis on skill development for the contemporary economy, the role of AE becomes key in creating positive learning outcomes that impact business’ and national productivity. The new Master of Arts in Professional Education (MAPE) by the National Institute of Education (NIE), developed in consultation with the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) seeks to deepen academic knowledge and competencies for individuals who work in or wish to move into professional roles within various settings of higher and Continuing Education and Training (CET).

MAPE aims to provide a rigorous understanding of educational practices and systems from social, philosophical, psychological, cross-national and normative perspectives, and an understanding of central issues in learning and development, education and training, and educational leadership in the various professional contexts. Its specific objective is to educate professional educators with values and beliefs as well as equipping them with a distinct set of adult educator (AE) skills to drive mentoring and coaching, innovative training, assessment and design practices.

With IAL’s knowledge in CET and NIE’s deep expertise in innovative pedagogies and instructional design, graduates of the Master of Arts in Professional Education (MAPE) programme will be well prepared to tackle professional learning to influence transformation at the national and organisational levels, within the Singapore CET context and globally.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAMME

Experienced professionals involved in:

• School staff development
  
• Facilitating Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in schools
  
• Mentoring and coaching
  
• Managing training and professional development organizations
  
• Managing teams of Adult Educators
  
• Leading Adult Education project teams
  
• Policy-making for institutions and professional bodies
  
• Researching in higher education, and adult and life-long learning.
  

UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME

The MAPE (T&D) is unique and differentiated from other Masters programmes in Singapore and in the region based on the high degree of local content.

The unique features of the programme include:

• experiential components focusing on applying learning in authentic workplace contexts.
  
• development of specialised skill sets required for professional development such as evaluating and developing workplace mentoring and coaching skill sets, both of which need greater emphasis in the increasingly complex and dynamic organizational environment.
  
• development of participants’ capacity to engage in disciplined reflection on their experiences, studies and practices in the local contexts.
  
• Incorporation of latest development in theories of learning from the learning sciences perspective as well as providing opportunities for participants to understand theories and practice of technology-enhanced learning.

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