Getting a degree is not the only option for polytechnic students after they graduate, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Working for a few years or even starting their own business can offer important life lessons and help them go further in life, he said today as Ngee Ann Polytechnic celebrated its 50th anniversary.
"You will gain experience and understand yourself better and then be better able to decide what the next step will be. These life lessons will complement your polytechnic education and help you to go further in life," he said.
Mr Lee praised the polytechnic education system calling it "a jewel in our educational system" that offers a first rate tertiary education to about 50 per cent of each cohort of students.
Source: SPH