- The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) has come a long way since its founding in 1992, with many of its graduates going on to do well in further studies and their careers
- The Government has also pumped in vast resources into developing ITE, which is now seen as a model vocational education provider by other countries
- Despite this, there are still stereotypes here of ITE, including how its students are below-average academically, have low self-esteem and lack discipline
- Current and former ITE students who spoke to TODAY sought to debunk such perceptions, though some say these have nonetheless affected their self-esteem
- Experts said that students can be taught coping mechanisms, and more efforts should be made to address the salary gap between ITE graduates and those of tertiary institutions
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