To collaborate on paramedic training and curriculum development

Collaboration on paramedic education and training is the focus of a new partnership between the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in Singapore.

Officials from the two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) while in Montreal recently for the 2023 World Congress held by the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics.

JIBC President and CEO Michel Tarko and Low Khah Gek, CEO of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in Singapore holding up the signed MOU documents.
JIBC President and CEO Michel Tarko and Low Khah Gek, CEO of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in Singapore, holding up the signed MOU documents.

Through the MOU, the two schools have agreed to explore opportunities to collaborate on curriculum development and student and faculty exchange opportunities in Singapore and New Westminster, discuss potential joint research partnerships, and explore opportunities to develop joint JIBC and ITE programs.

“JIBC has a long history of working with post-secondary institutions and the Government of Singapore to provide education and training in paramedicine to Singaporean students and we are pleased to now continue this work with the Institute of Technical Education,” said Dr. Michel Tarko, President and CEO of JIBC.    


ABOUT JUSTICE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 

JIBC is a public, post-secondary institution focused on justice and public safety professionals at all stages of their careers in fields including law enforcement, firefighting, paramedicine, security and emergency management. Complementing these programs, the Institute provides instruction in related areas such as conflict resolution, mediation, leadership and counselling, offers graduate studies in cybersecuritybusiness intelligence, and tactical criminal analysis, and conducts applied research in the justice and public safety fields.