PSB Academy
{{Short description|Private school}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox university
| name = PSB Academy
| image =
| location =
| type = Private
| campus = {{ublist|PSB Academy City Campus|PSB Academy STEM Campus}}
| accreditation = EduTrust Singapore
| established = {{start date and age|df=y|1964}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.psb-academy.edu.sg}}
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PSB Academy is a private educational institution (PEI) that offers certificates, diplomas, bachelor's and master's degree programmes in Singapore. It is registered under SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).{{cite web|title=PSB Academy|url=https://www.cpe.gov.sg/cos/o.x?c=/qql/peis&ptid=62378&func=profile&pid=49|access-date=14 July 2017|language=en-us|date=14 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211105247/https://www.cpe.gov.sg/cos/o.x?c=%2Fqql%2Fpeis&ptid=62378&func=profile&pid=49|archive-date=11 December 2017|url-status=dead}}
There are six schools in PSB Academy, the School of Foundation Studies, School of Business and Management, School of Engineering and Technology, School of Life and Physical Science, School of Postgraduate Studies, and the Digital Academy.
History
PSB Academy was established in 1964 as a small Productivity Unit and later became the National Productivity Centre under the purview of the Economic Development Board. In 1972, the National Productivity Board (NPB) was established, which led to the launch of the National Productivity Council and the Productivity Movement. In 1986, NPB’s mandate was enhanced to implement a total approach to productivity and in 1988, the Management Services Supervisory Development Division was formalised to become a full-fledged institution known as the Institute for Productivity Training (IPT).{{Cite web |title=Asia's Future Academy in the Heart of Singapore |url=http://www.psb-academy.edu.sg/about-psb-academy/heritage/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404183557/http://www.psb-academy.edu.sg/about-psb-academy/heritage/ |archive-date=4 April 2018 |access-date=14 March 2018 |website=PSB Academy |language=en}}
In 1996, NPB and Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (SISIR) merged to form the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB) and the IPT changed its name to the PSB Institute of Productivity Training (PSB-IPT). As part of the government’s restructuring efforts, PSB was corporatised in 2001, and IPT-PSB was renamed to PSB Academy, which was then privatised in 2006 and owned by testing and certification firm TUV SUD.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Wendy |date=2018-01-23 |title=PSB Academy acquired by specialist asset management firm ICG - Channel NewsAsia |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/psb-academy-acquired-by-specialist-asset-management-firm-icg-9885984 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123013827/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/psb-academy-acquired-by-specialist-asset-management-firm-icg-9885984 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Channel NewsAsia}}
In 2006, Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) bought over PSB Academy from TUV SUD.
In 2017, PSB Academy opened a City Campus, which cost {{Currency|15 million|SGD|passthrough=yes}}, at Marina Square.{{Cite news |last=Abdullah |first=Zhaki |date=2017-05-23 |title=PSB Academy opens new $15 million campus in Marina Square shopping mall |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/psb-academy-opens-new-15-million-campus-in-marina-square-shopping-mall |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}
According to PSB, the investment will "bolster the Academy’s momentum of catering to the rising demands of Asia's under-served higher education need". Last year, the academy opened satellite campuses in Myanmar and Indonesia, after opening a S$15 million campus in Marina Square.
On January 2018, Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) bought PSB Academy from BPEA.
In November 2022, PSB Academy launched a STEM Wing in Marina Square, as part of the S$10 million expansion of its City Campus.[https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/psb-academy-expands-city-campus-010000422.html "PSB Academy expands its City Campus with S$10 million high-tech STEM Wing"], Yahoo Finance, 29 July 2022 Its latest addition includes the Cathay Campus, which is slated to open in early 2025.
Campus
PSB Academy currently has its campus located at Marina Square.{{Cite news |last=Teng |first=Amelia |date=2016-07-14 |title=PSB Academy to open new $15 million campus in Marina Square |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/psb-academy-to-open-new-15-million-campus-in-marina-square |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=The Straits Times |issn=0585-3923}} It originally had its campus located at Tiong Bahru.
Graduate employment
A 2023 Graduate Employment Survey (GES) by PSB Academy shows an impressive 84% employment rate within 6 months of exams, a significant increase from 78% the previous year.
Accreditations
- 4-year EduTrust{{cite web|url=https://www.cpe.gov.sg/|title=Council for Private Education (CPE)|access-date=20 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020173845/https://www.cpe.gov.sg/|archive-date=20 October 2016}}
- National Business Award in Education, Singapore Business Review (2017, 2018, 2021,2023, 2024)
- Best Educational Institute - Singapore, APAC Insider{{Cite web |title=Singapore Business Awards 2019 |url=https://www.apac-insider.com/issues/singapore-business-2019/12/ |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=www.apac-insider.com}} (2019)
References
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External links
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- [http://www.psb-academy.edu.sg/ Official website]
{{Universities in Singapore}}
Category:Private universities in Singapore