Teacher Education in Singapore: Model Reform and Innovation

Singapore's basic education is is well-known for its world-class quality, which is largely attributed to its high-level teachers. This year marks the 71st anniversary of Teacher Education in Singapore. Based on the reform of the education model the Singapore teacher education model is divided into five stages: part-time on-the-job training model, full-time “double major” training model, university VSK model, 21st-century teacher education model and four-life learning model, and the objectives and contents of each model and their internal relationship are analyzed and summarized. The VSK ability framework, the ability framework of normal graduates, the cultivation of evaluation literacy, the combination of theory and practice, the partnership between the ministry of education, universities and primary and secondary schools and the reflective teaching model in Singapore's teacher education all have a lot of enlightenment for the reform and innovation of China's teacher education model.