Reply to Forum Letters on Polytechnic Graduates
Reply to Forum Letter on "No scholarship because of wrong info"
Reply to Forum Letter on "Lure for foreign scholars"
PSC Scholarship Holder Apologises for Racist Remarks
Our Ref : CIRD5/2-05
24 Jan 2007
The Editor
TODAY
Forum Page
Dear Editor
I refer to the letters “Level the scholarship field for poly grads” (TODAY, Jan 18) and "Tapping on polys' talent pool" (TODAY, Jan 23).
The Public Service Commission (PSC) welcomes applications from polytechnic graduates for PSC scholarships. The PSC has been conducting regular talks for polytechnic students regarding scholarships and careers in the Civil Service. Polytechnic students have also been invited to our annual scholarships seminar. We will continually engage polytechnic teachers to discuss new and more effective ways to better reach out to their students. More information on PSC scholarships are available at http://www.pscscholarships.gov.sg.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Choo Lee See
Director
Public Service Commission Secretariat
Your Ref :
Our Ref : CIRD5/2-05
20 Nov 2006
The Editor
The Straits Times
Forum Page
Scholarship info on PSC website
Dear Editor
I refer to the letter “No scholarship because of wrong info” (ST, Nov 13) by Ms Iris Chai Nget Wah.
Under the revised A-level syllabus, the norm is for students to take 10 academic units. A student intending to apply for a Public Service Commission (PSC) scholarship should generally offer 11 units or more.
However, students with exceptional results, who offer 10 units, will still be considered if they have outstanding leadership qualities and CCA achievements and come strongly recommended by their schools.
The criteria for PSC scholarships were made known to all Junior Colleges in October last year and posted on the PSC website (www.psc.gov.sg) in November last year. Students who need more information are encouraged to visit our website.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Choo Lee See
Director
Public Service Commission Secretariat
Public Service Commission
Your Ref :
Our Ref : CIRD5/2-05
21 Sep 2006
The Editor
TODAY
Forum Page
Dear Editor,
In his letter "Lure for foreign scholars" (TODAY 21 Sep), Mr Leong Sze Hian noted from media reports that the Public Service Commission (PSC) had reduced its scholarships from 253 to 39.
We would like to inform Mr Leong and your readers that the newspaper quoted had made an error in its report and had since corrected it.
The reason for the change in the number of PSC scholarships is due to the delegation of ministry specific scholarships (e.g, teaching) to the ministries. The total number of public sector scholarships has however remained at 250 or more for the last 5 years.
We would also like to add that PSC scholarship applicants must be Singapore citizens or Singapore permanent residents with an intention to take up Singapore citizenship.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Choo Lee See
Director
Public Service Commission Secretariat
Public Service Commission
I refer to your article “Scholar Under Fire For Racist Blog Entries” in the Sunday Times dated 17 April 2005.
PSC has investigated the issue and Mr Chua Cheng Zhan has given us his explanation for this incident.
PSC does not condone the making of any racist comments by our scholars. PSC views this matter seriously and has issued a letter of reprimand to Mr Chua. We note that Mr Chua has taken full responsibility for the comments made on his personal blog and has apologised publicly for his insensitive remarks.
We would like to take this opportunity to remind all PSC scholars to conduct themselves in a manner becoming of holders of a PSC scholarship at all times.
Mrs Choo Lee See
Director, Public Service Commission Secretariat
for Secretary, Public Service Commission