Welcome to Learning Innovation Microsite
We at IAL Centre for Workplace and Learning Innovation created this Microsite with the sole purpose of proliferating innovations in the Training and Adult Education (TAE) sector. We are building this online TAE community to grow the learning innovation eco-system such as communities of practice, learning innovation exchanges, networking, ideations and collaborations.
inlab was set up to catalyse learning innovation in Singapore's Training and Adult Education (TAE) sector. An initiative of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and managed by the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL).
Explore Our Learning Innovation Initiatives

Innovation Grant Schemes
Realize the potential of your innovative ideas with our Innovation Grant Schemes, crafted to support the progress of adult education in Singapore. Whether you are in the preliminary stages of developing innovative solutions or prepared to advance your validated concepts, we provide the necessary support to ensure the successful implementation and adoption of your initiatives.
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Idea Generation
Empower your innovation and redefine adult learning with our Idea Generation programmes. Our various initiatives are crafted to inspire and equip our training professionals with cutting-edge EdTech/LearnTech tools and engaging dialogue exchanges and insights essential for driving innovative learning practices.
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Space For Innovation
Equipped with facilities, equipment and tools to support your experimentation, collaboration and project work.
Strengthen Capability
Our programmes are curated to boost your knowledge and skills in specific areas of learning innovation.
Spur Knowledge Exchange
We spur the TAE community to exchange current and best practices, and the latest in learning technology.
Facilitate Collaboration
We facilitates collaboration among TAEs stakeholders, from adult educators and training providers to solution providers and championing agencies.
Match-make Expertise
We help to matchmake expertise in the market to needs in the TAE community.
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Special Projects
Learning innovation research is paramount to the TAE sector. We want to grow a strong research in andragogical innovation. To build on our research, IAL has plans to develop a research translation stream and create a common space for co-developing, trialing and experimentation by IAL and its partners. Our current projects include:

Leveraging Productive Failure (PF) for Adult Learning
The project calls on a select group of Adult Educators to co-develop a framework / toolbox / guideline on PF (Productive Failure) for Adult Learning through insights and findings from designing and trialing PF interventions in real learning environments. Interested participants will be selected based on the diversity required in the project.
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Innovation Appetite and Readiness of Enterprises in Singapore
The objective of this study is to provide insights into the innovation landscape in Singapore by looking at each stage of the innovation-decision process, as well as additional relevant factors.
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