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Bryan John Ang

IAL Staff

Researcher, Research Division

Areas of Expertise: Assessment, Evaluation & Quality, Workforce and Skills Development, Research & Data Analytics, Policy & Systems Thinking

Bryan is a Researcher in the Research Division at the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL), and a PhD candidate in Public Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, funded by IAL-SUSS. His research centres on the governance of skills and lifelong learning systems, focusing on how workforce policies are designed and implemented, and whether training systems have the institutional capacity to deliver effective reform. He also draws on futures thinking methodologies to explore how policy frameworks might adapt to longer-term workforce transitions. Bryan co-leads the qualitative research strand of national studies on the Training and Adult Education sector and contributes to evaluations of SkillsFuture-related policies, drawing on qualitative fieldwork and policy analysis. Bryan holds an M.Soc.Sc in Political Science, Governance and Public Policy from the National University of Singapore, and a BSocSc (Hons) in Political Science and Public Policy from Singapore Management University.

Ang, Bryan John. 2026. "Caught in the AI of the Storm: Navigating Conflicting Institutional Logics in the International Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning Sectors." In Navigating the AI Frontier in Adult Education: International Practices and Perspectives from Adult Learning, Training and Higher Education, edited by Chen Zan, Leslie Cordie, Hannes Schröter, and Xiaodong Zeng. Taylor & Francis. [Forthcoming]: Link

Ang, Bryan John. 2026. "Degree of Difficulty: Institutional Logics and the Systematic Subordination of Alternative Credentials in Singapore." International Journal for Leadership in Learning, Special Issue: Critical and Emerging Issues in Post-secondary Contexts for Leadership, Policy, and Governance. [Under review]

Watermeyer, Richard, Zan Chen, and Bryan John Ang. 2021. "'Education without limits': The Digital Resettlement of Post-secondary Education and Training in Singapore in the COVID-19 Era." Journal of Education Policy.: Link

Chia, Ying, Bryan John Ang, and Jamie Lee. 2025. Drivers of Skills Accumulation in Singapore: Findings from the Skills Accumulation Study. Singapore: Institute for Adult Learning.: Link

Chen, Zan, Ilona Murphy, Tan Bao Zhen, Aggie Choo, Bryan John Ang, Shannon Chan, and Catherine Tangen. 2024. Elevating TAE Business, Jobs and Skills: Findings from the Training and Adult Education Landscape Study 2. Singapore: Institute for Adult Learning.