The five polytechnics and ITE will mark the inaugural Polytechnic-ITE Staff Appreciation Day on 6 November 2020, where students across these institutes of higher learning express their appreciation to the academic and non-academic staff from their respective institutions. It marks the first Poly-ITE Staff Appreciation Day and subsequently, this day will fall on every first Friday of November. The idea was mooted to allow students to record their appreciation to educators, including non-academic staff, for the care, guidance, support and education that they received throughout their education journey at the respective institutions.