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"There is a pressing need to equip Singaporeans with the necessary skills to compete on a global scale"

Need to equip Singaporeans with in-demand skills as uncertainties shake job market: Tan See Leng Workers themselves have to put in the effort to reskill and keep up to date with the latest industry trends, said the Manpower Minister.

"The country will invest more in skills training, with a focus on developing more Singaporean specialists and leaders across all sectors of the economy" - Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong

Singapore will ‘redouble’ efforts to develop, support local workers: Lawrence Wong SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong assured Singaporeans that the Government will “redouble” its efforts to develop and support workers while keeping the economy open. Speaking at the Singapore Economic Policy Forum on Tuesday (Oct 18), Mr Wong spoke about Singapore’s strategy to ke...

To remain competitive, we must be able to “refresh the entire workforce at scale and at speed, which will require a stretch goal of having 20 to 30 per cent of our people learning something new every year.

Wide talent networks, continuous learning are key in future of work: Chan Chun Sing MORE than the local-foreign composition of Singapore’s workforce, a bigger challenge of work today is “how wide and how deep a talent network a company or country can command, to determine our speed of evolution to outrun the competition”, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing on Tuesday (Sep...

Take note: From 2024, workers will no longer get subsidies from SSG for most non-certifiable courses.

SkillsFuture funding framework to focus on courses relevant to industry SkillsFuture Credits will also no longer fund these courses. Read more at straitstimes.com.

First, said the minister, trainers must have the right skills to meet the demands of a fast-evolving market.

Second, trainers must be given the right tools to design engaging and personalised learning experiences for lifelong learners.

Third, educators must have the right mindset

Trainers need to be equipped with skills, tools to help lifelong learners in workforce: Chan Chun Sing Institutions must hire the right people and support them in keeping up to date throughout their careers, he said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Food for thought

Commentary: More training is not the default answer to poor work practices HR training makes organisations feel as though they’re doing something, but people are being forced to attend workshops that aren’t relevant to their job or seem like virtue-signalling, says the Financial Times' Camilla Cavendish.

"The Government has made developing a strong Singaporean core in the workforce a key priority. It is doing this by accelerating technology adoption and by equipping Singaporeans with skills for future jobs."

Singapore needs to develop self-sustaining workforce policies, says Tan See Leng This will prepare the country if another pandemic hits and there are border restrictions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

What an Inspiration - Lifelong Learning

Suhaimi Yusof, 52, Just Graduated From Uni With First Class Honours In The Same Year As His 25-Year-Old Daughter The actor, who dropped out of university three times in the past, said he was inspired by his daughter and that it took a lot of “strong willpower and discipline” to achieve his dream.

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Firms should develop own workers instead of hunting for perfect candidate: Chan Chun Sing He said Singapore must rethink its approach to building its talent pool. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Four fronts where Singapore's skills training system must change to keep the workforce resilient and economically competitive.

1) Adult learning
2) Partnerships between institutes of higher learning and industry
3) Companies' approaches towards building Singapore's talent pool
4) Tie-up between the Infocomm Media Development Authority and the Singapore Computer Society and SGTech

Skills training must improve on 4 fronts for S'pore workforce to stay competitive: Chan Chun Sing Trade associations and chambers and professional bodies can take on a bigger role in driving skills development, he said. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

"The Covid-19 pandemic may have put the brakes on many social activities, but Singapore's workers continued to gain new skills throughout the period"

Workers gained new skills, shifted work aspirations amid Covid-19: IPS report Nearly half the respondents said the pandemic had changed their work aspirations, with some of them even considering a career switch. . Read more at straitstimes.com.