More than 12,000 jobs available in S'pore's ICT sector; 95 per cent of them for PMETs

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More than 12,000 jobs available in S'pore's ICT sector; over 95 per cent of them for PMETs

SINGAPORE - More than 12,000 jobs are on offer in the infocomm technology sector, with the bulk of them - about 95 per cent - for professionals, managers, executives and technicians .

This is by far, the sector with the highest placements under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo at a media conference. Sales, marketing and business development managers can earn about $3,800 to $7,500, with a median of $5,500. To help locals access opportunities in this sector, the Government and the industry have put in place a three-pronged approach.

More on this topic In addition, efforts have been made across the institutes of higher learning to nurture and maintain a steadily growing pipeline talent. Intake into ICT courses and clusters in the IHLs have grown by about 17 per cent over the last three years, with an intake of around 7,600 alone for the 2020 academic year.

 

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