Surge in demand for green, digital, care skills in Singapore in last 4 years: SkillsFuture report

SINGAPORE - Demand for workers with skills in the digital, green and caregiving spheres has surged over the last four years, the latest report by SkillsFuture Singapore has found.

The report was launched by Education Minister Chan Chun Sing at the SkillsFuture Fellowships and Employer Awards held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. It breaks these skills into three main areas – the digital, green and care economies – and works out demand by compiling job postings by employers in Singapore and comparing the numbers between 2018 and 2022.

Ms Melissa Low, research fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, said the recognition that climate change is a global emergency is a primary driver of this growing demand for “green economy” skills. Professor of Communication & Technology at the Singapore University of Technology and Design Lim Sun Sun said the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated digitalisation across industries which might have otherwise been slower to move.This means that digital skills are required or will soon be required in most if not all industries and jobs, accounting for the growth in demand captured by the report.

“Like it or not, the fact that Singapore has manpower constraints means that every industry will look to digitalisation for efficiencies.”

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