Traineeships, skills training programmes should result in permanent job prospects after S'pore economy recovers: Chee Hong Tat

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Traineeships and skills training programmes to result in permanent job prospects after economic recovery

SINGAPORE - Training and apprenticeship programmes offered as part of the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package should translate into more career opportunities down the road, said MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh Chee Hong Tat.

"Jobs are harder to come by now. But when recovery comes six months or 12 months later - hopefully sooner- there will be more jobs available. And that's when training will allow workers to have more skills to access those job openings and find permanent jobs subsequently," he told media during a job fair at Toa Payoh HDB Hub on Saturday .

"We do hope these job seekers will be able to pick up new skills, new networks and at the end of the enterprise training, be hired by the company or have a greater network for them to be able to find new jobs," she said. Since July 1, eight such satellite career centres across Singapore have already helped about 1,300 job seekers by giving them basic career advice and aid in their job search, said Mr Chee.

"We have to help the workers who are affected to be able to transit to these new sectors. This requires training and skills upgrading to be the bridge to help them crossover from one sector to another," he said.

 

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