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Unveiled on 10 May 2023, the Plan focuses on two key thrusts: building HR capabilities for sector and enterprise transformation, and uplifting HR professionals with relevant skills and mindset.

Workforce Singapore (WSG) has partnered with Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) to launch a Fintech Talent Programme (FTP).

Thinking about doing a mid-career switch in Singapore? After three years of Covid-19, there is reportedly steady growth and recovery in the labour market. Nevertheless, the average long-term unemployment rate among Singapore residents remains at an elevated level of 1per cent compared to pre-Covid levels of 0.7 per cent. This tells us that more people are unemployed for long periods...

Julia Ng, Group Director of the Enterprise Development Group at Workforce Singapore, explains the strategies the agency is using to help employers and employees adapt amid the Covid pandemic, the climate crisis and the digital transformation.

In an effort to reduce the demand for IT skills among Singapore businesses, AWS and digital learning platform Lithan, announced the launch of the AWS re/Start programme in Singapore. AWS re/Start is a skills-development and job training programme open to Singaporeans and permanent residents that prepares its students for careers in cloud computing. Lithan is offering the twelve-week programme under...

Most of us don’t think about how and where our electricity comes from when we flick a switch in our home. Behind the scenes, however, Singapore is making major moves to use greener power sources as it transforms the energy sector. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

This comes as the nation works towards pursuing its sustainability goals.  . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Making a career change may not be so scary after all.

Currently, it has over 1,700 employees, of which almost 80% are locals, across commercial, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations, as well as manufacturing activities.

As the situation was rapidly deteriorating in 2020, the government introduced unprecedented measures to bolster the Singapore economy and jobs market. This included the SGUnited Jobs & Skills Package, which had the aim to create 100,000 openings for jobseekers, as well as salary support schemes as the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) and Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI). Read Also:  With the measures in place, there still remained the softer side of helping jobseekers overcome barriers to getting new j...