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Singapore’s Skills Future Movement

Jan 21, 2018

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Page 1: Singapore’s Skills Future Movement

Singapore’s

SkillsFuture Movement

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What is the SkillsFuture Movement?

A national movement to provide

Singaporeans with the

opportunities to develop their

fullest potential through life

through skills mastery and lifelong

learning

• Declining workforce growth and

ageing population

• Technology and globalization are

changing jobs and skills

• Aspirations for higher academic

qualifications remain strong

• Need to move towards a productivity and

innovation-driven economy

• Need to ensure workers’ skills remain

relevant and future-ready

• Need to ensure good employment

outcomes while preventing “paper chase”

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"Our future must be about mastery

of skills, in every job, and enabling

every Singaporean to develop

themselves to the fullest. We are

going to put full effort into this, and

it involves everyone - Government,

employers, unions and all of us as

individuals.”

DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam

SkillsFuture Council 2014

Key Thrusts of the SkillsFuture Movement

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SkillsFuture Initiatives – Something for everyone

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Key Initiatives for Individuals

INITIATIVES BENEFICIARIES DETAILS

Students / Early Career

Enhanced

Internships Polytechnic and ITE Students

Meaningful work assignments and industry

exposure to deepen and apply skills

SkillsFuture Work-

Study Degree

Programmes

University Students Institution-based learning with structured

on-the-job training

SkillsFuture Earn

and Learn

Programme

Polytechnic and ITE Graduates

Structured training with industry-

recognised certification and sign-on

incentive of S$5,000

Mid-Career

SkillsFuture Credit All Singaporeans 25 years and

above

Provides $500 credit (in addition to existing

course fee subsidies) for a wide range of

work skills-related courses

SkillsFuture

Study Awards

Early to mid-career

Singaporeans in key growth

sectors

S$5,000 for training courses to develop

and deepen specialist skills

SkillsFuture

Fellowships

Mid-career Singaporeans with

significant work experience in

the same industry/occupation

S$10,000 for training courses to continue

pursuit of skills mastery

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Enhanced Internships

• Enhanced Internships are a

component of full-time courses by

polytechnics and ITE. They help

students make better career

choices through real-world

exposure to the industries.

– More defined learning outcomes and

structured activities

– Better integration of internship and

classroom learning

– Extended internships to support better

learning and enhancement of skills

• By 2020, all polytechnic and ITE

courses will offer Enhanced

Internships

To provide students with a more meaningful internship experience and

better support for structured workplace learning

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SkillsFuture Work-Study Degree Programmes

• Curricula that closely interlace institution-

based learning with structured on-the-job

training through partnering with companies on

the development and delivery of the

programmes

• Degree programmes delivered through:

- Term-in/Term-out: Alternate between one to

two terms (or trimesters) in university and at

work

- 4-day Work/1-day Study or 3-day Work/2-

day Study

To allow students to acquire deep technical and essential generic skills, to

facilitate their transition to the workplace after graduation

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SkillsFuture Earn and Learn Programmes

• For Singaporeans and Permanent

Residents who are within three years of

either graduation from the ITE and

polytechnics or completion of National

Service

• Individuals matched with a job related to

their study and undergo a 12- to 18-month

structured training programme, and

receive industry-recognised certifications

• S$5,000 for individuals and S$15,000 for

employers to defray the costs of developing

structured training and career progression

pathways

To provide fresh graduates from polytechnics and ITE a head-start in

careers related to their discipline of study

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SkillsFuture Credit will be given to all

Singaporeans aged 25 years and above

The credit will not expire and the

government will provide periodic top-

ups. It can be used on top of existing

government course subsidies

> 20,000 skills-related courses

supported by government agencies

E.g.

Language Skills

Information and Communications

Food and Beverages

Workplace Safety and Health

Personal Development

SkillsFuture Credit

To empower individuals in their learning and development, and to deepen

and broaden their skills

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Course Fee Funding Support for

Continuing Education and Training

Courses/Programmes Target Audience Funding Support

Courses offered by SSG-

appointed CET Centres*

Rank-and-File Workers Up to 90% of course fees

Professionals, Managers,

Executives and Technicians

(PMETs)

Up to 70% of course fees

Certifiable Courses approved

by SSG

Rank-and-File Workers 80% of course fees, capped at $17

per hour

PMETs 50% of course fees, capped at $15

per hour

SkillsFuture Mid-Career

Enhanced Subsidy

Singaporeans aged 40 and

above

Up to 90% course fee subsidy for

SSG and MOE funded courses

Workfare Training Support

(WTS)

For Singaporeans aged 35 years

and above, and earn ≤ $2,000

per month

95% of course fees

*Continuing Education and Training (CET)

Centres are training providers which offer

WSQ courses and employment advisory

and placements

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SkillsFuture Study Awards

• Early to mid-career Singaporeans who

are committed to developing and

deepening their skills in key growth

sectors and have relevant working

experience in such sectors

• Monetary award of S$5,000 to defray

out-of-pocket expenses associated

with the course

• Individuals can apply or be nominated

by their employers

To encourage and support early to mid-career Singaporeans develop and

deepen specialist skills needed in priority sectors

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SkillsFuture Fellowships

• Singaporeans with at least 10 years of

working experience in the same (or related)

industry or job functions, are advocates of

lifelong learning, and devoted to mentoring

and developing others

• Monetary award of S$10,000 to support

their journey towards skills mastery in their

respective fields

• Training can be across broad range of skills

upgrading programmes

To encourage and support early to mid-career Singaporeans develop and

deepen specialist skills needed in priority sectors

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Industry Manpower Plans (part of Industry Transformation Maps)

• IMPs bring together employers, unions, education and training providers, trade

associations and the Government, to project future skills needs within each

sector and to set out a systematic plan to develop those skills in the local

workforce

– Identify current and future skills needs and quality jobs

– Develop clear progression pathways, integrating education, training and development

– Attract, retain and develop pool of talent in key sectors

• The work on the IMPs is being incorporated as part of the larger Industry

Transformation Maps (ITMs), which will integrate strategies covering (a) jobs

and skills, (b) productivity, (c) innovation, (d) internationalisation; and (e)

government enablers

To create a sectoral and forward-looking approach to developing skills

needed for our economic and social sectors

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Skills Frameworks (key component of Industry Transformation Maps)

• Developed for the workforce by the Government together with employers, unions, and professional bodies. It provides key information on:

– Sector & employment information – Career pathways – Occupations & job roles – Skills & competencies – Training programmes

• Individuals can assess if their skills match their

career interests and find relevant programmes to obtain or deepen skills

• Employers can design progressive human resource practices to recognise skills and make informed decisions on skills investment

• Training providers can develop responsive industry-relevant programmes

To serve as a common skills language for individuals, employers, education

& training providers

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More information available at

www.skillsfuture.sg