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Singapore companies may be falling behind on green skills development

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Janice Lim

Janice Lim

Published Mon, Feb 5, 2024 · 05:00 AM
    • Singapore’s lack of preparedness to provide green skills training and development for employees has potentially negative implications for companies amid an increasingly competitive environment for such talent.
    • Singapore’s lack of preparedness to provide green skills training and development for employees has potentially negative implications for companies amid an increasingly competitive environment for such talent. PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI, ST

    CORPORATE executives in Singapore need no convincing that employees should have green skills, but a recent survey suggested they are not ready to provide the necessary training and development.

    Industry watchers said some of this inadequacy could be attributed to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) lacking the necessary support structure.

    Singapore may also lack the necessary ecosystem and talent, they said, with green energy skills being one highlighted area of shortage.

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