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NTUC calls for individual training accounts for workers
Published Mon, Jan 26, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
THE labour movement wants every Singaporean worker to have an individual training account so that they can be responsible for their own training needs and career planning.
This Skillsave account, mooted by National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) assistant secretary-general Patrick Tay on Monday, will help workers here be "future ready" even as Singapore undergoes economic restructuring and transformation.
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