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NTUC raises S$25m for education, training fund

With government's 3:1 matching, the fund to help workers upgrade, pick up new skills now stands at S$100m, half its original target

Lee U-Wen

Published Mon, May 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM

NTUC

Singapore

THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has raised S$25 million for its Education and Training Fund to help workers in Singapore upgrade their skills and pick up new ones.

With the government matching every dollar raised with three dollars, this means the fund's size has already reached S$100 million, or half its original target.

"We've raised…