Skills funding to be tweaked as economy shifts post-pandemic

Singapore

GOVERNMENT support for skills training schemes has been beefed up under the latest national Budget.

But certain courses should be kept short, Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang said in Parliament on Wednesday, as she stressed that trainees can then "transition to employment quickly, with the support of our training partners".

Some observers hailed the plans to taper off support as signs of an economic and job-market recovery.

Maybank Kim Eng senior economist Chua Hak Bin said: "A stronger labour market may mean that the demand for training may wane, as workers will face higher o…

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