Singapore taps German model to deepen technical skills

Munich

A FLEDGLING programme sending local polytechnic graduates to Germany to get a degree and in-depth work experience has gained momentum, with Singapore's latest national drive towards skills mastery.

Apart from how it fits into Singapore's SkillsFuture initiative, the Economic Development Board (EDB) also sees this as a selling point that might sway more of the German Mittelstand - the private, often family-owned medium-sized businesses that are niche global leaders - to make Singapore their base in Asia.