Big firms laud scheme to give poly, ITE students job exposure
Programme similar to those in Germany and Switzerland
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[SINGAPORE] Some of Singapore's biggest employers have embraced the proposal to roll out a place-and-train programme for polytechnic and Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates to help upgrade their skills.
On Monday, the government announced that it would launch such a programme - modelled after apprenticeship schemes in Switzerland and Germany - in certain sectors that require a deeper level of skills training. This will be piloted from 2016.
Those on board would join a company as a salaried employee, with the potential to earn more after they complete the programme if they performed well and took on larger job scopes.
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