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Lee Yi Shyan to front SkillsFuture outreach to businesses

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Published Thu, Jul 23, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SENIOR Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan will be in charge of SkillsFuture's outreach to industry associations and businesses, to ensure tie-ups with education and training providers, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Thursday.

This is so that the biggest challenge of SkillsFuture - that of reaching out to businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - can be tackled, said Mr Tharman, who is also Finance Minister.

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