Safeguard workers' employability with a skills-based approach

THE Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted both the workforce and businesses. A revitalised focus on skills could be the way forward to build the resilience of the workforce and employability of individuals.

Disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has displaced jobs with increased risks of unemployment should economic fallout continues. Certain sectors have been more vulnerable to this disruption, while other sectors have been able to tap on emerging growth avenues and show a higher degree of resiliency.

As employment opportunities vary - and shift - across sectors, it is important to find a way to facilitate re-deployment from "at-risk" to "opportunistic" sectors so as to mitigate unemployment risks and optimise job opportunities for workers.