The economy is changing. Will we still have work?
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Growth will be harder to achieve and the skills that got you where you are today may not be the ones that take you forward. These are not alarmist predictions, they are the starting point of Singapore’s Economic Strategy Review. The question is not whether change is coming. It is whether people and businesses will be supported through it.
In this episode of Lens on Singapore, a video podcast from The Business Times, I sit down with Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng and Minister of State for Digital Development and Information, Jasmin Lau for a conversation that goes beyond policy announcements. It is direct and honest about the anxiety many Singaporeans feel and specific about what help actually looks like.
Why listen
- What the government is actually saying to mid-career workers who are worried Minister Tan speaks plainly to his own cohort, the over-55s, and his message is more personal and less bureaucratic than you might expect.
- Why upskilling alone is not enough and what comes after the course MOS Jasmin is candid about where transformation programmes break down in practice, and what SMEs and workers need to do differently to make them stick.
- What the new Skills and Workforce Development Agency means for job seekers A merger of SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore is designed to close the gap between training supply and actual job demand. Minister Tan explains how.
- Why your value as a mid-career professional may not look the way you expect The new economy may prize an individual contributor who can apply AI over a manager running a team of five. MOS Jasmin makes this case directly and it is worth hearing.
A lot is being asked of people right now. This conversation at least makes clear what support exists. Listen now.
Lens on Singapore is the flagship video podcast from The Business Times. Discover more episodes at bt.sg/podcasts. Got feedback? Email us at btpodcasts@sph.com.sg.
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Written and presented by: Claressa Monteiro (claremb@sph.com.sg)
With Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng; and Minister of State for the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, Jasmin Lau
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Coordinating producer: Chai Pei Chieh
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