Still room for Singapore’s SkillsFuture lifelong learning movement to update itself
SkillsFuture can involve employers more deeply. And further tweaks can be made to the credit system for individuals
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LAST Tuesday’s Budget brought upgrades to the national SkillsFuture movement, with a redesigned SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit and the new Workforce Development Grant.
The change to the former was made in response to feedback; the new grant is an example of how SkillsFuture is being integrated into wider workforce development plans, as it brings together programmes previously handled by Workforce Singapore and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).
This week, the fiscal process moves into the Budget debate, followed by Committee of Supply debates on each ministry’s Budget. What further improvements to SkillsFuture could be considered, at this or later stages?
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