APR 12, 2021
Mr Jonathan Cai took on a one-year attachment at Prudential as an operational excellence (data testing) trainee in October, via the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways programme. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
SINGAPORE - Some 7,600 recent graduates have taken part in the SGUnited Traineeships programme, while another 1,900 mid-career workers have participated in attachments under the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways programme.
The two schemes were launched last year to tackle weakened hiring demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
As of end-February, about 200 have found full-time employment while still undergoing training under these programmes, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) in a jobs situation report on Monday (April 12). Another 160 have completed the programmes.
The SGUnited Traineeships scheme provides recent graduates or those who will soon graduate with opportunities to gain industry-relevant work experience amid weaker hiring sentiment, while the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways programme allows mid-career job seekers to gain in-demand skills and widen their professional networks while waiting for permanent jobs.
About 2,500 organisations, including public agencies, have participated in the two schemes by offering traineeships or attachments. Nearly nine in 10 of them are small and medium-sized enterprises.
The top sectors offering these opportunities are infocomm technology and media, financial services and professional services.
Article by: Calvin Yang
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