US EditionCareer Fairs, Upskilling Workshops: Government Considers More Support to Boost Fresh Grads' Employability
SINGAPORE, JUL 9 – Employment rates for fresh graduates fell in 2024, with 79.5% of university and 54.6% of polytechnic graduates securing full-time jobs, prompting calls for expanded career support.
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Chand calls for local upskilling
Pacific Polytech chairperson Dr Ganesh Chand believes about 80,000 unskilled indigenous Fijians are waiting to be skilled for employment. He told The Fiji Times that immigrant workers were being hired to fill positions that indigenous and locals could fill, if trained properly. “The majority of Fijians are unemployed in Fiji,” he said. “Indigenous, you go anywhere, they are unemployed. That’s the reality.” Dr Chand said a minimum of 60,000 indig…
Government watching job situation for fresh graduates closely, exploring further support: Gan Siow Huang
Amid a challenging hiring outlook, the government is watching the employment situation of fresh graduates closely, Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Trade and Industry, said on Jul 9.
Labour MP Patrick Tay: Time for Tripartite Partners to Create More Career Pathways for Fresh Graduates
Singapore’s fresh graduates are finding it harder to land jobs and Labour MP Patrick Tay says it is time for urgent action. In a recent Facebook post, Tay, who is the Member of Parliament for Pioneer and Assistant Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), raised concerns about the growing difficulty young Singaporeans face in securing meaningful employment, as the job market becomes increasingly disrupted by technological s…
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