HR & Education
Bezos Centers in Singapore, US, and UK to receive $100m for protein innovation
Bezos Centers in Singapore, US, and UK to receive $100m for protein innovation
It will focus on R&D of alternative proteins to meet the anticipated 50% increase in demand for animal protein.
Singapore launches Overseas Markets Immersion Programme
This aims to provide firms some funds to send Singaporeans overseas for career development.
Singapore Polytechnic to launch new business programme for Year 1 students
The programme will be launched in AY 2025/26.
5 skills Singaporeans are honing to stay competitive in the AI era
Singaporeans prefer on-the-job training and self-study for skill development.
Marketing and media industry lead GenAI use in Singapore: report
Hospitality lags at 24%.
Employers told to embrace skills-based hiring and recruit from emerging economies
People in new countries are highly mobile and offer valuable skills.
S’pore talent lags in AI adoption, reskilling not a focus: report
Singaporeans are more likely to reskill only if necessary.
More than six in 10 SG employees prioritise job stability, work-life balance
61% would decline a job offer if they experienced a negative recruitment process.
Seatrium, ITE inaugurates Digital Learning Lab
Seatrium has pledged $1.2m to the ITE Education Fund.
Skills gap seen in Singapore’s accountancy curriculum: Report
Only 13% of the current curriculum is dedicated to human skills.
Risk management, business valuation among highest paying roles: ISCA
These roles exceed the national media salary of $4,500.
Proposed bill to strengthen protection against workplace discrimination
It is expected to be enforced by 2026 or 2027.
Singapore ranked second-best city for software careers: Nsoft
It leads in job availability with 13,412 open roles and 2,461 software companies.
MOH, SMC to add 9 foreign medical schools in Medical Registration Act
Starting in 2025, aspiring medical students can apply to 112 medical schools.
Job satisfaction might not be sufficient to retain employees
Four in 10 employees plan to switch jobs.
Edtech firm Crimson Education bags $53.5m in Series D round
Funds will be used for expansion in Singapore
Singapore to upskill 300 professionals to support carbon services and trading sector growth
This aims to train and upskill 300 professionals by 2027 to support the growth of Singapore’s carbon services and trading sector.
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