These intermediaries will help develop workers, says Wong. “Workers themselves may not know what training programmes to go for, or what competencies and skills they need to secure better jobs.”
They will also help employers, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), identify manpower and skill gaps, adds Wong. “They will have to work with training providers to update existing training programmes or develop new ones that will close the skills gap.”
The scheme will be piloted in the precision engineering, retail and wholesale trade sectors, where there are higher concentrations of mature workers and SMEs, notes Wong.
More details will be shared at the Ministry of Education’s upcoming Committee of Supply (COS) debate around the turn of the month.
