HR & Education
“We will give every Singapore child the opportunity to succeed”: Prime Minister
Mr Lee Hsien Loong said every Singapore child will be given the means to achieve his potential and fulfill his goals through an improved education...
“We will give every Singapore child the opportunity to succeed”: Prime Minister
Mr Lee Hsien Loong said every Singapore child will be given the means to achieve his potential and fulfill his goals through an improved education...
You’re hired: Employment in Singapore set to be robust in Q4 2011
And guess which sector has the most optimistic hiring plans with a net employment outlook of +39%?
MOE to provide pre-schools $1.2m worth of Innovation Grants from 2011-2013
This is part of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to raise the quality of pre-school education in Singapore.
MOE to increase capacity of Special Education schools
An additional 300 places will be added starting next year, bringing the capacity of Pathlight School to 900 by the end of 2013.
Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy revised to allow more Malay families to benefit
The scheme, which has not been revised for over 20 years, now has higher than average income ceilings to cover more families.
Recruitment in sales and marketing set to be buoyant in H2 2011
And salary expectations for candidates who switched jobs are high, ranging between 25 to 30%.
Singapore banking professionals better than their Hong Kong counterparts
Companies are now replacing employees from Hong Kong with candidates from Singapore.
Salary increase in finance and governance sector range between 10-20%
But candidates with highly sought-after skills were able to command more than 25% salary increase.
“Make the workplace age-friendly for older workers”: MOS Halimah Yaacob
She is encouraging employers to look at ways to retain experienced older workers “as they have amassed a rich body of knowledge”.
Mah Bow Tan steps down as Singapore Labour Foundation chairman
Mr. Mah will be succeeded by Minister Gan Kim Yong.
Government invests $6.8m in training of textile and fashion employees
The Singapore Workforce Development Agency is developing programmes to support the manpower needs of the industry.
Why you should do volunteer work more often
40% of Singaporean employers consider volunteer work as valuable as paid work experience when evaluating candidates.
29% of Singaporean companies provided no training to staff
The 71% that did reported improved work productivity, product/services quality and customer satisfaction.
Kaplan Singapore partners with Northumbria University in UK
Almost 40 programmes will be offered by Northumbria University to Singaporean students who want to study in UK or Australia.
Concerns lurk as unemployment rises to 2.1%
Survey shows employment outlook is dim for industries such as transport & storage, financial services, business services and manufacturing.
How to keep your job during recession
The same period two years ago Singapore was on the cliff edge of a technical recession. By Sep 2009, it became a reality. Companies were cutting...
SuperWOMAN: A look at the future woman
The in-demand careers of the future will be very different from those of the not so recent past – a shift that could help liberate women in the...
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