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The Singapore Manual & Mercantile Workers’ Union (
SMMWU) and
NTUC Link will form a Company Training Committee (CTC) to help attract and retain workers, as well as encourage a culture of learning and upskilling. They will be supported by NTUC’s
e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) and NTUC
LearningHub.
The four organisations formalised the agreement by signing a memorandum of understanding on 9 July 2019.
The organisations will share knowledge and resources to ensure NTUC Link employees are ready to embrace emerging technologies and business models.
Some 150 employees will benefit from the CTC.
The committee is crucial to equipping Link employees with the necessary knowledge and skills amidst the company’s wider transformation journey, said NTUC Link Acting CEO Khoo Swee Lan.
“As with any transformation, it has been a challenging, yet rewarding journey as we [NTUC Link] evolve to meet the demands of our partners and consumers enjoying the everyday value of our loyalty program,” she said.
The committee will play a role in nurturing the professional growth of new workers, she added.
“I’m confident that this committee with both management and union staff will nurture the new worker 4.0 among our employees to reskill and upgrade themselves for the present and the future,” said Ms Khoo.
According to SMMWU Deputy Secretary-General Andy Lim, the union will work closely with the management, garner the support from the employees and constantly provide them with relevant information from the committee.
Commenting on the CTC, NTUC LearningHub CEO Kwek Kok Kwong said: “As we move towards Industry 4.0, both workers and companies will need to transform. NTUC must be a leader of that change to effectively help workers adapt. Like other parts of NTUC, Link has been going through a transformation journey.
“This Company Training Committee will be a vital platform to support this transformation, so that we can ensure Link’s workers have opportunities to reskill, upgrade and stay relevant throughout.”
NTUC's e2i CEO Gilbert Tan said that the organisation will support NTUC Link and SMMWU to curate, contribute and map meaningful training initiatives for employees so that they can keep pace with the changes.
“e2i works closely with employers and keep tabs on the adaptive, technological and technical skillsets needed so that we can constantly update our toolbox of transformative skills and plug the skills gaps of workers to help them stay employable,” he added.
