More efforts have been announced by the Government to help jobseekers better connect to employers and openings.
Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say also said that his ministry will work with other ministries to prepare the workforce to face possible disruptions and growing opportunities in five sectors.
Workforce Singapore (WSG) has rebranded its three career centres at Paya Lebar, Tampines and Woodlands to Careers Connect to offer jobseekers an expanded suite of customised career matching services.
New Services
Careers Connect offers three new career management and counselling programmes for jobseekers.
The career recharger aims to help jobseekers regain confidence and give them a positive frame of mind.
The career catalyst helps jobseekers chart career goals and looks for suitable job options for them if they are unsure of their career direction and options.
The third programme is career 360 and is for jobseekers who are clear about their career options but lack industry contacts. It provides networking opportunities.
For employers, there are workshops to equip them with skills to write effective job descriptions to attract the right talent and better understand the competencies required for a role so as to improve the career matching outcome between both parties.
Future Jobs
Minister Lim, who launched Careers Connect at the Lifelong Learning Institute, said that while helping jobseekers was one part of the challenge, the other was to focus on jobs of the future.
For this, the Ministry of Manpower has started working with the relevant agencies, employers and unions in the financial services, professional services, healthcare, wholesale trade and infocomm and media sectors.
“While many of the existing jobs may disappear, new jobs are going to be created as we go through the transformation. We are now working with the tripartite partners and want to pay extra attention to workers in these five sectors to continue to adapt and grow as the sectors go through the transformation,” said Minister Lim.
