According to its Chairman and Co-founder Nicholas Khoo, SCOGA focuses on serving the needs of people involved in the nascent sector. They include both professional and casual gamers as well as spectators of game competitions.
SCOGA is also an NTUC U Associate and is working together with the Labour Movement and NTUC Club to create an ecosystem centred on building up employment opportunities for members involved in e-sports and online gaming.
Gaming Possibilities
Some direct jobs in this space include being a professional gamer, commonly referred to as an e-sports athlete, but Nicholas added that such full-time professionals are a minority.
“Besides them, we think that there are opportunities in broadcasting, media streaming and event organising, and we’re trying to see what more there is,” he said.
A priority for the association now is in defining the opportunities in this fast-growing sphere, and it is working with industry partners to do just that.
For the benefit of members, SCOGA will also be starting a training academy that will offer courses and workshops on the technical and soft skills needed to succeed in the industry.
Technical skills could be the necessary knowledge and abilities to do well in the specific games while soft skills could be things like leadership and communication skills.
“While these are not new skills, they take a very different form in a high-pace, high-stakes game. We can explore and see how some of these skills can be useful later in life. It should not be disconnected, especially in a world where we have such a strong digital lens,” he said.
