National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Membership Department (MED) has always been committed to building a community of PME members interested in fostering lifelong learning and professional development. Their newest offerings: a series of CEO Fireside Chat sessions with distinguished leaders meant to engage and inspire.
At the first session held last 12 September 2013, featuredspeaker Terry O' Connor, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Courts Asia, shared how he turned his company from a furniture retailer into a leading electronics and furniture retailer not only in Singapore but also across Southeast Asia.
Co-author of 'Leadership, Pure & Simple' and partner of Decision Process International (DPI) David Wilkins also shared insights on management.
The event serves as a follow-up after the success of the Future Leaders Summit last June where 1,000 Professionals, Managers and Executives (PMEs) from different leader industries expressed their interest to engage in more learning and development initiatives.
'The leadership lessons from Terry are useful, and David's decision-making strategies are interesting. It provided me with many fresh ideas too,' said account director Deric Ang, a participant of the event.
Next year, three other CEO Fireside Chat sessions will be held where notable leaders such as NTUC Enterprise Group CEO Tan Suee Chieh and JobsCentral CEO Lim Der Shing can be expected.
In addition, union members will be able to save up to 14 per cent on over 20 courses provided by partnering learning institutions such as NTUC LearningHub, Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI). The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) will also provide assistance of up to $250 for union members to take up courses.
In response to the growing needs of working PMEs, the Labour Movement will continue to support the drive towards encouraging a learning and development culture within the workplace. NTUC MED Director Vivek Kumar said: "Besides `Protection', `Placement' and `Privileges', the Labour Movement is committed to boost the `Progression' pillar in our value commitment to working adults, including PMEs."
Original article written by Nicholas Lee, and can be found in NTUC This Week (20 September 2013)
