There were over 1,000 job vacancies offered at a job fair organised on 8 December 2020 by the NTUC’s Women and Family Unit (WAF) and Project Success. Some 20 employers participated in the fair.
The initiative was part of Punggol Shore Division’s collaboration with the Labour Movement, government agencies and community partners to provide more jobs, training and mentorship opportunities to residents in the northeast. The job fair was held at Punggol 21 Community Club.
Companies under NTUC U SME and the United Workers of Electronics and Electrical Industries also curated jobs offered at the fair to provide more flexible employment options for women.
Job vacancies included part-time and redesigned jobs across different sectors.
Participating employers included Certis Human Resource Services, Koufu, Gong Cha, and Eng Leng Contractors.
Employers offered positions such as marketing executives, sales associates, service crew, kitchen staff, technicians and security officers.
Union leaders from the NTUC Women’s Committee were also present at the job fair to share about the community mentorship programme with jobseekers and freelancers.
The job fair came as a response to ground feedback from women through the Conversations on Singapore Women’s Development dialogue sessions organised by WAF recently.
U SME and WAF Director Yeo Wan Ling, who toured the job fair, said: “Many women have shared with me their interest in returning to the workforce. However, most are concerned about how this can be balanced with their caregiving responsibilities for children or elderly family members.
“Others face confidence issues going back to work, worried that their skills are no longer relevant. To address some of these concerns, we organised a job fair, which was strongly supported by our Labour Movement partners.”
NTUC LearningHub (LHUB) representatives were also seen at the job fair to help self-employed persons (SEPs) on personal branding and on using the Punggol Shore’s directory for freelancers - Pslvbang.sg.
LHUB provided visitors consultation on the various training support that the job fair visitors can tap on. These included the NTUC Training Fund (SEPs), the IBF Future-Enabled Skills programme, and the SGUnited Skills (SGUS) programme.
Ms Yeo added that she was heartened to see a concerted effort from the Labour Movement.
“I look forward to more opportunities for us to empower women in our community. Together, I believe we can co-create a society where women are given ample choices and support, whichever career path they carve for themselves,” she said.
