The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and its U Associate, The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES), launched the Engineers Progression Pathway at the Engineers and Sustainable Development Forum 2015 held at the NTUC Centre Auditorium. It was announced as NTUC revealed its new vision to strengthen the outreach to professionals, managers and executives (PMEs), which is to develop new progression pathways to strengthen growth of PMEs in the various sector.
Engineers Progression Pathway
The Engineers Progression Pathway is a three-tiered scheme aimed at helping engineers move up the progression ladder by equipping them with the necessary leadership skills and expertise in technology management. The scheme comprises the Young Engineers Leadership (YEL) Programme, the Advanced Engineering Leadership (AEL) Programme and the Global Engineering Leadership (GEL) Programme.
The YEL Programme, jointly developed by IES, NTUC U Associate and Devan Nair Employment and Employability Institute (e2i), caters to engineers who have just joined the workforce. This continues off the back of the successful launch in 2014, which saw the participation of some 250 engineers. The new scheme now will also include the AEL Programme, a customised programme aimed at Professional and Chartered engineers, as well as the GEL Programme, specifically targeted at C-Suite executives, to groom senior engineers to take on leadership positions and to ensure the cultivation of a thriving community of engineers. (Please refer to Annex A for more information on the Engineers Progression Pathway)
“The Engineers Progression Pathway will help young engineers enhance both their technical and management skills; enable existing engineers gain greater recognition and increase their employability; and help C-suite executives and emerging leaders fulfill their leadership roles. With this scheme, IES and NTUC hope to create long-term career development for engineers, raise standards in the engineering field and groom a strong pipeline of engineering leaders," said Er. Chong Kee Sen, President of IES.
Moving forward, NTUC and its U Associates will work with a sectoral focus to develop career and skills progression plans for PMEs in sectors such as Information Technology, Human Resources, Financial Planning, Project Management, Workplace Safety and Health, among others.
“The Engineers Progression Pathway is a prime example of NTUC’s efforts in facilitating sectoral development through collaborations with our U Associates, to equip our PMEs with skills necessary to take on an increasingly competitive global workforce,” said Mr Vivek Kumar, Director of NTUC U Associate and Future Leaders Programme. “More importantly, this is a crucial step in the right direction on our journey to equip Singapore’s PMEs in all sectors with the necessary skills to ensure their future-readiness to take on the ever-changing challenges in the global economy.”
Engineers and Sustainable Development Forum 2015
The Engineers and Sustainable Development Forum 2015 was jointly organised by NTUC and IES as a lead up event to the World Engineers Summit (WES) on Climate Change 2015, which will take place in July this year. The forum attracted over 400 participants comprising engineers from various sectors, management of engineering organisations, as well as union leaders who attended to gain insights on the resource challenges confronting Singapore, as well as actionable steps Singapore can take to move towards a lower-carbon, higher-energy future.
The forum featured a discussion between business leaders from the private and public sectors and it shone the spotlight on engineers and the critical roles they play in realising sustainable development. The forum also introduced the highlights of the upcoming WES 2015, which will see an international gathering of experts to speak on subjects such as sustainable development and infrastructure, as well as the resilience and adaption against climate change. The WES Expo will showcase an array of the latest urban and industrial technology, products and solutions developed by corporate and industrial climate change champions and engineering leaders.
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