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A self-taught dentist? There are limits to self-learning in securing a job
Singapore is having a weird moment on skills where people are loading up on training yet the employment outcomes can be fuzzy.
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An enterprising woman was recently fined $2,500 for performing illegal dental procedures on unsuspecting customers.
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In recent years, the world has been gripped by a skills-upgrading frenzy.
One dates this development in Singapore back to 2015, when the SkillsFuture programme was introduced, giving Singaporeans $500 to take charge of their upgrading. A thousand programmes would blossom, pushing people to learn at every age – along with career guidance, enhanced internships and subsidies for mid-career learning.
