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Budget 2026: Singapore’s SkillsFuture reset must go beyond just AI readiness
The challenge ahead is ensuring training is relevant, embedded in work and recognised by employers.
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PM Lawrence Wong announced during Budget 2026 that Workforce Singapore and SkillsFuture Singapore would be merged into a single agency overseeing skills training, career guidance and job matching services.
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Terence Ho
As anchors of Singapore’s social and economic policy, it was no surprise that jobs and skills were in the spotlight again in Budget 2026
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced that Workforce Singapore (WSG) and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) would be merged
