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Plumber or farmer? The changing Singapore dream is not a bad thing
More young Singaporeans are considering skilled trades because they see opportunity and joy. We ought to celebrate that.
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Tradespeople who enter lift maintenance, urban farming, and other specialised fields are increasingly playing an indispensable role, says the writer.
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David Gomulya
When Ms Geraldine Goh left her corporate job to become a licensed plumber, some friends wondered if she had made a mistake.
When Mr Gng Soon Meng graduated from the Institute of Technical Education with a certificate in electronics engineering and chose to install smart home systems instead of pursuing a desk-bound engineering role, relatives asked what had gone wrong.
