Plunge in number of S'poreans taking up programmes to switch careers last year

Guests attending the launch of a new career conversion programme for human capital professionals at Suntec City Convention Centre on May 10, 2022. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - The number of mid-career Singaporeans who joined programmes to switch fields last year plunged to 5,080 - from a record high of 13,580 in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Many businesses were financially battered and mass layoffs loomed when the coronavirus crisis emerged, as borders closed and curbs were implemented worldwide.

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