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More S'poreans tap schemes to upskill, switch careers

Nearly 6,300 mid-career PMETs joined such programmes last year - a 41% jump from 2019

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Calvin Yang, Calvin Yang‍ Manpower Correspondent

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More Singaporeans tapped professional conversion programmes (PCPs) last year to learn new skills and switch careers, amid a weakened hiring market due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some 6,270 professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) joined such programmes last year, a jump of 41 per cent from 2019, Workforce Singapore (WSG) told The Straits Times.
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