Skills training

Is a plumbing career the future?

There is a rise in interest in plumbing courses such as those offered by City of Westminster College (above), but there remains social resistance to the trade as a career choice.

How to survive AI at work? Drop the rigid job titles

We need to rethink how work itself is designed and organised, the writer says, with a new approach he calls “fractional” job design.

Forum: AI and job postings data studied for upskilling and workplace training insights

Plumber or farmer? The changing Singapore dream is not a bad thing

Tradespeople who enter lift maintenance, urban farming, and other specialised fields are increasingly playing an indispensable role, says the writer.

Workers in skilled trades set to receive more career help from MOM, starting with electricians

A new pilot is in the works to provide more structured career and skills progression ladder, and apprenticeships for electricians.

Commentary

Is Singapore prepared for a ‘rent-a-human’ world?

Near term financial implications for corporations aside, AI’s impact and widening spread are unquestionable, says the writer.

We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low-skilled’

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AI will pressure India to upskill workers, top official says

India needs to create at least eight million jobs a year until 2030 to absorb its growing workforce.

To win the AI adoption race, Singapore must mind the social class and gender gaps

Singapore is among a growing pack of nations jostling to get ahead in AI diffusion.

Commentary

Budget 2026: Singapore’s SkillsFuture reset must go beyond just AI readiness

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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