SkillsFuture Singapore

AI gender gap at work: Are women being left behind in Singapore’s AI push?

Industry leaders (clockwise from top left) Soo Mei May, Camellia Chan, Monica Divik Agarwal, Yap E Fang, Anupama Kannan and Tien Nguyet Long are working to close the AI gender gap.

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.

Singapore’s AI push needs a defensive shield to protect workers

While Singapore invests heavily in helping businesses deploy AI, it offers inadequate protection for the workers who are most exposed to AI-driven displacement.

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.

More support for lower-wage, mid-career and older workers

Former flight attendant Jeffrey Loh had enrolled in a three-month digital product management course and is now a duty terminal manager at Changi Airport Group.

SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore to merge into new statutory board

The move aims to create a more integrated ecosystem for jobs and skills, and one that can better respond better as the economy faces rapid structural shifts.

After a strong year, this Singapore Budget faces tough choices

In his Budget speech on Feb 18, 2025, PM Lawrence Wong unveiled a slew of short-term support alongside longer-term measures for the future.

Over 1 in 2 S’poreans aged 30 to 75 used SkillsFuture credit, surge driven by year-end deadline: SSG

606,000 individuals took up SSG-supported training in 2025, up from 555,000 in 2024.

More than 105,000 people took up SSG-supported AI training in 2025

Senior Minister of State for Education Janil Puthucheary said SSG will continue to review how it signposts, directs and curates courses for workers.

Stricter SkillsFuture course funding guidelines for 9,500 courses across 500 training providers

These requirements, some of which started on Dec 31, 2025, will apply to 500 training providers, which offer 9,500 courses.

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