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Ricky Lim ·
This may have nail the real crux of the issue on why "SkillFuture or Professional Conversion Programme" - is not fully effective - readily adopted by business and industries.
Everyone recognise that there must be retraining to make themselves relevant.
But after training from WDA/WSG approved course, will business and industries readily take in these workers - as compared to fresh graduates from IHLs like Universities or Polytechnics?
The observation on the ground is that, Employers will prefer to recruit fresh graduates from IHLs - as they recognise IHLs certification more than WDA/WSG approved course - even though those trained workers can do the jobs that have been trained.
So does this mean that if workers are trained by IHLs from Universities and Polytechnics - instead of from WDA/WSGs approved course (run by semi-govt, private institutes) --- workers will have a higher chance of being accepted, adopted and recruited by Employers?
Next, what qualifications or certifications will be more acceptable by Employers?
Is certification of a specialised course good enough?
Or if an IHLs issue a "Diploma" or a "Degree" - will be more readily accepted by Employers rather tha a Certificate.
Government, Union, Workers' group and Employers ---- must come together and agree upon the above before workers will take up and enrol in the Skillfuture and Professional Conversion Programme.
Otherwise the time, money and effort will be wasted - and it will be a demotivation for those retrenched workers who have undergo the training - but got disappointed where Employers will not readily accept and recruit them. When this happen Skillfuture and Professional Conversion Programme will have fail and not achieve its objective.
Everyone recognise that there must be retraining to make themselves relevant.
But after training from WDA/WSG approved course, will business and industries readily take in these workers - as compared to fresh graduates from IHLs like Universities or Polytechnics?
The observation on the ground is that, Employers will prefer to recruit fresh graduates from IHLs - as they recognise IHLs certification more than WDA/WSG approved course - even though those trained workers can do the jobs that have been trained.
So does this mean that if workers are trained by IHLs from Universities and Polytechnics - instead of from WDA/WSGs approved course (run by semi-govt, private institutes) --- workers will have a higher chance of being accepted, adopted and recruited by Employers?
Next, what qualifications or certifications will be more acceptable by Employers?
Is certification of a specialised course good enough?
Or if an IHLs issue a "Diploma" or a "Degree" - will be more readily accepted by Employers rather tha a Certificate.
Government, Union, Workers' group and Employers ---- must come together and agree upon the above before workers will take up and enrol in the Skillfuture and Professional Conversion Programme.
Otherwise the time, money and effort will be wasted - and it will be a demotivation for those retrenched workers who have undergo the training - but got disappointed where Employers will not readily accept and recruit them. When this happen Skillfuture and Professional Conversion Programme will have fail and not achieve its objective.
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Ricky Lim ·
We need to be the pathfinder - to resolve the disruptive tech that bring about job loss - not only to Singapore - but the whole World (who are at a loss - on how the World respond to disruptive tech that take away jobs) - and bring about social upheaval and Government changes worldwide.
So far we have the antidote but still have not found the right medicine. Skillfuture and Professional Conversion programme is the right antidote.
But the current WDA/WSG approved courses have not been readily accepted by the Employers - and trained retrenched workers have still not overcome the job loss from disruptive tech.
Until the right medicine is found, we can safely declare that Skill future and Professional Conversion Programme is successful.
But now the right medicine still need to be found........
So far we have the antidote but still have not found the right medicine. Skillfuture and Professional Conversion programme is the right antidote.
But the current WDA/WSG approved courses have not been readily accepted by the Employers - and trained retrenched workers have still not overcome the job loss from disruptive tech.
Until the right medicine is found, we can safely declare that Skill future and Professional Conversion Programme is successful.
But now the right medicine still need to be found........
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Ricky Lim ·
Actually, this antidote to job loss by disruptive tech has far and wide reaching consequences.
Disruptive technologies that bring about job loss - has cause social upheaval and pull down many Government worldwide giving rise to Trump syndrome, Brexit, Spain Catalan independence, France Le Pen syndrome if the right antidote and right medicine to solve this is still not found.
Disruptive technologies that bring about job loss - has cause social upheaval and pull down many Government worldwide giving rise to Trump syndrome, Brexit, Spain Catalan independence, France Le Pen syndrome if the right antidote and right medicine to solve this is still not found.
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