As you know, I have been very involved in WSQ training for the past 5 years - time flies, am into my 6th year already. 2014 marks the 10th anniversary for WSQ and rightly so, the authorities from the education, vocation, workforce and manpower sectors are all taking stock to path the way for a different approach for the next 10-20 years to ensure our workforce are properly skilled to cope with the new economy.
The CET2020 Masterplan is a strategic review on what the Singapore workforce will need to continue to contribute to and build a vibrant economy that provides good jobs for all. The setting up of the SkillsFuture Council is timely to get the key relevant stakeholders together to chart a new course for the Singapore workforce and they met for the first time just this month.
The SkillsFuture Council, led by DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam, decided to tour the newly set-up CET hub in the East - Lifelong Learning Institute @ Paya Lebar as a wrap up to their first meeting and I was "fortunate" to be chosen to have them visit my training class @ HCS when they did their tour on 7Nov2014.
You can see the "entourage" accompanying DPM Tharman in the 2nd pic which included SkillsFuture Council members, WDA Chief Exec Ng Cher Pong, Dy CE (not in pic), HCS CEO Mdm Ho Geok Choo, David Ang (former Exec Dir of SHRI and currently on HCS's management team) etc.
The focus on "deep skill sets" is something I abscribe to, back to even the "old days" of the apprenticeship approach to ensure niche industries can continue to find talent and grow. I guess Donald Trump got it right, after all.
I look forward to this new phase as we set our sights on CET 2020!
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