Over 200,000 workers gained Skills via company training panels

NTUC says such committees also help firms transform by harnessing digital tools

- Tay Hong Yi

More than 200,000 workers have benefited from skills training since 2019 through company training committees (CTCs), taking on job roles unlocked by their employers' innovations.

Employers form CTCs with unions to map out the skills workers need given business and industry prospects, guided by the National Trades Union Congress.

Providing the latest update on the scheme in the labour movement's annual May Day message on April 30, NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng and NTUC president K. Thanaletchimi said CTCs help promote career advancement and resilience even as technology transforms the industry and employment landscape.

For instance, machines can now analyse data at unprecedented scales and automate tasks that were previously done manually, they noted.