Job outcomes for poly grads in 2025 'comparable' to past years

Employment rates, job vacancies remain high, says Minister of State Gan Siow Huang

- Gabrielle Chan

Employment outcomes for the graduating cohort of polytechnics in 2025 are “comparable” to past years based on preliminary findings, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang on Oct 22.

“Employment rates, as well as job vacancies, remain high,” she said, without providing figures. The Straits Times has asked the Ministry of Education for the preliminary data.

“Under the current economic climate, it is understandable that some of our graduates may feel some anxiety and uncertainty about the job search,” said Ms Gan on the sidelines of Singapore Polytechnic’s (SP) annual Career and Further Education Fair.

She added that some companies have indicated plans to slow down hiring.

“It’s important that we really put all our efforts together to help our graduates in finding the jobs and the training opportunities that they need,” she said.

The latest Graduate Employment Survey, which collected data from the graduating cohort of 2024 from the five polytechnics, showed that 54.6 per cent of them were in full-time permanent jobs in 2024.

In 2023, almost 60 per cent were in full-time permanent jobs, and in 2022, the figure was 59 per cent.

The median gross monthly salary of polytechnic graduates in full time permanent employment grew to $2,900 in 2024, up from $2,800 in 2023.

In 2024, there were 10,045 fresh polytechnic graduates.