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New course for mid-career workers seeking environmental services skills
The Straits Times
|November 04, 2024
SkillsFuture credits can be used to offset fee for full-time, three-month programme
From April 2025, mid-career workers looking to acquire skills needed in the environmental services sector will be able to take up a course at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and use their SkillsFuture credits to offset the fee.
The SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme is a joint effort by TP, the Environmental Management Association of Singapore and the National Environment Agency (NEA). The full-time, three-month course is the first such initiative for the industry, and will cover topics including robotics, automation, and outcome-based contracting for cleaning services. Details will be published on TP's website later in November.
"Through this programme, we hope to attract more talented mid-careerists to the environmental services sector with growth opportunities to build meaningful careers and do impactful work," said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who announced the initiative as part of an event commemorating Clean and Green Singapore Day on Nov 3.
This story is from the November 04, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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