Govt prepared to increase support for fresh grads if job market worsens: Tan See Leng

The initial 800 traineeships under the GRIT scheme will be raised if necessary

- Anjali Raguraman

Fresh graduates could get more support if the labour market worsens and long-term unemployment continues to rise, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng on Aug 22.

The Government is prepared to provide more help for this group, including funding more traineeships if the economic situation worsens, he said.

Dr Tan announced on Aug 22 a new government-funded scheme called Graduate Industry Traineeships (GRIT) and GRIT@Gov that will offer up to 800 traineeships for fresh graduates across the private and public sectors.

Applications for the scheme open in October, offering positions across key growth sectors, with each traineeship lasting three to six months.