Finance firms pledge 300 places for trainees, interns from polys

Offer from 10 firms in tie-up with IBF aims to widen talent pool, increase pathways

- Tay Hong Yi

Financial services firms are stepping up efforts to entice aspiring professionals to enter the industry straight from polytechnic.

There will be 300 or so traineeship and internship places over the next two years on offer from 10 firms that have tied up with the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) here, in an effort to secure a broader talent pool and provide more pathways.

These firms, and others, also took part in a July 9 career fair at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, dubbed the Financial Industry Fiesta 2025, in a bid to attract around 800 poly students.

The fiesta was jointly held by IBF, 12 financial services companies and all five local polytechnics, as well as the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

The event featured the career pathways in finance for graduates, aside from enrolling in full-time university studies.

Students could register to join tours at eight financial institutions, including a scavenger hunt at local bank UOB's Better U training campus in Bukit Timah.