High demand for corporate trainers and teachers in emerging fields

Filling the roles is challenging as public and private sectors vie for same talent: Experts

- Sharon Salim

The demand for those who can teach and train in emerging fields — from artificial intelligence to data science — has surged as companies race to upskill their workforce in response to an evolving economy.

But experts said filling these roles can be challenging, with both public and private sectors vying for the same talent.

Teachers and trainers emerged as the most sought-after professionals in 2024, overtaking software, web and multimedia developers, who topped the list of professional, managerial, executive and technical vacancies in the previous two years, according to the Ministry of Manpower in its annual Job Vacancies Report on March 28.

Professional networking platform LinkedIn also noted a marked increase in jobs within Singapore's education sector, with the number of listings jumping 65 per cent year on year in December 2024.

The number continued to trend upwards at 66 per cent in January and 69 per cent in February, reflecting a "clear and sustained increase" in education-related roles, said Ms Chua Pei Ying, LinkedIn's Apac head economist.

"With 70 per cent of the skills used in most jobs projected to change by 2030, educators who can design and adapt curricula to keep pace with industry needs are in high demand," she added.

LinkedIn data also reflected that the human resources industry is actively hiring teachers and training specialists. Sectors like engineering services and technology are also recruiting more corporate trainers.