Empowering Singaporeans to manage ‘career health’ while supporting vulnerable wo

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Tweaks to foreign manpower policies will also ensure calibre and complementarity

Tessa Oh
Tessa Oh
Published Wed, Mar 1, 2023 · 07:38 PM
Singapore Budget 2023


SINGAPOREANS will get more tools to manage their "career health", while vulnerable groups will receive more support so that all segments of workers can reap the benefits of growth, said Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng in Parliament on Wednesday (Mar 1).

Staying open to talent is part of having a vibrant economy, he said, adding that policies are being tweaked to ensure that foreign workers are of the right calibre and complement the local workforce.

Singapore's labour market grew strongly last year, recovering past pre-Covid levels. But global economic uncertainty is expected to weigh on this in the medium term, said Dr Tan in his ministry's Committee of Supply debate.

He assured workers that the government will support them "every step of the way" – from job-seeking and career changes, to helping the unemployed return to work and improving retirement adequacy.

While Singapore presses on with economic transformation, Singaporeans must improve their own career prospects and resilience to seize opportunities, said Dr Tan.

He set out three ways in which workers can take charge of their "career health": staying aware of career prospects; taking "deliberate and purposeful" steps to stay competitive; and being able to bounce back from setbacks.

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To help jobseekers improve their awareness, a new feature on government jobs portal, MyCareersFuture, will provide personalised jobs and skills recommendations.

CareersFinder, to be introduced in the third quarter, draws on government data on "skills adjacencies" and job transitions in the labour market. Using this, as well as data provided by jobseekers, it identifies job listings on MyCareersFuture and recommends MySkillsFuture courses.


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