Other MPs questioned the employment prospects of those who utilised the credits.
MP Gerald Giam (WP-Aljunied) asked how the government concluded that those who completed diploma and degree programmes had better employability outcomes. He also suggested the government subsidise on-the-job training and apprenticeship programmes as much as they do for diploma and degree programmes.
NCMP Leong Mun Wai from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) argued that the SkillsFuture programme has “contributed little to the employability of Singaporean workers” and that more needs to be done.
“To that end, we would also suggest a level up for the skills development fund, so as to co-opt employers into the process, thereby ensuring that the training undertaken by workers (is) relevant to raising productivity in their current jobs,” he said.
