Singapore shifts job matching focus from ‘quantity to quality’
20 March 2015
The Singaporean government has overhauled its place-and-train programme, which matches professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for training and jobs.
Fri, 20 Mar 2015
The Singaporean government has overhauled its place-and-train programme, which matches professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for training and jobs.
Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin announced the changes earlier this week and said the government was shifting its job creation focus from quantity to quality while trying to provide meaningful career progression routes.
Singapore media reports say the enhanced programme, now known as P-Max rather than Max Talent, aims to place 3,000 PMEs by the end of 2017.
A new element of the programme is a one-day workshop to train SME managers on improving HR practices.
PMEs will also get more training — new modules on workplace ethics, target-setting, and performance reviews.
The Max Talent programme, launched in 2012, placed 1,000 PMEs at 954 SMEs.
The media reports say 12 companies have already signed up to offer placements for PMEs under the new programme.
The Singaporean government has overhauled its place-and-train programme, which matches professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for training and jobs.
Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin announced the changes earlier this week and said the government was shifting its job creation focus from quantity to quality while trying to provide meaningful career progression routes.
Singapore media reports say the enhanced programme, now known as P-Max rather than Max Talent, aims to place 3,000 PMEs by the end of 2017.
A new element of the programme is a one-day workshop to train SME managers on improving HR practices.
PMEs will also get more training — new modules on workplace ethics, target-setting, and performance reviews.
The Max Talent programme, launched in 2012, placed 1,000 PMEs at 954 SMEs.
The media reports say 12 companies have already signed up to offer placements for PMEs under the new programme.
