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SINGAPORE: Marina Bay Sands has begun training a few hundred dealer inspectors, cashiers and surveillance staff for the casino.
A spokesman for the integrated resort said this is part of an extensive training programme underway for all levels of staff.
Many dealers had been hired to work at the Integrated Resort from July last year.
However, construction woes led to delays in the opening date of Marina Bay Sands and that, in turn, led to uncertainty among employees as to when training and work would start.
That has changed now. Dealers MediaCorp spoke to said they had been asked to turn up for uniform measurements and to get their staff passes done next week, followed by training.
Marina Bay Sands was unable to confirm exactly when the first batch of training started, but added that typically, such floor training takes about three months, after which employees must get a competency certificate.
There is also another hurdle for them to clear. They also have to be interviewed and clear background checks by the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA).
CRA said in a statement that it had received the complete casino licence application from Marina Bay Sands in November last year. It added that processing such applications typically take three months or more, but that progress is good.
Marina Bay Sands had previously said that it will open the first phase of its resort in April. - CNA/vm
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