Budget 2022 debate: Chee Hong Tat on 'GPS' of growth, protection and skills upgrading
Growth, protection and skills upgrading or "GPS". This is the navigation tool for Singapore's journey of transforming and growing its economy, said Senior Minister of State for Transport and NTUC Deputy Secretary-General Chee Hong Tat. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (Mar 1), he said the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is stepping up efforts to help every worker become a better worker and make every job a better job. The first is through company training committees (CTCs). There are 826 so far. NTUC is aiming higher. Instead of 1,000 by this year, it now wants to have at least 2,500 CTCs by 2025. Mr Chee described this collaboration platform as a "powerful combination" for driving enterprise and workforce transformation. It provides a wider range of integrated services to help workers actively upskill and companies transform. On another front, the labour movement is exploring setting up tripartite academies in sectors such as advanced manufacturing, retail, logistics, security, healthcare and maritime. These will serve as collaboration platforms at the sectoral level. Mr Chee said NTUC is working closely with employers and the Government to grow Singapore's economy, attract more investments, develop local talent and invest in building a strong Singaporean core. He said NTUC will do its best to protect not just the "rice bowl" of workers, but also their "rice fields".
Growth, protection and skills upgrading or "GPS". This is the navigation tool for Singapore's journey of transforming and growing its economy, said Senior Minister of State for Transport and NTUC Deputy Secretary-General Chee Hong Tat. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (Mar 1), he said the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is stepping up efforts to help every worker become a better worker and make every job a better job. The first is through company training committees (CTCs). There are 826 so far. NTUC is aiming higher. Instead of 1,000 by this year, it now wants to have at least 2,500 CTCs by 2025. Mr Chee described this collaboration platform as a "powerful combination" for driving enterprise and workforce transformation. It provides a wider range of integrated services to help workers actively upskill and companies transform. On another front, the labour movement is exploring setting up tripartite academies in sectors such as advanced manufacturing, retail, logistics, security, healthcare and maritime. These will serve as collaboration platforms at the sectoral level. Mr Chee said NTUC is working closely with employers and the Government to grow Singapore's economy, attract more investments, develop local talent and invest in building a strong Singaporean core. He said NTUC will do its best to protect not just the "rice bowl" of workers, but also their "rice fields".
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