Budget 2026: Workforce Singapore and SkillsFuture to merge into new statutory board
It will help streamline career planning, skills acquisition and job matching and will be overseen by the Manpower Ministry and the Education Ministry. This, amid faster technological shifts and more frequent job transitions across the economy. Meanwhile, from 2027, the qualifying salary for Employment Pass holders will go up from S$5,600 to S$6,000. For S-Pass holders, the threshold will go up from S$3,300 to S$3,600. Nasyrah Rohim reports.
It will help streamline career planning, skills acquisition and job matching and will be overseen by the Manpower Ministry and the Education Ministry. This, amid faster technological shifts and more frequent job transitions across the economy. Meanwhile, from 2027, the qualifying salary for Employment Pass holders will go up from S$5,600 to S$6,000. For S-Pass holders, the threshold will go up from S$3,300 to S$3,600. Nasyrah Rohim reports.