Debate on President’s speech: Poh Li San on turning crisis into opportunity for young jobseekers
If the economy goes into recession for a protracted period, it could result in a generation of young people stuck in a cycle of unemployment, career frustration and lost opportunities. MP Poh Li San, who raised this concern in parliament on Friday (Sep 26), said Singapore can turn this crisis into an opportunity by creating new roles. One way is to train them to be AI change agents for project-based assignments to help companies. Start with a small group of 1,000 jobseekers, with NTUC’s e2i working with AI training companies. After they have been trained, e2i will match them to small- and medium-sized enterprises which are keen to automate. Enterprise Singapore (ESG) could help to seek companies keen to join this programme. It could subsidise 70 to 80 per cent of the salaries for up to six months, and if the AI change agents become permanent staff, ESG could fund 50 to 60 per cent of their salaries for up to a year.
If the economy goes into recession for a protracted period, it could result in a generation of young people stuck in a cycle of unemployment, career frustration and lost opportunities. MP Poh Li San, who raised this concern in parliament on Friday (Sep 26), said Singapore can turn this crisis into an opportunity by creating new roles. One way is to train them to be AI change agents for project-based assignments to help companies. Start with a small group of 1,000 jobseekers, with NTUC’s e2i working with AI training companies. After they have been trained, e2i will match them to small- and medium-sized enterprises which are keen to automate. Enterprise Singapore (ESG) could help to seek companies keen to join this programme. It could subsidise 70 to 80 per cent of the salaries for up to six months, and if the AI change agents become permanent staff, ESG could fund 50 to 60 per cent of their salaries for up to a year.
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