National Day Rally 2014 : Tharman to chair committee to help non-graduates advance
PUBLISHED ONAugust 17, 2014 12:50 PMBySandra Davie
SINGAPORE - ITE and polytechnic graduates will get a big boost to help them match their skills to the right jobs and move up, with the setting up of a tripartite committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam for this purpose.
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PM: We must help our students create a brighter future, through many different routes. #ndrsg
— Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) August 17, 2014Keppel is a good example of what Govt wants to achieve nationally - where you can advance & be valued for your skills. #ndrsg
— Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) August 17, 2014ASPIRE Committee will recommend how we can help students get into right jobs, progress & upgrade: PM #ndrsg
— Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) August 17, 2014PM: Companies have to develop & value every worker. The Public Service will also do its part. #ndrsg
— Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) August 17, 2014DPM Tharman will lead tripartite committee to develop system of education, training & career progression for all Sporeans. #ndrsg
— Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) August 17, 2014PM: Public sector will put more weight on job performance & skills, rather than starting qualifications. #ndrsg
— Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) August 17, 2014PM: SG must be where everyone is respected for contributions & character, & anyone can improve his life if he wks hard. #ndrsg
— Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) August 17, 2014PM meets Dorothy Han, ITE grad who now supervises 62 people in Keppel. I have to say it, you go, girl! https://t.co/kZJty3oK09 #ndrsg
— Zuraidah Ibrahim (@zuibrahim) August 17, 2014PM interviews another Keppelite, Abu Bakar, poly grad who’s now CEO of a subsidiary. Poly boy makes good. https://t.co/OSAE54FlA1 #ndrsg
— Zuraidah Ibrahim (@zuibrahim) August 17, 2014Roy Lim is third Keppelite PM meets. Sec 2 education but is a shipyard manager. The stuff of Singapore Dreams https://t.co/NgIvJ0y0vf #ndrsg
— Zuraidah Ibrahim (@zuibrahim) August 17, 2014