SINGAPORE – From May, 16,000 fresh graduates from the six autonomous universities will be able to take four continuing education and training (CET) modules offered by their alma mater for free.
In a joint statement on Friday (April 24), the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the six institutions said the move aims to help them access more opportunities across different job sectors.
“This is in recognition that with the uncertain economic outlook, some fresh graduates may want to continue their learning and pick up additional skills to complement the competencies acquired in their undergraduate years,” the statement said.
SkillsFuture Singapore will provide a subsidy of 70 per cent of the course fees for these graduates, with the universities subsidising the remainder.
The MOE said that all graduates will also receive close support from their university career offices for their job search.
He encouraged graduates to take up the CET modules, to diversify their skills, even if they are unrelated to their disciplines, and consider traineeships to build industry-relevant skills and professional networks.
Fresh graduates will also have up to 8,000 paid traineeship opportunities through the SGUnited Traineeships Programme by the Ministry of Manpower and Workforce Singapore.
To date, more than 280 companies, including institutions of higher learning, have come forward to offer more than 4,000 traineeship places.
