Committee of Supply 2021 debate, Day 3: Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab on preparing Singaporeans to seize high-value job opportunities

Singapore secured S$17.2 billion in fixed asset investments in 2020 despite the COVID-19 economic crisis and those projects, when complete, are expected to create more than 19,000 high-quality jobs over the next five years, many of them digital roles. Citing these figures in Parliament on Tuesday (Mar 2), NMP Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab asked how the labour movement and training agencies can work with Government agencies to bridge skillset gaps and ensure that Singaporeans are ready to seize these opportunities and form the core of this new workforce.