Office for Skills-First Practices 

Build capability and mindshare of stakeholders to articulate, activate, and recognise skills, thereby driving the optimisation of human capital development and effective use of skills in Singapore. 

Our Objectives

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Build up ecosystem-wide capabilities to adopt skills-first practices 


Mount Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes that empower stakeholders to embrace skills-first practices

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Develop analytical methods that provide insights into skills demand, supply, gaps, and solutions


Uncover cutting-edge methods that inform policy and programme design, and provide lead response time to stakeholders

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Establish global presence 

via international collaborations 

and partnerships


Work with international organisations to promulgate skills-first practices and forge partnerships in international projects.


Our Initiatives

Skills-First Working Paper Series 


With the global emphasis on skills and the importance on skills that Singapore places, it is timely to define what skills-first means for Singapore. The working paper series, a six-part publication, aim to catalyse dialogue, surface fresh perspectives and encourage the co-creation of practical solutions to advance a skills-powered ecosystem in Singapore.

Roundtable Sessions


Each roundtable, that is held following the release of the Skills-First working paper, will bring together diverse stakeholders to deliberate and consolidate ideas, and to discover opportunities for cross-stakeholder collaboration.


Roundtable Title
Date
Time
Registration
Roundtable #1- 
Skills-First: Are we there yet? 


5 June 2025 

Thursday


7.00pm to 9.00pm
(SGT)

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Closing date to register: 9 May 2025

Roundtable #2- 
Skills-First: What does it
mean for me as an individual? 


7 August 2025 

Thursday


10.00am to 12.00pm
(SGT) 

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Closing date to register: 30 June 2025

Roundtable #3- 
Skills-First: What does it 
mean for my organisation as 
an employer?  


3 September 2025 

Wednesday


10.00am to 12.00pm
(SGT)

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Closing date to register: 31 July 2025

We will notify you once your registration is successfully confirmed. 


Our Team


Edwin Tan (Mr)

Edwin Tan (Mr)

Director, Office for Skills-First Practices
Yang Silin (Dr)

Yang Silin (Dr)

Deputy Director, Research & Analytics, Office for Skills-First Practices
Tan Jia Yi (Ms)

Tan Jia Yi (Ms)

Deputy Director, Capability Development & Internationalisation Office for Skills-First Practices


For more information about our work, contact us at [email protected]