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Our Objectives
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.
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Build up ecosystem-wide capabilities to adopt skills-first practices
Mount capability development 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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Champion global strategic convening and catalyse collective actions
Work with local and international organisations to promulgate skills-first practices and forge partnerships in joint projects.
Our Initiatives
Skills-First Working Paper Series
More 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.
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Skills-First Capability Development Programmes
Empower stakeholders (enterprises, sector agencies, training providers, individuals etc.) across the skills ecosystem to adopt skills-first practices by providing resources that support capability development.
Our Team
Mr Edwin Tan
Director, Office for Skills-First Practices
Dr Yang Silin
Deputy Director, Research & Analytics, Office for Skills-First Practices
Ms Tan Jia Yi
Deputy Director, Capability Development & Internationalisation, Office for Skills-First Practices