Feb 24, 2010
BUDGET 2010
By Clarissa Oon
Unionists and workers welcome a new scheme to support the training of older, low-wage workers and reward them when they complete the course. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
UNIONISTS and workers welcome a new scheme to support the training of older, low-wage workers and reward them when they complete the course.
But they also say a more proactive learning culture needs to develop.
Support from bosses, and the timing of these courses, are critical, as many of these workers clock 12-hour days and put in overtime to make ends meet.
'All our workers want to upgrade their skills, if it can bring them more pay or a better job. But trainers don't run schemes 24 hours a day,' said Nominated Member of Parliament Terry Lee, who is also president of the Singapore Insurance Employees' Union.
Under the Workfare Training Scheme (WTS) announced by Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Monday, employers who send their low-wage workers for training will receive 90 per cent to 95 per cent of funding to defray their wage bill, as well as course fee subsidies.
Workers will also receive cash grants of up to $400 per year upon completion of their training courses.
The Standard Deviants - Principals, Program 4: Create a Culture of Adult Learning [VHS]
Cultures Et Societes
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