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DPM Wong :unfilled vacancies reflected that republic approaching full employment? - forum456 - 09-03-2023

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/re-employment-support-on-the-cards-to-help-retrenched-workers-tide-over-tough-times

His latest comments were in response to a question from Mr Khanna on what problem was affecting skills training in Singapore, leaving many job vacancies unfilled.

Demurring, Mr Wong said the unfilled vacancies were not a symptom of training not being effective enough, but instead reflected the amount of opportunities available in Singapore, with the Republic already approaching full employment, on a par with pre-pandemic levels.

“It’s not a bad problem to have that there are more opportunities, but we must expect, therefore, that we can’t protect every job,” he added.

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RE: DPM Wong :unfilled vacancies reflected that republic approaching full employment? - forum456 - 09-03-2023

if full employment, why WSG banking job programme got 4000 applicants applied for 700 IT job vacancies ?

why Temasek Temus job programme got 800 applicants applied for 22 IT job vacancies ?

most unfilled vacancies have more than 10 applicants, how can he say unfilled vacancies are due to full employment or few applicants ?

likely unfilled vacancies are due to skill mismatch or untrained locals.

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