Singapore government gives money to re-train
10 September 2014
The Singaporean government is pitching in financially to help attract mid-career workers to the field of healthcare, the sovereign city-state’s The Strait Times reports.
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
The Singaporean government is pitching in financially to help attract mid-career workers to the field of healthcare, the sovereign city-state’s The Straits Times reports.
As of next year, workers would get a one-off bonus of S$1.5k or S$2k (£738 or £984) after completing one of the healthcare professional conversion programmes run by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency and the Ministry of Health.
They would also receive a monthly allowance of S$1.3k to S$1.9k, based on their previous work experience, during the two or three years they would study for a health-related qualification.
The publication reported the state’s senior minister of state for health and manpower Dr Amy Khor as saying the government wanted to “encourage and enable” people considering switching careers to move into healthcare, especially with an ageing population and rising demand for healthcare.
This offer is open to people wanting to retrain as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, diagnostic radiographers, and registered or enrolled nurses.
The Singaporean government is pitching in financially to help attract mid-career workers to the field of healthcare, the sovereign city-state’s The Straits Times reports.
As of next year, workers would get a one-off bonus of S$1.5k or S$2k (£738 or £984) after completing one of the healthcare professional conversion programmes run by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency and the Ministry of Health.
They would also receive a monthly allowance of S$1.3k to S$1.9k, based on their previous work experience, during the two or three years they would study for a health-related qualification.
The publication reported the state’s senior minister of state for health and manpower Dr Amy Khor as saying the government wanted to “encourage and enable” people considering switching careers to move into healthcare, especially with an ageing population and rising demand for healthcare.
This offer is open to people wanting to retrain as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, diagnostic radiographers, and registered or enrolled nurses.
