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From Death Care to Healthcare: Serving the Community

To embark on his healthcare career, he signed up for the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP) with the HMI Institute of Health Sciences.

How To Establish Career Goals: Malcolm’s Success Story

From career burnout to renewal: See how Malcolm found new direction through WSG's Polaris programme, setting fresh goals and upskilling for success.

From Mum to Student: Leading by Learning

As often as three times a week in the evening, Norazlina Binte Abdul Gani, 46, makes her way to Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Humanities & Social Sciences building.

From Finance to Finger Painting: Puva’s Career Switch Into the Early Childhood Education Sector in Singapore

Discover how Puva successfully changed careers through careful planning and upskilling, proving it's never too late for change.

From Banking to Beyond: Defying Stereotypes

At age 56, Arnold Lim defies stereotypes in many ways. For one, even as a retiree, he’s still eagerly learning and upskilling. His latest endeavour? To be certified as a fitness coach under the National Registry of Coaches.

From Setback to Bounce Back: Zulaiha’s Journey Back Into Employment

After 20 years in QA, Zulaiha found new purpose in healthcare, showing how career coaching and resilience can turn job loss into fresh opportunities.

From Reel to Real: It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Fate

From marine technician to Teaching & Learning Specialist at Singapore Polytechnic's Media, Arts and Design School, Christian James Sethmohan's learning journey epitomizes resilience and career growth.

Finding New Direction: How Career Coaching Unlocked Yu Haur's Potential

After 20 years in Governance and Compliance, Yu Haur found renewed purpose through Polaris career coaching, embracing growth in Risk Management.

Empowering SMEs to Navigate Employee Upskilling

From basic digital skills to management training, and programmes catering to the unique skills needs of each industry – there is no shortage of courses available to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) upskill their employees.

From Travel to Tech: Biting the Bullet

Meet Nelly Lee, a Gen X DevOps engineer who is defying stereotypes by ensuring popular shooter and battle royal games stay lag-free, a far cry from her previous role in the travel industry.

Forging business resilience through workplace learning

Workplace learning has emerged as a powerful tool that both enhances the skills and knowledge of employees, as well as powers the growth and development of organisations.

Not a hiring winter: Demand for tech talents continues to heat up

Putting the Digital Economy under the microscope with two SkillsFuture Fellowships and SkillsFuture Employer Awards recipients

People matters: Levelling up HR skills can be a business transformation booster. Here’s why.

Aslam Sardar, CEO of Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP), shares how HR can support an organisation’s strategic business needs in a changing workplace

“Who’s covering me?”: Mitigate challenges of employee training by bringing it in-house

Tight cash flows, a lean workforce – these are some common challenges that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore constantly grapple with.

Gunning for Le Cordon Bleu

We speak with a radiant Selina Sapii on her unexpected entry into the WorldSkills Competition, and her aspirations.

The Future of Fashion

Motivated to excel, Jamaine Teo shares her story of dedication and perseverance to join the fashion industry.

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