RECIPIENTS OF SKILLSFUTURE EMPLOYER AWARDS (SILVER) 2023

BNL Group
BNL is always seeking out opportunities to develop its employees. To do so, the company works with the Building Construction and Timber Industries Employees’ Union to identify skills gaps and map training plans. Employees are further upskilled in in-demand skills through the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications programme. BNL adopts the skills framework for skills development, implements skills-based hiring and aligns itself to the Progressive Wage Model. BNL also partners ITE IN in the Work-Study Diploma Programme in Arboriculture and Horticulture, and Work-Study Diploma in Media and Communications where trainees are offered job opportunities with the company.

Dementia Singapore Ltd
Dementia Singapore fosters workplace learning through systems and practices that empower employees to chart their own development journeys. To support digital transformation, it has completed the Organisational Development Journey with the National Council of Social Service in 2022 and developed a digital training roadmap to train employees in the necessary skills. Dementia Singapore also adopted the Skills Framework to help employees with their career development and incorporated the Critical Core Skills into its core competency training roadmap and recruitment framework. In addition, it participated in the SGUnited Traineeship Programme, providing career opportunities to young talent.

DFS Venture Singapore
DFS prioritises employee development through providing a wide range of learning options for different needs. These include the DFS University e-Campus and Mobile App for flexible learning, a tailored learning catalogue focused on Critical Core Skills, and a coaching tool, Ezra. DFS also offers financial assistance for education, paid study leave, and half-day Fridays in July and August to motivate employees to proactively enhance their skills and well-being. Employees whose job roles are impacted by business changes, especially during the pandemic, are reskilled and redeployed into other roles through the Career Conversion Programme.


