新加坡企业培训1人最高领1.5万新元！这项计划让职场教育双赢

2025年2月5日，新加坡教育部长陈振声在国会书面答复官委议员徐锦莉有关工读专业文凭及学位课程的参与率与留任率问题。

以下内容为新加坡眼根据国会英文资料翻译整理：

徐锦莉（官委议员）女士询问教育部长：

（a）自2021年起，各行业工读专业文凭及学位课程的参与率（绝对数值及百分比）以及各行业的学员留任率各为多少？

（b）教育部是否会考虑在课程期间分阶段发放更高的补助金，以减轻参与企业因提供结构化培训及学员技能熟练周期而承担的成本？

陈振声（教育部长）答复：技能创前程工读计划（SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes）由高等教育学府与企业共同开发和实施，前者负责课堂培训，后者提供在职训练。

近年来，这些课程的参与人数稳步增长。工艺教育学院（ITE）开设的技能创前程工读文凭课程学员人数从2021年的500人增至2024年的约1,300人；而公立大学（Autonomous Universities）开设的技能创前程工读专业学位课程学员人数则从2021年的300人增至2023年的约800人（此为最新完整年度数据）。

工艺教育学院及理工学院提供的技能创前程工读计划要求参与企业聘用学员并为其提供培训。根据近期调查，约七成毕业生继续留在原聘用和培训他们的企业任职。

参与技能创前程工读计划的企业，每聘用并培训一名符合条件的学员，可获最高1.5万新元的补助金。我们将持续监督和审查个人及企业对工读计划的参与情况，包括现有企业补助是否足以支持在职培训成本。

以下是英文质询内容：

Ms See Jinli Jeanasked the Minister for Education (a) since 2021, what is the take-up rate, in absolute and percentage terms, for work-study diplomas and degrees across sectors and the retention rate of each sector; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider disbursing higher grant support by tranches over the programme period so as to defray the costs of catering for structured training and factoring time to proficiency, for the learners that are borne by the participating organisation.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: The SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes are co-developed and co-delivered by the Institutes of Higher Learning through classroom training and companies through on-the-job training.

Take-up for these programmes has increased steadily over the years. The number of trainees enrolled in SkillsFuture Work-Study Diploma programmes offered by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) increased from 500 in 2021 to around 1,300 in 2024, while those enrolled in SkillsFuture Work-Study Degree programmes offered by the Autonomous Universities increased from 300 in 2021 to around 800 in 2023, which is the latest year of complete data.

SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes offered by ITE and the polytechnics require participating employers to hire and train the students in the programme. Based on our recent surveys, around seven in 10 graduates stayed with the company that hired and trained them.

Employers participating in SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes can receive grants of up to $15,000 for each eligible trainee whom they hire and train. We will continue to monitor and review the take-up of SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes among individuals and companies, including whether the employer incentive is sufficient to support on-the-job training costs incurred.