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Workforce Singapore
Logo of Workforce Singapore
Agency overview
Formed17 September 2003; 21 years ago (2003-09-17) (as Workforce Development Agency)[1][2]
4 October 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10-04) (as Workforce Singapore)
Headquarters1 Marina Boulevard, #18-01, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018989
Employees300+
Agency executives
  • Lim Ming Yan, Chairman
  • Tan Choon Shian, Chief Executive
  • Goh Eng Ghee, Deputy Chief Executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Manpower
Websitewww.wsg.gov.sg

Workforce Singapore, formerly known as Singapore Workforce Development Agency[3], (Abbreviation: WSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower of the Singapore Government.

During the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when many Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents lost their jobs due to the closure of businesses, Workforce Singapore played a vital part in career-coaching the people of Singapore into transitioning into essential industries. For example, it helped by organising resume-crafting services both over the phone and in person with unemployed job-seekers, and it had a website that consolidated career resources, training programmes, as well as job openings.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Singapore Workforce Development Agency Act 2003 (No. 14 of 2003)". Singapore Statutes Online.
  2. ^ "A stat board just for workers". The Straits Times. 17 September 2003.
  3. ^ "New Statutory Boards to Sharpen Focus on Skills and Employment". Ministry of Manpower Singapore. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  4. ^ "SSG and WSG Programmes and Initiatives". 12 June 2020.
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