Why Companies Should Register in SGUnited Skills Programme to Offer Attachment and Job Placement?

The SGUnited Skills (SGUS) Programme is initially introduced to help jobseekers to stay upskilled, work-competent and assist to facilitate employment during their 6 to 12-month modular programme.

Why SGUS for Companies needless to think about?

With technological advancement, PMETs are to keep on their toes to be digitally savvy and employable to industry demands. At current times, where skilled professionals are needed by companies yet the rate of unemployment remains high. Are we looking at skills gap to fill in here or are we debating on tight market competitition amongst jobseekeers?

In Singapore Polytechnic (SP) PACE Academy, employers/hosting companies play their roles offering Attachment (also known as Practicum) after participants complete all required certificates in respective SGUS programmes. The duration may range between 1 to 3 months depending on programmes registered based on six (6) emerging sectors namely InfoComm Media, Built Environment, Social Service, Manufacturing, Sea Transport and Cross-sectoral Emerging Skills

During the attachment organisations introduce trainees the rules and guidelines of working. The trainees shall work for not more than 44 hours a week. Any extra hours, will be done via to provide an alternate day leave or pay for the extra day. In addition, in the event if companies find the trainees suitable for hire, they can do so during the attachment or immediately after the practicum completes.

SP SGUS Programme - Attachment & Placement helps companies in assessing potential hires during attachment before a job placement is done as well as having first hand gain to the access of a pool of talents!

SGUnited Skills (SGUS) Programme for Hosting Companies aids you to build a talent pipeline in the organisation. By providing structured On-The-Job Training and mentorship to trainees during attachment, effectively it fills the talent attraction and acquisition pipeline with these top-tier industry-relevant talents. Also, companies may tap on government support whereby trainees receive a monthly training allowance of S$1,200 from SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) during their job attachment/practicum. What are you waiting for? Interested companies, please click here to register now!