{"id":423,"date":"2016-07-11T09:05:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T01:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/?p=423"},"modified":"2016-07-11T09:08:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T01:08:39","slug":"skills-gap-singapore-skillsfuture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/index.php\/2016\/07\/11\/skills-gap-singapore-skillsfuture\/","title":{"rendered":"SkillsFuture Can Bridge the Gap between Younger and Older Singapore Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OECD latest Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies founds that there is a skills gap between the younger and older workers in Singapore,\u00a0according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/manpower\/skills-gap-between-younger-and-older-workers\">StraitsTimes<\/a>. The result, again shows us the importance of life-long learning and the advantages of the SkillsFuture Scheme.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_426\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\" data-attachment-id=\"426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/index.php\/2016\/07\/11\/skills-gap-singapore-skillsfuture\/district3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/district3.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"780,520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Skills Gap in Singapore (Picture from StraitsTimes)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/district3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/district3.jpg?fit=635%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/district3.jpg?resize=635%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SkillsFuture Skills Gap Online Course Singapore\" width=\"635\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/district3.jpg?w=780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/district3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/district3.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skills Gap in Singapore (Picture from StraitsTimes)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose aged between 16 and 34 in Singapore ranked second behind the Finns in problem-solving using digital tools, fifth in numeracy, which was also topped by Finland, and ninth in literacy, which was led by Japan. But older adults here aged 45 to 65 performed lower than the OECD average. They were ranked 31st in literacy and numeracy skills and 18th for problem-solving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Compared to other countries, Singapore&#8217;s gap is among the widest. Thanks to the improvement in education and training systems, the younger generations have become more competent. But &#8220;Singapore has to find a way to upgrade skills of older workers&#8221; said\u00a0Andreas Schleicher, OECD director for education and skills.<\/p>\n<p>LOOP.sg is proud to be part of the SkillsFuture initiative. We offer more than 100 SkillsFuture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loop.sg\/courses\/skillsfuture\">eligible courses<\/a>\u00a0to help older workers to gain the most up-to-date knowledge. You are welcome to take the courses and claim your SkillsFuture credit at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillsfuture.sg\/credit\">here<\/a>. There is nothing to lose.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone should be a lifelong-learner. Come to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loop.sg\/\">LOOP.sg <\/a>today.<\/p>\n<p>#SkillsFuture #LOOPsg #Elearning #OnlineCourse<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-423\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/index.php\/2016\/07\/11\/skills-gap-singapore-skillsfuture\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-423\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/index.php\/2016\/07\/11\/skills-gap-singapore-skillsfuture\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-423\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/index.php\/2016\/07\/11\/skills-gap-singapore-skillsfuture\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/index.php\/2016\/07\/11\/skills-gap-singapore-skillsfuture\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20SkillsFuture%20Can%20Bridge%20the%20Gap%20between%20Younger%20and%20Older%20Singapore%20Workers&body=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.loop.sg%2Findex.php%2F2016%2F07%2F11%2Fskills-gap-singapore-skillsfuture%2F&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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