Employers have become a lot more open to the idea of growth and upskilling has become a lot more accessible to employers. But the shift is not coming fast enough. Howie Lim speaks to vice president, business development, APAC at Randstad, Mark Li for more insights.

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Highlights:

00:47 Fostering culture of employee development

03:10 Employers to support staff in continuous learning

04:56 Skills-based hiring’s impact on perception of degrees

06:35 Employee-employer expectations gap

09:40 Difference between job redesign and upskilling

More about:

Workforce Singapore (WSG)

https://go.gov.sg/hp-wsg

Job Redesign initiatives for different sectors

https://go.gov.sg/hp-wsgjr

Support for Job Redesign under Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG-JR)

https://go.gov.sg/hp-psgjr

Written and hosted by Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)

With Mark Li, vice president, business development, APAC, Randstad

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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