Upgrading Out of Unemployment – Is It Possible?

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Our government-linked Community Community Councils (CDC) and NTUC are big advocate for retraining and offered almost free sponsorship of courses for those who are eligible. These courses may include industries in the healthcare, hospitality, F & B, tourism, etc. CDCs will partner such industries to provide almost-free upgrading courses for the jobless. Allowance is also given for the trainees that participated in such upgrading programmes. Suffice to say, as the individual starts from the ground up, it is almost certain that there will be a pay cut for many who do a job switch here. One needs to calculate whether it is feasible to take a pay cut here as there are still bills to pay for some bread winners. Nevertheless, in such down time when jobs do not come easy, the wise man will go for such re employment opportunities as firstly he is getting new skills and secondly his...

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