Workforce Singapore

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 Paya Lebar Link, #08-08 PLQ 2 Paya Lebar Quarter, Singapore 408533
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry of Manpower
Websitewww.wsg.gov.sg
Agency IDT08GB0060H

Workforce Singapore (WSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower of the Government of Singapore.

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.[3]

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. ^ "SSG and WSG Programmes and Initiatives". 12 June 2020.