SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND (Particulars)

Parliament of Singapore · 3 December 1982 · 5th Parliament

Official Report, 3 December 1982, Vol 42, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Hon Sui SenS. Chandra Das
4

Mr S. Chandra Das asked the Minister for Finance (i) how may applications have been received for grants from the Skills Development Fund and how many have been successful; (ii) how many workers have benefitted from these grants; and (iii) what is the breakdown of the categories of workers that have been upgraded.

The Minister for Finance (Mr Hon Sui Sen): Mr Speaker, Sir, as at 30th September 1982, 10,299 applications for training grants have been received, 8,377 or 81.3% were approved, 1,385 or 13.5% were rejected, and the remaining 537 or 5.2% were being processed.

A total of 74,013 workers have benefitted from these training grants.

Of the 74,013 workers, 22,931 or 31.0% were given training in technical skills, 16,673 or 22.5% in computer-related skills and 15,199 or 20.5% in supervisory and management skills. The rest are for specific skills required in the retail, hotel and catering, financial and other services.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 3 December 1982. Republished on SGParliament.