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Dear Members and Friends
Earlier today, we held our 183rd
AGM followed by the annual
luncheon attended by hundreds of
Chamber members and
distinguished guests from the
business community, government
and the Diplomatic Corps.
After the luncheon, our
Guest of Honour Mr. Chan Chun
Sing, Minister for Education
dialogued with the audience on
the topic of education in the
widest sense of the word. The
dialogue was moderated by Ms.
Wong Su-Yen, Chairperson James
Cook University, Singapore.
Here are some of the gems
from the masterclass/dialogue:-
- What is creativity?
There are many answers to
this question but one
definition worth thinking
about is creativity is a
disciplined approach to
creating new value.
- Each of us should take a
long-term perspective to
education. The first 15
years are important but the
next 50 years are even more
crucial. As such, employers
play a critical role to help
develop a skilled workforce
that can remain competitive
and relevant.
- Employers, hiring
managers and HR teams should
send the right signal by
valuing skills over
credentials when they
recruit. There is no such
thing as the perfect
candidate. Value and choose
candidates of good character
and integrity with the
ability and willingness to
learn and keep learning.
- A vital attribute in
every student and employee
is the ability to ask the
right questions to keep
learning and adapting.
- Thanks to technology
there is too much
information for anyone to
assimilate. The Singapore
education system is evolving
to build a competitive
workforce with strong
ability to distil, discern
genuine from fake news and
apply information.
- Partnerships between
government, industry and
academia remain the best way
to produce a workforce that
puts Singapore at the
forefront of the skills
cycle. Find out more at
https://go.gov.sg/partnerwithschools.
The
Chamber thanks Minister Chan for
a masterclass, Su-Yen for her
expert moderation and our
audience for truly dialoguing
with our Guest of Honour.
Yours faithfully
Victor Mills
Chief Executive
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