11
July
2019
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22:16
Asia/Singapore

Call for a new ministry of ageing to deal with emerging challenges

In his report on the future workforce, Dr Faizal Yahya, Senior Research Fellow from the Institute of Policy Studies at NUS proposed that the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Education be combined to ensure that Singaporean workers have the skills the economy needs. Dr Faizal also proposed the establishment of a new ministry of ageing that coordinates closely with the manpower and education ministries.