Thank u, WDA for getting me a job!

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AN ENGINEER, Mr Ang Hock Hoe, was 'lost, confused and wandering in the streets' after he was laid off in 1999.
For about 10 years, he worked as a part-time salesman and odd-job labourer. But in June this year, his fortune changed.
Singapore Technologies Aerospace, an aircraft repair company, gave the 49-year-old a full-time job as a senior technician. He landed the job after the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which he approached earlier this year, sent him for a course on preparing for job interviews.
The help he received convinces him that Seagate workers can gain from approaching the WDA and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) to explore training and job opportunities.
The American hard-disk maker announced on Tuesday that it would retrench 2,000 workers by the end of next year.
Mr Ang said the Seagate workers will be luckier than him because 'when I was retrenched, I didn't know where to turn to for help'.
A one-stop training and job matching centre located at Redhill Road, e2i was launched last year, while the WDA, a statutory board that develops adult training frameworks, was set up in 2003.
Mr Ang, who has a 19-year-old daughter and a 21-year-old son, also had a piece of advice for Seagate workers: Look forward and stay positive.
'It was tough for me, but like driving, you cannot keep looking at the rear-view mirror. You have to look forward,' he said.
Mr Ang has a diploma in mechanical engineering and is now attending a course in aerospace maintenance under the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience, a government programme that subsidises workers' training.
After the course ends this month, he will receive on-the-job training for one year.
Delighted with the opportunity to pick up new skills, he said: 'It's never too late to learn. Even Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, became successful in his 60s. So I've still got time.'
KOR KIAN BENG




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[halsey02]

Mandarin drive starts in the home
Wed, Mar 18, 2009
The Straits Times



By Kor Kian Beng, Political Correspondent

Writing for his supper.....working for HIS MASTER's VOICE ha ha ha ha:p

a bit of googling..low & behold....:p

Speech by Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Manpower at The National Day Observance Ceremony Jointly Organised by Singapore Industrial & Services Employees’ Union and Singapore Technologies Aerospace on Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 8.30am
Mr Tay Kok Khiang, President, Singapore Technologies Aerospace



Mrs Josephine Teo, Assistant Secretary-General, National Trade Unions Congress (NTUC), Executive Secretary, Singapore Industrial & Services Employees' Union (SISEU)



Mr Lim Kuang Beng, General Secretary, Singapore Industrial & Services Employees' Union (SISEU)



Guests and members of ST Aerospace


Today as we celebrate our 44th National Day we are also marking 50 years of self-government. These are uncertain times as we face an unprecedented global economic downturn. Unemployment in the US rose to an all-time high of 9.5% in June. As long as the world's largest consumer market continues to be weak, the global economy will remain soft. There are signs of hope with the new GDP estimates released last week by the US Commerce Department, which estimated that the US economy contracted just 1% in Q2, better than expected. But we should guard against premature optimism.



2 .Singapore's real GDP in the first half of the year dropped by 6.7%, compared to the same period last year. Even though MTI has revised our growth forecast, the economy is still expected to contract between 4% and 6%, remaining in negative territory. The outlook for Q3 and Q4 is still uncertain. Seagate just announced last night plans to relocate its plant elsewhere. This will affect some of their employees. Just last Friday, my Ministry announced the employment numbers for Q2 2009. Job losses rose to 12,400. However, redundancies fell by more than half, from 12,760 in Q1 2009 to 5,500 in Q2 2009 while the unemployment rate remained at 3.3%.



3. We can attribute this resilience to the strong tripartism among businesses, unions and the Government. The tripartite partners had acted together to provide timely help to employers and employees. As early as November 2008, the tripartite partners released the Tripartite Guidelines on Managing Excess Manpower. This was quickly followed by the introduction of the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience.



4 . SPUR was introduced as a way to help companies cope in the downturn. However, it is also an important tool to help companies build up capabilities for the future, beyond the recession. This is in line with our Continuing Education & Training Masterplan. As at the end of July 2009, just eight months since its launch, some 159,000 workers and 2,200 companies have committed to join SPUR.



5. I am heartened to see that here at ST Aerospace, the company has leveraged on SPUR to develop its employees, thereby contributing to raising the skills level in the industry. I understand that earlier in May, ST Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WDA, SISEU and e2i to tap on SPUR to support its training needs. ST Aerospace has committed to around 1,100 training places, 40,000 training hours for all levels of staff. It has also agreed to hire more than 200 aircraft technicians and engineers in 2009. As at the end of July 2009, the company has already sent some 1,012 PMETs and 74 non-PMETs for SPUR Training. The company has also signed an MOU with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to enhance the training of students in NITEC Aerospace Technology and Aerospace Avionics Courses.



6. Let me highlight two employees who are shining examples of a life-long learner. Mr Ang Hock Hoe lost his job as a production engineering in the manufacturing sector. With the help of NTUC's e2i, he joined ST Aerospace on 1 Jun 2009 as a Senior Technician. Although he has a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, he is now attending a SPUR course, the WSQ Higher Certificate in Aerospace Maintenance. He will finish classroom training at the end of this month, which will be followed by 12 months on-the-job training. His determination and spirit of life-long learning is admirable. Let us give Hock Hoe a round of applause.


7. Mr David Tan has been with the company for 20 years. He is a service engineer and contributes actively to staff suggestions and work improvement programmes. He is also ST Aerospace Systems' Union Branch Assistant Secretary. David is also a strong believer in lifelong learning. He has undergone the Work Place Safety and Health (Operations) training, which is now a course under SPUR. Through the training, David has gained an understanding of his roles and responsibilities in the area of workplace safety, how to accurately follow workplace procedures for risk control and emergencies, and how to identify typical unsafe working conditions and work practices. David is here today to receive one of the five Model Employee Awards. Let us also give him a round of applause.



8. ST Aerospace has also followed the Tripartite Guidelines on Managing Excess Manpower. It has adopted the “Flexi-Hour” programme since 2001 in place of more traditional methods like unpaid leave, half-paid leave or even job cuts. The programme helps preserve employees' take-home pay during times of lower work activities. Employees are ‘released' from the workplace when there is no work and given paid time off in advance. This paid time-off will then be recovered from the employee's next overtime payment. ST Aerospace's ability to think-out-of-the box has given the company greater flexibility on scheduling its working hours to minimise costs while saving jobs. This scheme has been well received by both the employees and the union.



9. These efforts will benefit the company in the long run and I'm glad to hear from the president that the company has remained profitable in the last six months, and with company has won four new contracts in the past two months, worth up to $161 million. The aerospace industry shows good prospects. It has had a compounded annual growth rate of 13.3% since 1990. Preliminary figures indicated a record output of more than S$7 billion in 2008. The global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) market is expected to grow strongly over the next 10 years. Just a week ago, Rolls Royce, one of ST's competitors, I must say, announced that it would build a new wide-chord fan blade factory in Singapore that will create 500 jobs.



10. All these could not have been possible without the cooperation and support of employees, union and management. I am heartened to see this close cooperation at ST Aerospace – which exemplifies strong tripartism in action.



11. The support of the labour movement has been crucial during this downturn. I understand that SISEU has facilitated many discussions between the company, WDA and e2i to see how ST Aerospace can tap on the various programmes, culminating in the MOU signed by the company, WDA and e2i in May. The close cooperation between management and the unions has helped to create win-win outcomes for all. I am happy to know that ST Aerospace has not retrenched any workers during this downturn.



12. ST Aerospace must keep up this spirit of tripartism and keep it alive, as this is what will keep the company going strong through these challenging times. This tripartite partnership is also crucial in helping Singapore weather the downturn. While managing the short-term crisis, we must also stay focused on the longer term vision - to seize new opportunities when the economy recovers. Let us all, on our nation's birthday, reiterate our commitment on working and coming together, rising to the challenges so that Singapore emerges stronger, more competitive and more resilient.



Happy National Day!



Thank you

 

[cooleo]

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AN ENGINEER, Mr Ang Hock Hoe, was 'lost, confused and wandering in the streets' after he was laid off in 1999.
For about 10 years, he worked as a part-time salesman and odd-job labourer. But in June this year, his fortune changed.
Singapore Technologies Aerospace, an aircraft repair company, gave the 49-year-old a full-time job as a senior technician. He landed the job after the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which he approached earlier this year, sent him for a course on preparing for job interviews.
The help he received convinces him that Seagate workers can gain from approaching the WDA and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) to explore training and job opportunities.
The American hard-disk maker announced on Tuesday that it would retrench 2,000 workers by the end of next year.
Mr Ang said the Seagate workers will be luckier than him because 'when I was retrenched, I didn't know where to turn to for help'.
A one-stop training and job matching centre located at Redhill Road, e2i was launched last year, while the WDA, a statutory board that develops adult training frameworks, was set up in 2003.
Mr Ang, who has a 19-year-old daughter and a 21-year-old son, also had a piece of advice for Seagate workers: Look forward and stay positive.
'It was tough for me, but like driving, you cannot keep looking at the rear-view mirror. You have to look forward,' he said.
Mr Ang has a diploma in mechanical engineering and is now attending a course in aerospace maintenance under the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience, a government programme that subsidises workers' training.
After the course ends this month, he will receive on-the-job training for one year.
Delighted with the opportunity to pick up new skills, he said: 'It's never too late to learn. Even Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, became successful in his 60s. So I've still got time.'
KOR KIAN BENG




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Typical of Shitty Times to publish these feel-good articles. No sob stories of people not getting jobs despite training from WDA?

 

[singveld]

so many dual posting.
WDA is good idea. wonder how it will work though.

 

[TeeKee]

Mr Ang has a diploma in mechanical engineering and is now attending a course in aerospace maintenance under the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience, a government programme that subsidises workers' training.

why he needs to wait for 10 years to be able to take up the upgrading course?

why our gabramen continue to lose billions in the meantime? seriously?

 

[Blazars]

Not much choice for him i guess. At the age of 39 he lost his job. So work abit here n there. WDA must be like a "lucky" star for him.

Anyway, Familee Day is coming. So 154th must "report" some feelgood articles.
!&!!

 

[cowbehcowbu]

so many dual posting.
WDA is good idea. wonder how it will work though.

poor chap..only got back an engineering related job after 9 LONG YEARS....it means he can get any during the 9 years of wondering in the woods.........
1] is there something lacking in our educations and job market match?
2]how many more unfortunate chap like him still wondering around....?

to me it is a sad affairs...though I cant say why he can get a similar job..or what he was doing all nine years.....

 

[acaraboy88]

poor chap..only got back an engineering related job after 9 LONG YEARS....it means he can get any during the 9 years of wondering in the woods.........
1] is there something lacking in our educations and job market match?
2]how many more unfortunate chap like him still wondering around....?

to me it is a sad affairs...though I cant say why he can get a similar job..or what he was doing all nine years.....

Spore gahmen can do nothing right for people ya

9 farking long years

 

[singveld]

poor chap..only got back an engineering related job after 9 LONG YEARS....it means he can get any during the 9 years of wondering in the woods.........
1] is there something lacking in our educations and job market match?
2]how many more unfortunate chap like him still wondering around....?

to me it is a sad affairs...though I cant say why he can get a similar job..or what he was doing all nine years.....

he can wear the T-shirts, jobs for FT and NS for Sinkies with pride.

i heard there are 50 000 sinkies like him. I personally know two sinkies.

But there are like 400 000 chinaman in singapore.

vote for PAP for more good years.

 

[Lee Hsien Tau]

What a load of bullshit. I've been to WDA for more than 7 years, nada.

They dun even want to spend 5 minutes talking to you.

Anyway they tell you straight to the face they have nothing except cleaner!

Maybe must be "MEMBER"?

Anyway that's how I ended up in SBF.

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AN ENGINEER, Mr Ang Hock Hoe, was 'lost, confused and wandering in the streets' after he was laid off in 1999.
For about 10 years, he worked as a part-time salesman and odd-job labourer. But in June this year, his fortune changed.
Singapore Technologies Aerospace, an aircraft repair company, gave the 49-year-old a full-time job as a senior technician. He landed the job after the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which he approached earlier this year, sent him for a course on preparing for job interviews.
The help he received convinces him that Seagate workers can gain from approaching the WDA and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) to explore training and job opportunities.
The American hard-disk maker announced on Tuesday that it would retrench 2,000 workers by the end of next year.
Mr Ang said the Seagate workers will be luckier than him because 'when I was retrenched, I didn't know where to turn to for help'.
A one-stop training and job matching centre located at Redhill Road, e2i was launched last year, while the WDA, a statutory board that develops adult training frameworks, was set up in 2003.
Mr Ang, who has a 19-year-old daughter and a 21-year-old son, also had a piece of advice for Seagate workers: Look forward and stay positive.
'It was tough for me, but like driving, you cannot keep looking at the rear-view mirror. You have to look forward,' he said.
Mr Ang has a diploma in mechanical engineering and is now attending a course in aerospace maintenance under the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience, a government programme that subsidises workers' training.
After the course ends this month, he will receive on-the-job training for one year.
Delighted with the opportunity to pick up new skills, he said: 'It's never too late to learn. Even Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, became successful in his 60s. So I've still got time.'
KOR KIAN BENG




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[singveld]

What a load of bullshit. I've been to WDA for more than 7 years, nada.

They dun even want to spend 5 minutes talking to you.

Anyway they tell you straight to the face they have nothing except cleaner!

Maybe must be "MEMBER"?

Anyway that's how I ended up in SBF.

tell me more about WDA
i thought they have a target to meet, if they cannot find a job for you after sometime, they are in trouble with your MP.
what is your qualifiation?

 

[halsey02]

What a load of bullshit. I've been to WDA for more than 7 years, nada.

They dun even want to spend 5 minutes talking to you.

Anyway they tell you straight to the face they have nothing except cleaner!

Maybe must be "MEMBER"?

Anyway that's how I ended up in SBF.

You are right, I have been to WDA too, and that was many eons ago, in fact I am still listed as looking for work there..and they have to found me work yet, even though I state I take $800...


Only MEMBER, and the member's potluck ones, get chosen for the charade we are reading in the shitty times...

Go WDA and register...you will know what we (us) mean....ARE YOU A MEMBER?

 

[Lee Hsien Tau]

They're actually sapu from MOM staff. Where got time or target. Chia liao bee.

My qualifications: Diploma in Electronics & ACCA Level 3.

http://mytoiletpapers.blogspot.com

tell me more about WDA
i thought they have a target to meet, if they cannot find a job for you after sometime, they are in trouble with your MP.
what is your qualifiation?

 

[halsey02]

They're actually sapu from MOM staff. Where got time or target. Chia liao bee.

My qualifications: Diploma in Electronics & ACCA Level 3.

http://mytoiletpapers.blogspot.com

Geom & Mech drawing...haven't seen that on anyone's cert for a long time....I have that too...!!

 

[TeeKee]

What a load of bullshit. I've been to WDA for more than 7 years, nada.

They dun even want to spend 5 minutes talking to you.

Anyway they tell you straight to the face they have nothing except cleaner!

Maybe must be "MEMBER"?

Anyway that's how I ended up in SBF.

people working at MOM don't have the experience or motivation to help you to find a job.

it's interesting to note that some gabramen dept can monitor CSJ day in day out, but don't have infos on the available jobs that hasn't been filled in SGP. see where the taxpayers monies are invested? screwed up banks.

if you wanna get a job, employement agencies stands a better chance...

 

[coolguy]

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Delighted with the opportunity to pick up new skills, he said: 'It's never too late to learn. Even Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, became successful in his 60s. So I've still got time.'
KOR KIAN BENG




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Thanks for mentioning me, dude.
Why not come to work at my KFC outlet in stinkapore instead?
I also will give you training in chicken handling and let you have the brightest career.

 

[singveld]

They're actually sapu from MOM staff. Where got time or target. Chia liao bee.

My qualifications: Diploma in Electronics & ACCA Level 3.

http://mytoiletpapers.blogspot.com

very impressive toilet paper.

yes you can wear Jobs for FT and NS for sinkies T - shirt.

 

[Lee Hsien Tau]

Employment agencies depend on their customers........if their customers want FTrash candidates, what can employment agencies do?

people working at MOM don't have the experience or motivation to help you to find a job.

it's interesting to note that some gabramen dept can monitor CSJ day in day out, but don't have infos on the available jobs that hasn't been filled in SGP. see where the taxpayers monies are invested? screwed up banks.

if you wanna get a job, employement agencies stands a better chance...

 

[singveld]

Employment agencies depend on their customers........if their customers want FTrash candidates, what can employment agencies do?

so how did you get by during years of unemployment?

 

[mscitw]

Standard Mouthpiece Propaganda to exhort stupid peasants to toil harder and take up jobs e.g. road sweepers, cleaners and croupiers.