Jobs Transformation Map for retail sector also launched to provide insights on key technologies and trends. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – New retail channels such as live streams that blend entertainment and sales promotion, as well as group buys on chat groups, are among the trends shaking up Singapore’s retail industry in recent years.
This includes identifying high-quality courses relevant to an industry’s emerging needs, as well as helping businesses and employees apply for support schemes and funding that they qualify for. It identified 14 roles that are likely to undergo a medium or high degree of change, such as sales associates and store managers, and nine emerging roles, such as sustainability specialists.
Spearheaded by Enterprise Singapore and Workforce Singapore , with the support of the Ministry of Manpower and SkillsFuture Singapore, the JTM builds onEnterpriseSG and WSG said in a joint statement the JSIT-R will help close gaps in job redesign and aggregation of skills needs within the retail industry through a three-pronged approach.
The retail sector contributes $7.3 billion to Singapore’s economy and employs more than 160,000 workers, making up about 4.2 per cent of the country’s workforce in 2022.At the launch event, three retail industry bodies – the Singapore Retailers Association , Singapore Furniture Industries Council and Singapore Fashion Council – inked a memorandum of understanding with Snef and NTUC.
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