Skills Future
Akshay Duggal, Mi Mi Htet, Yu Hao Tang, Andina Ayu Adni,
Peiyu Zhang
The main objective of this project is to conduct research and figure out the main reasons why the Skills Future program is not being utilized by Singaporeans to its fullest potential. This program, which allocates S$500 initial Skills Future credits to Singaporeans aged 25 and above allows them to enroll for any supported course of their choice, to help further develop their skills in any area(s) that they might desire. Only 6% (126,000 Singaporeans) of Singaporeans have utilized this program till now, out of 2.1M Singaporeans. We will conduct primary research consisting of surveying 125 Singaporeans about the Skills Future program and in addition we will also conduct secondary research consisting of analyzing journal articles and past surveys to ensure that we can get to the root of the problem. Our expected project outcomes, after conducting both our primary and secondary researches are to figure out the extent to which Singaporeans are aware of and utilizing the Skills Future program, the key reasons why 94% of Singaporeans have not applied for the Skills Future program and determining Singaporeans preferences on timing, duration, cost and delivery model of potential Skills Future courses they may want to use their Skills Future credits on.
