Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) in the last five years, what is the number of persons with disabilities who applied for SkillsFuture courses and were rejected by training providers; (b) whether there were any rejections due to the providers being unable to provide reasonable accommodations for such applicants; (c) what areContinue reading “ENROLMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SKILLSFUTURE COURSES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES”
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PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN POLYTECHNICS AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education for each year in the last five years, what is the proportion of students with disabilities admitted to (i) polytechnics and (ii) other Institutes of Higher Learning. Mr Chan Chun Sing: MOE does not track the intake of students with disabilities at the Institutes of Higher Learning. OurContinue reading “PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN POLYTECHNICS AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING”
Supporting our SMEs
Ms He Ting Ru: Sir, the enhancement of the Enterprise Financing Scheme and the Energy Efficiency Grant is welcome. Incentives and grants are critical in providing seed support and are crucial in driving SME growth and are important signals in the industrial strategy we are developing, especially for our green transition. Yet, a DBS surveyContinue reading “Supporting our SMEs”
Reputation Risk for Singapore Companies
Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang): The European Union (EU) is currently proposing a law, which requires larger companies to identify actual or potential negative impacts on human rights and their supply chain; and to prevent, mitigate and remedy these impacts. This is on top of existing laws that already require large companies to perform due diligenceContinue reading “Reputation Risk for Singapore Companies”
Anti-economic Coercion Effects
Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang): Sir, today’s world is increasingly uncertain and contentious, not least because of growing United States (US)-Chinese competition. With these, come greater risk of Singapore facing economic coercion. Not necessarily because of anything we may have done but because major powers and others believe that it is possible to force us intoContinue reading “Anti-economic Coercion Effects”
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, given the increasing demand for AI skills in the workforce, it is crucial to help our students develop not just good foundations and fundamental skills but also become proficient in using common AI tools. For example, all students need to be taught how to correctly input prompts intoContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence in Education”
Strengthening Consumer Protection
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Despite transformative changes in how consumers engage with businesses, the approach to safeguarding consumer rights in Singapore has not evolved, appearing to maintain a somewhat indifferent stance toward consumer protections. We only need to look at the many high-profile and recent consumer incidents in Singapore – from the Sentosa SkyContinue reading “Strengthening Consumer Protection”
US-China Relations
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: Mr Chairman, that the rivalry between Washington and Beijing is becoming more and more serious is undeniable, as are other points of friction in East Asia and beyond. The Prime Minister discussed it. One of the Deputy Prime Ministers also raised the issue on several occasions. Competition among major powers isContinue reading “US-China Relations”
Situation in Myanmar
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Mr Chairman, the conditions in Myanmar following the military coup in 2021 are not improving. The civil war appears to be turning more intense with the military suffering territorial losses, the attacking of civilians and more lately, the decision to conscript the male population. Casualties and lawlessness seem to beContinue reading “Situation in Myanmar”
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT FOR FRESH APPLICATIONS FOR TAXI DRIVER’S VOCATIONAL LICENCE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) when did LTA start requiring new Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence applicants to have a GCE “O” or “N” level pass in English or at least a Level 3 pass in the Listening, Reading and Speaking modules of the Workplace Literacy-Computer Adaptive Test; and (b) why doesContinue reading “ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT FOR FRESH APPLICATIONS FOR TAXI DRIVER’S VOCATIONAL LICENCE”
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