New hiring scheme to focus on skills, not qualifications

Initiative aims to better match job seekers to employers amid workforce transformationPublishedAug 15, 2021, 5:00 am SGT A scheme that encourages hiring based on skills instead of paper qualifications has been launched to better match job seekers to employers – part of a “all hands on deck” push to support workers and firms in coping with changes driven by Covid-19 and workforce transformation. Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng said LinkedIn’s new Skills Path initiative can help employers look past traditional criteria like degrees and past designations, and focus on skills that the worker has. “This helps them broaden their talent pool and build a more diverse workforce,” he said. Backed by the National Jobs Council, the initiative will see LinkedIn suggest suitable opportunities to job seekers on its platform from next month based on their proven skills. Job seekers pursuing roles through the programme can pick up the required skills with free learning courses on the professional social network and validate their skills after that. Companies participating in the initiative include CapitaLand, foodpanda, Lazada, NTUC Enterprise, OCBC Bank and Zuellig Pharma. Currently, six types of roles will be available under Skills Path: customer service personnel, data analysts, project managers,…
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