Debated in Parliament on 5 Apr 2021.
Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development with regard to recommendations by the Tripartite Cluster for Landscape industry to introduce a dual-track career ladder to create high value-add job roles, how many new entrants are expected to take on the roles of (i) landscape specialist and (ii) senior landscape specialist in the sub-sectors of arboriculture, horticulture and turf maintenance, and nursery respectively by 2025.
The Government has accepted the recommendation by the Tripartite Cluster for Landscape Industry (TCL) to introduce a Specialist Track under the sector’s Progressive Wage Model Career Ladder, with the new job roles of Landscape Specialist and Senior Landscape Specialist.
Together with the TCL, the Government agencies are in the process of consulting industry stakeholders on the appropriate wages, training requirements, and implementation timeline. We can better estimate the number of new entrants once these details have been determined.
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