Attracting Local Workers in Senior Care Industry

Debated in Parliament on 1 Apr 2019.

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Based on 2018 data, 40% of the 12,000 workers in the Long Term Care sector were locals.
The government is enhancing job attractiveness by raising awareness, providing training, and increasing salary competitiveness through partnerships with agencies like AIC, WSG, and e2i.
Specific initiatives include the Community Care Traineeship Programme, on-the-job training support, and the Community Care Manpower Development Award to support skill development.
MOH has provided funding to raise wages, resulting in a 30% aggregate increase from 2012 to 2017, and plans to continue efforts to attract more locals.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for the senior care industry (a) what is the percentage of local workers; and (b) what are the plans to attract more locals.

Gan Kim Yong

Based on data reported by MOH-subvented service providers in 2018, there were 12,000 workers working in the Long Term Care (LTC) sector1, of which about 40% are locals.

We have been enhancing the attractiveness of LTC jobs to locals by (a) raising awareness and interest in job opportunities within the sector, (b) providing training and development opportunities, and (c) increasing salary competitiveness.

For example, the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) works with LTC providers and recruitment partners like Workforce Singapore (WSG) and Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) to facilitate local employment and raise awareness of job opportunities in the LTC sector. In 2018, more than 1,000 locals have joined the LTC sector through various recruitment efforts.

MOH and AIC also support LTC providers in staff training and development. For example, training for newly hired local support care staff2 can be funded under the Community Care Traineeship Programme (CCTP) so they can be equipped with requisite skills to perform in their new roles. Providers are also eligible for on-the-job training support of up to $10,000 per local support staff recruited to facilitate mentoring, supervision and development of new hires. Local staff may apply for sponsorship through the Community Care Manpower Development Award (CCMDA) to pursue advance training in skills relevant to their work.

Lastly, to increase local salary competitiveness, MOH works with employers to review salaries of workers regularly to ensure that they are adequately recognised for their efforts. Between 2012 and 2017, MOH had provided funding support to raise wages of workers across participating providers which saw a 30% increase in aggregate over this period.

Going forward, we will continue to step up our efforts to attract locals to this sector.

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Based on 2018 data, 40% of the 12,000 workers in the Long Term Care sector were locals.
The government is enhancing job attractiveness by raising awareness, providing training, and increasing salary competitiveness through partnerships with agencies like AIC, WSG, and e2i.
Specific initiatives include the Community Care Traineeship Programme, on-the-job training support, and the Community Care Manpower Development Award to support skill development.
MOH has provided funding to raise wages, resulting in a 30% aggregate increase from 2012 to 2017, and plans to continue efforts to attract more locals.

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Attracting Local Workers in Senior Care Industry

Debated in Parliament on 1 Apr 2019.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Based on 2018 data, 40% of the 12,000 workers in the Long Term Care sector were locals.
The government is enhancing job attractiveness by raising awareness, providing training, and increasing salary competitiveness through partnerships with agencies like AIC, WSG, and e2i.
Specific initiatives include the Community Care Traineeship Programme, on-the-job training support, and the Community Care Manpower Development Award to support skill development.
MOH has provided funding to raise wages, resulting in a 30% aggregate increase from 2012 to 2017, and plans to continue efforts to attract more locals.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for the senior care industry (a) what is the percentage of local workers; and (b) what are the plans to attract more locals.

Gan Kim Yong

Based on data reported by MOH-subvented service providers in 2018, there were 12,000 workers working in the Long Term Care (LTC) sector1, of which about 40% are locals.

Going forward, we will continue to step up our efforts to attract locals to this sector.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Based on 2018 data, 40% of the 12,000 workers in the Long Term Care sector were locals.
The government is enhancing job attractiveness by raising awareness, providing training, and increasing salary competitiveness through partnerships with agencies like AIC, WSG, and e2i.
Specific initiatives include the Community Care Traineeship Programme, on-the-job training support, and the Community Care Manpower Development Award to support skill development.
MOH has provided funding to raise wages, resulting in a 30% aggregate increase from 2012 to 2017, and plans to continue efforts to attract more locals.

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