PMEs Employed through CaliberLink

Assoc Prof Randolph Tan asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what are the number and proportions of PMEs who have successfully found jobs through CaliberLink each year since its launch in 2012; and (b) whether the introduction of the Jobs Bank has had any impact on CaliberLink's career services.

The Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) set up CaliberLink in December 2011 to provide training advisory and employment assistance for local professionals, managers and executives (PMEs). CaliberLink provides career coaching for PMEs, workshops to help them improve their job search skills, as well as recruitment and networking events to connect PMEs with hiring employers. Today, these services for PMEs are available at our five WDA Career Centres and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i). More than 26,0001 PMEs have been assisted through our training and career coaching services, networking events, workshops and other services. More than 13,000 PMEs2 found employment after receiving assistance.

The Jobs Bank, launched in July 2014, was intended to make job opportunities more transparent to Singaporean jobseekers and allow employers to access a larger pool of Singaporean candidates. The Jobs Bank complements the assistance delivered through WDA Career Centres and e2i by giving job-ready PMEs an on-line avenue to search for jobs on their own. There are an average of 60,000 "live" job vacancies available weekly3 on Jobs Bank, with some 30,000 positions offering a monthly salary of at least $5,000. We encourage our PMEs to explore all avenues in their job search, including the Jobs Bank.