Longer-term Paid Internship or Apprenticeship Programmes for Fresh Graduates in Sectors Affected by AI Adoption

The following question stood in the name of Mr Kwek Hian Chuan Henry –

To ask the Acting Minister for Manpower in light of the recent workforce restructuring across industries and the growing adoption of AI, whether the Ministry will consider working with employers to develop longer-term paid internship or apprenticeship programmes for fresh graduates in affected sectors to help them gain meaningful initial work experience.

Question No 18.

This question has been addressed by the reply to Question No 59 on the Order Paper for 4 August 2026. [Please refer to "Availability of Entry-level Job Positions for Fresh Graduates and Expansion of GRIT Programme", Official Report, 4 August 2026, Vol 96, Issue 33, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]

We will continue to review our suite of support for fresh graduates to gain meaningful work experience and improve their employability.

Mr Yip.

I thank the Acting Minister for the reply. Just a short supplementary question. My supplementary question is on apprenticeships, and it is about the GRaduate Industry Traineeship programme (GRIT). More than 550 graduates have entered GRIT, which is encouraging. As the first cohort completes their traineeships, will the Ministry of Manpower publish their permanent employment conversion, wage, job relevance outcomes at the six- or 12 month marks, and explain which results will justify moving towards longer apprenticeships?

I thank the Member for his question. There are still many GRIT trainees in the process of completing their traineeships. I think at a suitable juncture we will definitely share the outcomes with the public.