Debated in Parliament on 26 Sep 2025.
Mr Ng Shi Xuan asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what are the eligibility and selection criteria for participating host organisations under the GRaduate Industry Traineeships (GRIT) Programme; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider if a prospective host organisation has engaged in a recent retrenchment exercise when determining its eligibility to participate in the programme.
Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has any plan to audit employers which use Government traineeship grants to displace employees or serially replace former trainees rather than create new roles; (b) if so, what are the planned audit mechanisms; and (c) whether the Ministry has any plan to establish a public debarment list of errant companies to protect jobseekers from exploitative firms.
Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how does the Ministry ensure that Global Talent Ready Programme employers provide meaningful and structured training aimed at equipping trainees for full employment; and (b) what measures are in place to monitor and evaluate the quality of the traineeship experience to support trainees' successful transition into the workforce.
Members may refer to the combined reply given on 23 September 2025 on graduate employment and the GRaduate Industry Traineeships (GRIT) programme which addressed these questions. [Please refer to "Reasons for Lower Proportion of Fresh Graduates in Full-time Employment and Extent of Help from GRaduate Industry Traineeship Programme", Official Report, 23 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 3, Oral Answers to Questions section.]
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