Built Environment and Infrastructure Personnel can be certified as Chartered Engineering Technicians

22 Aug 2024

Starting in the first quarter of 2025, experienced workers with at least six years of relevant experience in the built environment and infrastructure sectors can earn chartered engineering technologist accreditation. This initiative, led by the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES), expands the skills-based pathway to these sectors, following the land transport sector in 2021. Minister of State for Manpower, Ms Gan Siow Huang, announced the initiative at the SkillsFuture Human Capital Conference. The conference, organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), concluded the six-week SkillsFuture Festival 2024.  IES has partnered with the SP to establish a new skills assessment centre recognising informal learning acquired through on-the-job experience. The goal is to certify 250 technologists by the end of 2025. Separately, the Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) has introduced two new role badges in workplace learning. HR professionals and people managers can earn these badges through formal education or on-the-job experience. SBF has also signed memoranda of understanding with IHRP, NYP, and RP to collaborate on certification programs, workshops, and employee reskilling initiatives.

[Lianhe Zaobao]