11 January 2017
The Earn and Learn Programme (ELP) is a SkillsFuture initiative designed to enable graduates to further their studies and work at the same time.
For instance, the logistics ELP is managed by Republic Polytechnic in partnership with SkillsFuture Singapore and is a programme that provides participants on-the-job training and mentorship from one of 25 partner companies coupled with one day of academic study per week.
Graduates of the year-long programme earn a specialist diploma in supply chain management. 35 graduates of the pioneer batch recently graduated.
Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling said the programme has “allowed companies to gauge the potential of young talents” and make longer-term succession plans.