Channel 8: A Conversation with Minister 2023 空中访民情 2023 EP3 | Subsidies for Employees
https://youtu.be/UYhEOS24w_I?feature=shared&t=32 In this episode Minister of State for Education and Manpower Gan Siow Huang, along with guests, discussed the challenges related to self-improvement. Our alumna, Ms Karina Tan, shared her mid-career transition experience and discussed on the initiatives available to support mid-career switchers. Watch her sharing from 0:32-3:47: https://youtu.be/UYhEOS24w_I?feature=shared&t=32
Channel NewsAsia: Eight in 10 people aged under 30 yet to use SkillsFuture credits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKXcUYZl9bc&t=12s Eight in 10 people aged under 30 have yet to use SkillsFuture credits to upskill. Across all ages, it’s about seven in 10, since the scheme started in 2015. The agency behind the national lifelong learning movement is urging more to take up courses as it keeps up efforts to make learning flexible and […]
Today: My Learning Diaries: After 10 Years In Communications, I Have My Sights Set On Becoming A Full-Fledged Physiotherapist
BY: ALAN CHIANG Published May 7, 2023 The fast-changing nature of work has prompted many Singaporeans to upgrade their skills to stay relevant. TODAY’s Voices section is publishing first-hand accounts of young Singaporeans who have recently done so to give their careers a boost, or even pursue new paths in life. In this instalment, Mr Alan Chiang, […]
Zaobao: 中年转业掌握护理知识 追逐护士梦帮助年长病患
Source: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/ news/singapore/story20221101-1328396 Source: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20221101-1328396
Channel NewsAsia: New website to provide learning platform for caregivers to improve healthcare skills
Caregivers looking to improve their healthcare skills or learn more about common health issues can soon tap an online guide. It is run by healthcare training provider HMI Institute, which wants to improve access to care for all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ9dGix6qvI Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ9dGix6qvI Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ9dGix6qvI
Money 89.3 FM: New HMI Institute Community Initiatives Aimed At Easing The Burden On Home Caregivers From Singapore’s First Dedicated Healthcare Training Provider
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by Ms Chin Wei Jia, Group CEO, HMI to talk about the new community initiatives that HMI Institute is launching and the aim of easing the burden on home caregivers and helping them learn new skills to better care for their loved ones. Empowering communities […]
The Straits Times: 10 support workers lauded for contributions to S’pore healthcare industry
SINGAPORE – They hailed from industries such as aviation and food and beverage, but found their calling as healthcare support workers when the chance arose. When Mr See Yong Kang, 28, lost his job as a service crew member in a restaurant during the pandemic, he saw it as a chance to fulfil his aspirations […]
HMI Institute Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Renewed Focus on Healthcare Workforce Development and Enabling Home Caregivers to Better Care for Their Loved Ones and Themselves
Social enterprise furthers its mission to uplift capabilities and build a resilient and future-ready healthcare workforce through workplace-centric and digitally enabled training programmes. In conjunction with the 20th anniversary celebrations, HMI Institute is launching the Carebuddy Community Initiative to help improve access to care for all. The new initiative comprises of an online Carebuddy.co caregiving […]
The Straits Times: Former financial services consultant makes mid-career switch for purpose, passion
BY: LYN CHAN Published May 25, 2022 When Singapore imposed a stringent circuit breaker in April 2020 to curb escalating Covid-19 infections, Ms Yulia Suriaatmadja, like so many others, found her world upended. Just a month earlier, the 50-year-old had also begun shouldering greater caregiving responsibilities for her ailing 81-year-old father, including attending short eldercare […]
Today: Jobseekers’ Diaries: Retrenched after 30 years in aviation, I feared never working again. Retraining in healthcare changed that
BY: CAROL GOHPublished October 24, 2021 Updated October 25, 2021 Seeing that Covid-19 has led to a manpower shortage in healthcare, the writer decided to join this meaningful profession. As jobs are a top concern for Singaporeans in the Covid-19 crisis, TODAY’s Voices section is publishing first-hand accounts from jobseekers in which they reflect on […]