{"id":44553,"date":"2025-07-06T23:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44553\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T23:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T23:31:08","slug":"forum-training-employment-pass-strengthens-singapores-position-as-a-talent-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44553\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum: Training Employment Pass strengthens Singapore\u2019s position as a talent hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">We refer to the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/business\/attempted-misuse-of-work-pass-for-foreign-students-or-trainees-ongoing-for-years-industry-insiders?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Attempted misuse of work pass for foreign students or trainees ongoing for years: Industry insiders<\/p>\n<p><\/a>\u201d (June 24).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) does not condone any abuse of the Training Employment Pass (TEP). <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">While recent media reports have highlighted isolated cases of abuse, they should not overshadow the scheme\u2019s overall value to employers and the Singapore economy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The TEP continues to help employers across industrial sectors build capabilities, transfer knowledge and drive business growth. It also enhances employers\u2019 global business collaboration and talent attraction, further strengthening Singapore\u2019s reputation as an international business hub. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Member companies of SNEF have leveraged the TEP to provide overseas professionals with regional exposure and structured on-the-job training that aligns with their academic and professional development \u2013  particularly in sectors such as marine, engineering and architecture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In today\u2019s increasingly complex operating environment  \u2013 marked by rapid technological disruption, geopolitical tensions and supply-chain uncertainties  \u2013 businesses need regulatory flexibility to adapt and thrive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Rather than pushing for stricter regulations or more comprehensive upstream checks because of the errant few, SNEF\u00a0advocates educating and empowering the majority of employers to comply with well-intended regulations and addressing the outliers through strong enforcement actions when abuse is detected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SNEF\u00a0remains committed to partnering the Ministry of Manpower to advance progressive employment practices\u00a0and workforce development that foster sustainable business growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\"><b>Hao Shuo<\/b><br \/>Chief Executive Officer<br \/>Singapore National Employers Federation<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s LettersEmployersForeign workers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We refer to the article \u201c Attempted misuse of work pass for foreign students or trainees ongoing for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44554,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[64,420,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-44553","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jobs","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-jobs","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114808899907758047","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}