Ng Chee Meng flags new workforce gaps as NTUC and KPMG launch AI transformation programme
· Keith Kwai
Speaking on 22 October, NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng said structural gaps are emerging in the workforce despite steady economic growth, pointing to retrenchments that reached 4,620 in the second quarter of 2026 and longer job searches for fresh graduates. At the same event, NTUC and KPMG launched a programme called Jumpstart Your Workforce Transformation to help companies redesign jobs and adopt AI, open for applications from 22 October and fundable through existing training grants, alongside six new AI courses with NTUC LearningHub.
For the employer side, SME Digital Hub, a sister site, explains how firms can combine two grants under the NTUC-KPMG programme.
Source: The Straits Times, 22 Oct 2026 — Read the original