Getting help to re-skill and retrain with confidence
By Arul John
When Mr Ngo Kah Kheng joined Jingke Technology on June 10 last year as a logistics and purchasing executive, he initially found it hard
to adapt to the requirements of his new role.
Jingke Technology is a 10-year-old company supporting the semiconductor wafer fabrication industry, as well as providing engineering services and solutions, and alternate parts sourcing.
The small and medium-sized enterprise’s (SME) strategic partners come from Asia all the way to Europe, and Mr Ngo’s duties included managing company logistics and delivery, as well as issuing purchase orders to suppliers.
Multi-tasking was a necessary skill and Mr Ngo found it hard to cope with his new responsibilities at first, but he sought help from his
colleagues and was able to adapt quickly and even identify areas for improvement.
His energy and experience were also very helpful to the company.
Mr Ngo also had help from Workforce Singapore (WSG). Jingke Technology also visited SME Centres in 2017 and the helpful and friendly consultants from the SME Centres introduced a variety of WSG programmes, as well as how to apply them to their own unique situations.
Jingke Technology had leveraged the Career Support Programme to hire Mr Ngo. Other programmes that it had tapped on to hire other employers included the Career Trial programme, P-Max and Professional Conversion Programme (PCP).
The consultants from the SME Centres constantly updated Jingke on the latest developments and grants available for SMEs, helped guide them through the application for these grants and also helped connect Jingke with other relevant bodies such as Singapore Manufacturers Federation.
Participants attended courses conducted by professional trainers at subsidised fees.
Each programme usually lasted about six months and Jingke Technology will apply for the WSG programmes when new hires join in future.
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