JC or Poly?
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janet88:
Work for Mindef...sure got priority!!
singapore needs engineers but hope SCs are given priority.
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Nebbermind:
i was also given that advice by some daddies who have older kids while having breakfast meeting at daughter's school :rotflmao:
Work for Mindef...sure got priority!!janet88:
singapore needs engineers but hope SCs are given priority.
my concern is will he be bonded for a long period if he chooses to sign on? understand mindef does offer university education and that will be a big load off my shoulder in terms of expenses. being a singaporean, i think job security will be somewhat safer? -
janet88:
Bonds for local scholarships are usually only 4 yrs? Or 1-for-1? Even overseas scholarship bonds are only 6 yrs now.i was also given that advice by some daddies who have older kids while having breakfast meeting at daughter's school :rotflmao:
my concern is will he be bonded for a long period if he chooses to sign on? understand mindef does offer university education and that will be a big load off my shoulder in terms of expenses. being a singaporean, i think job security will be somewhat safer? -
i checked mindef website. bond is for 6 years, which i think is for overseas education.
with all the FT here, i hope my son will have a rice bowl which is safe in govt sector compared to working elsewhere. at least he doesn’t have to worry being replaced at 50 years old. -
janet88:
If he wants a shorter bond, he can get a local scholarship. One of the guys in my church was from poly, then got an SAF local scholarship to study Engineering in NTU. He just graduated last year. Note: uniformed staff have earlier retirement than civilian staff. I think there are many scholarships for Engineers these days, so he can look at other organisations as well.i checked mindef website. bond is for 6 years, which i think is for overseas education.
with all the FT here, i hope my son will have a rice bowl which is safe in govt sector compared to working elsewhere. at least he doesn't have to worry being replaced at 50 years old. -
I think Janet is hoping that her son can get into the civil service so that there is no need to worry about retrenchment.
Good, I think when it comes to our children’s time, it will be even more competitive because of the likely continued influx of FTs and AI (artificial intelligence) taking over some white-collar jobs! -
lee_yl:
Increasingly, even the civil service's rice bowl is not as unbreakable as before. For most young people, the main thing is to have them develop flexible attitudes and minds. If they do mostly repetitive and routine tasks, their risk of being replaced by automation is higher. My concern is my daughter who has learning disabilities - it is unlikely that she will be able to cope with more than repetitive and routine tasks.I think Janet is hoping that her son can get into the civil service so that there is no need to worry about retrenchment.
Good, I think when it comes to our children's time, it will be even more competitive because of the likely continued influx of FTs and AI (artificial intelligence) taking over some white-collar jobs! -
You are right on the need for our children to be versatile when it comes to jobs in the future. That said, it can be expected that many professions will continue to be in demand such as defence, policing and medical care…
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lee_yl:
You are right on the need for our children to be versatile when it comes to jobs in the future. That said, it can be expected that many professions will continue to be in demand such as defence, policing and medical care...
The main thing is to make sure they are employable in areas that require human interaction and flexible thinking. -
FYI, For MINDEF, there is the Military Expert (ME) scheme whose current retirement age is 62. Likewise for the HT uniformed groups, while the retirement age is 50, officers are generally offered re-employment (with no loss in pay and benefits) till 62. Out of security considerations and the need to retain expertise over the long term, MINDEF and MHA are likely to remain the last bastions to offer long-term employment for Singaporeans.
On the other hand, many young officers would like to leave after 5years because they can no longer tahan the onerous rules and regulations and they worry that they may not have the relevant skill sets to go back to the private sector if they stay too long.
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