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More than a third of Singaporean IT decision-makers are reskilling talent from unrelated sectors

Nurdianah Md Nur
Nurdianah Md Nur • 2 min read
More than a third of Singaporean IT decision-makers are reskilling talent from unrelated sectors
Reskilled workers are helping businesses bridge the tech skills gaps by working as IT technicians, and in cloud computing and data analysis roles. Photo: Pexels
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Forty-two per cent of Singaporean IT decision-makers are hiring and reskilling recruits from unrelated sectors to close the tech skills gap in their organisation.

The most common sources of reskilled workers are administration and business support (40%), manufacturing (23%), finance and insurance (22%) and those returning to work after a period of absence (21%).

These reskilled workers tend to help businesses bridge the tech skills gaps by working as IT technicians (46%), as well as in cloud computing (45%) and data analysis roles (30%).

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