Budget 2026: New board to oversee skills, career, and job matching

SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore are merging into one body.

The government is merging ‘SkillsFuture Singapore’ and ‘Workforce Singapore’ into a new statutory board, according to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his Budget 2026 speech.

The agency will provide skills training, career guidance, and job matching services for workers and job seekers.

“The support will be more integrated, covering workforce planning, Job redesign, hiring and workforce development,” he said.

The board will be jointly overseen by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Manpower.

Both ministries will provide further details at the Committee of Supply, Wong added.

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