Annex A
28 Oct 2026
14 Singaporeans and 28 Employers Honoured at the 10th SkillsFuture Fellowships and SkillsFuture Employer Awards Ceremony
SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme course range to be broadened from 1 December 2026 to enable mid-careerists to develop skills and better access opportunities in growth sectors such as Financial Services, Infocomm Technology, Maritime and Offshore
14 Singaporeans and 28 employers were recognised today at the 10th SkillsFuture Fellowships and SkillsFuture Employer Awards Ceremony, held at Gardens by the Bay's Flower Field Hall. The awards were presented by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Guest-of-Honour and Patron of the awards. Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau delivered the opening address, and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and National Development Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi was also in attendance. The awards ceremony is the closing event of this year’s SkillsFuture Festival.
The SkillsFuture Fellowships honour Singaporeans who have achieved exemplary skills mastery in their fields, embraced lifelong learning, and committed themselves to mentoring others. They have demonstrated dedication to building their skills mastery and professional development, which is especially critical as rapid technological developments, including AI, is reshaping jobs and how work is done.
The SkillsFuture Employer Awards recognise employers that have excelled in developing their employees' skills and fostering a culture of lifelong learning at the workplace. They have demonstrated that the most effective workforce development goes beyond training but involves building a skills-first culture that advocates and builds structured pathways for workers to learn and apply new skills, to progress in their careers.
This year's SkillsFuture Employer Awards recipients comprise 14 Gold and 14 Silver awardees. Since its inception in 2016, 198 individuals and 234 employers have been honoured for their commitment to skills development. Please refer to Annex A for the full list of this year's recipients.
Enhancing Industry-Relevant Training for Mid-Career Workers
As part of efforts to enable mid-careerists to deepen their skills and access career opportunities across various sectors, SWDA is enhancing the range of courses supported under SWDA’s SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme1 . These courses will equip individuals with job-specific emerging and in-demand skills and support the respective sector manpower talent plans.
From 1 December 2026, about 140 additional courses will be eligible for SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) under the SFLP. This will comprise approximately 80 Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) full qualifications across various sectors, and about 60 courses supported by Sector Agencies in sectors such as Financial Services, Infocomm Technology, Maritime and Offshore. This will broaden the support for workers to build the skills they need to access new opportunities as jobs evolve. At a later date, some of these courses will also be eligible for SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance, covering citizens aged 40 and above, and the Workfare Skills Support (Level-Up), which supports lower-wage workers aged 30 to 39. More details will be shared in due course.
As of 30 June 2026, about 80,000 individuals have benefitted from the SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career), and more than 11,000 individuals have received the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance.
1 The SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme (SFLP) was introduced in 2024 to support mid-career Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above to upskill and reskill to stay competitive and relevant amidst a rapidly changing economy.
