Beauty industry to undergo skills facelift

Keeping trim: There remains a strong local demand for beauty and wellness services in Singapore even as Covid-19 has led to many challenges. — The Straits Times/ANN

The country’s beauty industry is getting a skills facelift with the launch of a new framework to help more than 13,000 workers in the industry to plan their career and development pathways.

Speaking at the launch of the Beauty Services Competency Framework yesterday, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling said that it will serve as a single point of reference for businesses and employees alike to strengthen training capabilities in a sector that has “incredible growth potential”.