Embrace jobs and skills mismatch, says Singapore minister

Manpower Minister Josephine Teo (in white) at Decathlon, a French sporting goods retailer that has redefined jobs in the sector, where employees learn skills such as digital marketing, Web merchandising and improving customer experience. - ST/ANN

SINGAPORE (ANN): The gap between jobs and skills will widen as businesses transform in the digital economy, but Singapore must see this as an opportunity, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo.

"The job and the skills mismatch will not go away. In fact, we must expect it," she said.