Sinkie Engineers will get BETTER PAY... earn more than BANKER!

[Leckmichamarsch]

SINGAPORE - Public engineers can expect higher salaries and a more structured career path in a move to draw and keep talent in an industry that has been losing its shine.

Engineers have "played a big part in Singapore's development over the past 50 years", and have put in place housing, public utilities and communications infrastructure to improve residents' lives, said Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean.

Speaking at the opening of The Institution of Engineers' (IES) building at Bukit Tinggi on Tuesday (Feb 16), he added: "As we transition into an innovation economy, we need to build up capabilities in newer engineering and multi-disciplinary fields.

To meet future challenges, the government will hire an additional 1,000 engineers this year, a 13 per cent increase compared with 2015, Mr Teo said.

It will also introduce a leadership programme to groom engineers to take on positions such as chief engineers, chief technologists and chief scientists in ministries and public agencies.

enchmarks," Mr Teo said.

High time we get real engineers instead of bullshit type who got PhD from distant learning U on Program Mgmt of A Fighting Vehicle.. especially when progr mgmt was not his responsibility in S T Kinetics This dork is CTO of ST Engrg when his knowledge and experience as an engineer or technologist is highly questionable.!! High time to flush out all bluffers before another icon like ST Kinetics goes down like NOL........... even the Terrex was designed and developed in UK........ this shows how shallow ST K really is