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Jamus continues house visits.

Jamus Lim​

14h ·
Over the past month, we got started with house visits at a new cluster—#Anchorvale Parkview—and we’ve since managed to wrap up about half the cluster (338A and

. We also managed to squeeze in visits to the 350 and 338 coffeeshops.
The sense I get from my conversations of late is that things appear to be relatively smooth sailing for many households. This isn’t to say that there aren’t struggling families—there will often be, and #TeamSengkang will always extend a helping hand to assist as best we can—but many share that there have been no major issues, they’re enjoying living in the neighborhood, and that things are going all right at home and in the workplace.
This is reflected in the national numbers. Despite fears of a negative trade shock, the economy grew by a robust 5 percent in 2025. Median incomes—even after adjusting for inflation—picked up by 4.3 percent, more than twice the rate of the last decade. This will allow wages, which had fallen behind in the past few years, to catch up with higher prices, thereby easing the burden of the cost of living.
When the government steers the country forward creditably, and the economy does well, it is a good thing. It is an outcome that all Singaporeans—even those of us on the other side of the aisle—can support, and be grateful for. After all, it has long been the view of the #workersparty that our role as a loyal opposition is that of the responsible copilot, to provide constructive critique, so that our policies may be scrutinized and refined and improved. At the end of the day, we all have a common purpose: to see our little red dot succeed in an uncertain world. #SengkangGRC #workingforsingapore

 

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Jamus spoke in Parliament.

Jamus Lim​

7h ·
Last week in Parliament, I spoke about establishing a national on-the-job training program. This was a proposal I first mooted two years ago, in the context of amendments to the SkillsFuture Singapore Act, before elaborating on it in last year’s Budget debate.
Most skills we need for our jobs aren’t learned in classrooms, but through on-the-job training, via apprenticeships, internships, and mentorship. But our current systems are inadequate: the SkillsFuture Assessment-Only Pathway emphasizes paper qualifications over demonstration, Career Conversion Plans are limited to professional and technical roles, and the GRaduate Industry Traineeship (GRIT) program has less than a hundred open positions.
With youth unemployment now hovering a full percentage point above what it was a few decades ago—and potentially rising as AI displaces even more entry-level positions that fresh grads used to fill—we need a pipeline to train the young on the job more than ever, so that we’ll get the experienced workers employers still want.
Graduates should be allowed to apply their SkillsFuture credits toward paid internships and apprenticeships, so companies can enjoy the offsets that make hiring trainees more attractive. Such stints should include pathways to eventual employment, and most importantly, be open to a wider range of pursuits: nonacademic areas like the culinary arts, music, and sport; artisanal practices like horology and furniture-making, and professions relying on experience over book smarts. This is how we’ll train a workforce ready to take on AI. #workingforsingapore