

Over 25 companies and organisations participated in BCG’s inaugural RISE career fair, offering about 200 job opportunities across different industries and functions. Tharman Shanmugaratnam visited BCG’s inaugural RISE career fair on 25 th June 2021, where he interacted with participating companies and prospective graduates, and attended hackathon presentations by trainees in response to real-world problem statements provided by corporate partners such as Singapore Airlines, National University Health System, and Sentosa Development Corporation.ģ. Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Chairman of the National Jobs Council, Mr. The programme has been well-received, and over 10% of RISE participants have secured full-time employment even before graduation and successfully transitioned from the programme into new jobs and career paths.Ģ. Since its launch, RISE has enrolled over 1,300 trainees, with the first batch of trainees set to graduate in August. Specially designed to help build a more resilient and digital-ready workforce, the RISE programme forms part of the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme – Company Training and emphasises the imperative of digitisation and reskilling, as highlighted in the Emerging Stronger Taskforce report. Together with SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) launched a unique Train-and-Place programme in early 2021 that aims to upskill and reskill 1,500 PMETs through BCG’s Rapid & Immersive Skill Enhancement (RISE) programme. The event hosted over 25 corporate partners representing about 200 job opportunitiesġ. Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam visited BCG’s inaugural RISE career fair on 25 th June 2021. The CEO’s Dilemma: Business Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty.Technology, Media, and Telecommunications.
