Breakdown of GRTP Beneficiaries by Educational Qualifications over Past Five Years

5 Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry over the past five years, what is the respective breakdown of (i) degree, (ii) diploma and (iii) NITEC or Higher NITEC students who have benefitted from the Global Ready Talent Programme (GRTP).

Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Global Ready Talent Programme (GRTP), administered by EnterpriseSG, supports Singapore enterprises in building a global ready talent pipeline through local and overseas internships. In the past five years, from 2020 to 2024, the GRTP has supported more than 29,000 students.

The breakdown of the GRTP-supported students by educational profile is provided in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Number of students supported under the GRTP (rounded off to the nearest ten)