Ensure Companies under Manpower Strategic Economic Priorities Scheme are Committed to Hiring or Training Locals

12 Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how will the Ministry ensure that the companies that qualify for the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme are training and employing locals at the right level; (b) upon approval, how will the Ministry ensure that Condition 2 of the scheme continues to be adhered to; and (c) upon renewal, how will the Ministry track the employment of locals and determine the efficacy of their training.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: This question has been addressed in the combined oral reply to Question Nos 6 to 13 on the Order Paper for the 9 January 2023 Sitting.