SINGAPORE, May 27 — The Singapore government will set aside about S$2 billion (RM6.12 billion) to create nearly 100,000 jobs, traineeships and training opportunities, as part of the Fortitude Budget announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday.

These will come under an SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package, which will help to create more than 40,000 jobs — 15,000 jobs of which will be in the public sector. Government agencies will work with businesses to create another 25,000 jobs.

In addition, there will be about 25,000 traineeship positions available this year, up from the 8,000 announced in March under the SGUnited Traineeships Programme. 

The authorities will also introduce a skills training scheme called the SGUnited Skills programme that will provide training opportunities for about 30,000 jobseekers this year.     

Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will also chair a National Jobs Council overseeing job creation and skills upgrading, Heng said, adding that Mr Tharman had both "detailed knowledge and deep expertise” in these areas.

Here are the main components of the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package:

Creating jobs