Dharmendra Pradhan, Union minister of education, skill development, and entrepreneurship, will begin a three-day trip to Singapore to deepen current connections and consider the possibilities of expanding the scope of bilateral cooperation in education and skill development.
Pradhan will meet with a number of important Singaporean government officials during his visit, including Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, and Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing.
Additionally, Pradhan will pay visits to a number of educational institutions, including Singapore Spectra Secondary School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Institute of Technical Education and Educational Services (ITEES), and Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD). Additionally, he will communicate with Skills Future Singapore (SSG), the government of Singapore’s central body that coordinates the SkillsFuture Movement’s implementation.
Dharmendra Pradhan will meet with people from the Odia Association and the Indian Diaspora during his visit. In Singapore, the Minister will also connect with IIT and IIM alumni.
The development of skills is a long-standing area of cooperation between India and Singapore. Promoting lifelong learning and the future of work is one of the G20 Presidency’s key priorities for the Education Working Group. In partnership with the Singaporean Ministry of Education and Ministry of Trade and Industry, a joint workshop titled “Future of Work: Skill Architecture and Governance Models of India and Singapore” was held on April 25, 2023, in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, concurrently with the third meeting of the Education Working Group. The discussions had at the event would help create a roadmap for future skill collaboration between Singapore and India.
