AI COURSES AND TOOLS
At the festival, SWDA announced that workers who wish to deepen their AI capabilities can choose from a catalogue of more than 200 AI courses offered by about 30 SWDA-supported training providers from Wednesday.
The courses cater to different learning needs, from applying AI and enhancing workplace productivity to developing advanced capabilities for AI-enabled roles and business transformation, SWDA said.
From Sep 16, eligible Singapore citizens aged 18 and above who enrol in and attend any of these courses will receive six months of complimentary access to premium AI tools.
The initiative was first announced in February at this year’s Budget, with Mr Wong stating at the time that it will allow Singaporeans to practise using more advanced AI models, which typically require paid subscriptions.
Under the three-year SkillsFuture AI Subscription initiative, attendees can choose to subscribe to AI tools such as ChatGPT Plus, Google AI Pro, Manus AI and Microsoft 365 Personal.
Attendees can also choose the Singtel AI Pass, which grants access to seven AI tools including Otter.AI and Hailuo AI.
Speaking to the media, Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau said that as AI becomes a part of how people work, many Singaporeans are wondering where to start.
While nobody becomes an expert after taking just one course or workshop, their wish is to make it easier for people to learn, practise and try their newly acquired skills on real tasks, she said.
The complimentary access to a range of premium AI tools will allow Singaporeans to practise and become more confident in using them, she said.
The courses are also supported and subsidised by SWDA, and attendees can use their SkillsFuture credit to pay for the remaining fees.
“Our hope is that all Singaporeans become a lot more confident in using AI and get more comfortable as work changes,” she said.
“Now, for some of us, it could be simply about not feeling so lost when their employers, their supervisors, or their colleagues mention AI or mention prompting. For others, it could be about building deeper or new skills to help them in their work, or to prepare them for emerging jobs.”
Apart from the new courses, SWDA partnered with the Singapore Institute of Technology to develop an online self-assessment tool to help individuals assess their AI readiness.
Known as the AI Ready Quiz, the tool can also recommend learning resources and curated AI courses.
The self-assessment tools, courses and information on the AI subscription are available at the MySkillsFuture portal.