AR_Update Jan-Mar 2023

HOPPING INTO 2023 WITH ALUMNI RELATIONS
Being the Year of the Rabbit, it seems fitting for us to hop into the New Year
with (w)hopping treats for our alumni! These will be rolled out progressively,
as the year unfolds.
The first quarter saw many of us concerned about the GST hike, the increase
in the cost of living due to inflation, and job security amidst continued
economic turbulence. During the Budget 2023 speech by Deputy Prime
Minister and Finance Minister, Mr. Lawrence Wong, he highlighted the
importance for Singaporeans to prepare themselves for the ever-changing
state of the economy, urging them to update their skills to ride the market
changes.
In support of this impetus, the government is determined to continue
providing assistance to workers, especially those who are displaced, “with a
better system of reskilling and upskilling, so that they can be re-trained and
placed into new jobs and bounce back from setbacks”.
The terms reskilling and upskilling are terms not unfamiliar to us here at
SUSS, a university that focuses on lifelong learning. We want to encourage
our alumni to embrace lifelong learning and remain employed and
employable. Our CCPE colleagues and Schools are working hard to curate
relevant programmes to meet different needs. The needs of our alumni are
definitely one of the focus areas.
Alumni Relations is happy to collaborate with both internal and external
partners. Alumni Relations also organises webinars and workshops to
create awareness of the challenges ahead as well as the opportunities
available. We aim to be the bridge that provides feedback on alumni needs
to the partners as well as promote the opportunities offered by these
partners to our alumni for personal and career advancement. Whether it is
a partner-driven initiative or one championed by Alumni Relations, we are
happy to do our part to help alumni in their effort to remain relevant in
today’s economy.
If you have any interesting suggestions on how we can further this objective,
we would love to collaborate with you!
Here’s to another AR-mazing year ahead!
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