Singapore launches over 200 training courses with free AI subscriptions, new skills centre

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.