Written reply to PQ on Breakdown of GRTP Beneficiaries by Educational Qualifications Over Past Five Years

Question

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry over the past five years, what is the respective breakdown of (i) degree (ii) diploma and (iii) NITEC or Higher NITEC students who have benefitted from the Global Ready Talent Programme (GRTP).

Written Answer by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong

1. The Global Ready Talent Programme (GRTP), administered by EnterpriseSG, supports Singapore enterprises in building a global ready talent pipeline through local and overseas internships. In the past five years (2020-2024), the GRTP has supported more than 29,000 students.

2. The breakdown of the GRTP-supported students by educational profile is provided in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Number of students supported under the GRTP (rounded off to the nearest ten)

Year	ITE (NITEC and Higher NITEC)	Polytechnics	Autonomous Universities (AUs)	Total
2020	910	2,200	1,190	5,020
2021	1,150	2,590	2,950	6,690
2022	1,070	2,280	2,360	5,710
2023	1,380	2,050	2,300	5,730
2024	1,430	2,500	2,390	6,320
Total	5,940	11,620	11,910	29,470

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