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

26 September 2025

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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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