West Coast GRC MP Ang Wei Neng clarified that he had suggested graduates could be requested to attend upgrading programmes every five years or so to keep updated.SINGAPORE - The suggestion to mandate university graduates here to attend upgrading courses every five years was raised as "food for thought", said MP Ang Wei Neng following heated debate online about his "radical idea".
He clarified that he had suggested in Parliament that "graduates could be requested to attend training and upgrading programmes every five years or so, to keep themselves updated on the latest trends and technology affecting their industry". In his speech supporting the transformation of institutes of higher learning to keep pace with the industry on Tuesday, Mr Ang had proposed putting a "time stamp" on degrees conferred by universities, which will entail degrees fading over time and students no longer being able to claim these as credentials.
Said netizen Christopher Wong: "Just imagine your superior with a 10- to 15-year-old degree trying to tell what to do but having skills that are outdated or not relevant to today's climate.
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