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Under this partnership, CapitaLand will aim to enhance internal transformation efforts and strengthen the career health of its employees.
CapitaLand Group (CapitaLand) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 17 September 2025 (Wednesday) to invest $7mn to strengthen workforce capabilities to adapt to evolving economic and technological trends. (all currencies in Singapore dollars)
With this investment over three years, CapitaLand aims to enhance the competencies of its Singapore-based workforce in areas that will power its next phase of business growth, including in AI, digital innovation, and global market readiness.
CapitaLand is aiming to enhance internal transformation efforts by tapping on WSG’s suite, as well as promote and scale best practices to drive the workforce transformation agenda.
The partnership will cover three areas:
#1 Developing an AI and future-ready workforce
Through leveraging WSG's initiatives such as:
- Career Conversion Programme (CCP),
- Support for Job Redesign under Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG-JR), and
- Overseas Market Immersion Programme (OMIP)
CapitaLand aims to:
- Enable job redesign and reskilling to build AI proficiency for its employees in enhanced job roles aligned with AI-driven business models and scalable operations.
- Promote international market exposure for employees to build a global-ready workforce and facilitate expansion into new markets.
- Establish AI talent pipelines through work attachments and contributing to Institutes of Higher Learning curriculum to nurture young talent, along with facilitating mid-career transitions by establishing structured AI-transition pathways and offering AI mentorship and learning programmes.
#2 Strengthen the career health of CapitaLand’s employees
CapitaLand aims to train its trainers, equipping HR and line managers with career development capabilities, such as holding structured career conversations and adapting relevant resources to meet the diverse needs of different employee groups.
#3 Promote workforce transformation beyond CapitaLand
By sharing best practices, initiatives and expertise on AI, job redesign, employee career development and skills-first approach to its network, CapitaLand and WSG will explore opportunities to collaborate on piloting and scaling broader workforce transformation based on learnings.
Here's what some of the leaders representing the organisations shared on the occasion.
Dilys Boey, Chief Executive, Workforce Singapore, said: “This partnership represents a significant step forward in enabling businesses to drive workforce development as an integral enabler of enterprise transformation."
She added:
"Together, we can open new and sustainable career pathways for growth, create meaningful careers, and strengthen the career health of CapitaLand’s employees, preparing them for the opportunities of tomorrow.”
Quah Ley Hoon, Group Chief Corporate Officer, CapitaLand Investment (CLI), shared:
"Our collaboration with WSG will support the continuous development of our talent and catalyse their personal and professional growth through new and innovative training and coaching opportunities as well as greater exposure to global markets through overseas immersion programmes."
Tony Tan, Chief Corporate Officer of CapitaLand Development (CLD) added: "CLD has been investing in future-ready skills for our teams, particularly in AI, automation and data analytics, which are becoming core to real estate development."
He added:
"Nurturing a resilient and adaptable workforce strengthens our long-term business growth in Singapore as well as our core markets."
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