Australian tourist complains about PRC workers in Singapore
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Not only do we hear complaints from the tourists, our non Mandarin speaking citizens have problem communicating with these PRC sales staff. They don't understand why these PRCs don't want to learn English to communicate with non Chinese.
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Originally posted by Wmyongj:
This is not a joke but something that we must seriously think for the future of this country. Unlike cities like New York that have their big father USA or Hong Kong that have big mother China. We dont have oil nor mines like the Aussie.
God gives us no oil or mines but brians...so that what we have. Dont listen to the crap that human is assets. Look at Penang and they are stilll in the 60s of Singapore. We can become Penang again.
Chinese are doing what we done in manufacturing in the past. They are learning extremely fast and we are teaching them in Shouzhou and elsewhere of our Singapore software...
The American are teaching them, the Japanese are teaching them...the world are teaching them. They are of the same race as of most of Singaporean. Why make you think they cannot surpass us? Maybe it is only a matter of time.
If we cannot as Singaporean draw a decent salary in our own country and our living standard or GDP starts declining..than we should say goodbye to Singapore and welcome Penang. Most Penang Malaysian left their island and work in Singapore. Dont ever think it is fun and glorious to be expatriate, I am working in China and I too draw a well pay salary but I distaste living away from my home and family!
I have seen how the Korean had setup industries in Qingdao, Yantai and Dalian but these cities dont benefit because they are only be explored for theiir cheap labour. So will Siingapore if we take on those dirty and low pay manufacturing companies t. So what can we offer for our future....????
I don't see myself as a Singaporean, I am a peasant.
And I have a dream, no a goal. That I would leave this place and go somewhere else.
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Originally posted by deepak.c:
Work permit holders need to pass English proficiency test to qualify for skilled status
By Wang Eng Eng, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 02 December 2009 1843 hrsSINGAPORE : Work permit holders in the retail, food & beverage, and hotel sectors will need to pass an English language proficiency test from the third quarter of next year in order to qualify for skilled levy status.
This was announced by Minister of State for Manpower, Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan at the graduation of the first batch of foreign workers from a basic English course organised by the Migrant Workers Centre.
Wayne Huang is one of the 40 graduates of the basic English course.
The 29-year-old native from China, who is an assistant housekeeper at Hilton Hotel, said "practice makes perfect".
Come the third quarter of next year, the service industry will see more workers like Mr Huang.
Mr Lee said that employees would increasingly need to be able to communicate in English to be effective in their jobs.
He said: "We want to encourage employers to look at it as building a more productive workforce, comprising both local and foreign workers. So if they look at it from that point of view, and if they look at how much better service they can provide, that should incentivise them to send the workers for the programme."
Employers will enjoy cost savings from the lower skilled workers levy which stands at S$150 a month compared to the unskilled levy of S$240.
The CEO of NTUC Learning Hub, Zee Yoong Kang, said the hub is anticipating a two to three times increase in demand for English classes and is prepared to meet the demand by increasing its pool of teachers.
Mr Zee said: "We have 80 trainers and we intend to increase the group to more than 100."
Some 500 migrant workers are currently being taught basic English at the Learning Hub. - CNA/mshttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1022055/1/.html
I suppose the english test will be a standard test with the same 10 MCQ questions every year.
After a while, the foreign workers probably just need to memorize the answers.
A,A,D,D,C,B,C,B,A,A.
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check the latest news, SG immigration is going to have English requirement for all foreign worker visa application in singapore
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and i think a similar incident happened 2 decades back as told to me by my parents, a white tourist complained about the standard of english of SIA air stewardess, then in a matter of a short period of time, everything was revamped and SIA became one of the top service standards in the world following this incident.
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Originally posted by charlize:
I suppose the english test will be a standard test with the same 10 MCQ questions every year.
After a while, the foreign workers probably just need to memorize the answers.
A,A,D,D,C,B,C,B,A,A.
They have very good memory skills.
Serious!
I have a friend who memorized 4-5 sittings of management questions.
Ermm....., what is 10 MCQ questions.
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it is so obvious that
govt want them to pass de
LoL
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Originally posted by noahnoah:
it is so obvious that
govt want them to pass de
LoL
Maybe the english test will be true/false.
2 choices only.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Maybe the english test will be true/false.
2 choices only.
mcq - no a b c or d
but a b or c ti gum
got ten yrs series - they invent one
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Originally posted by tan reborn:
mcq - no a b c or d
but a b or c ti gum
got ten yrs series - they invent one
Huh?
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CARRY ON