Environmental Scan 2017 | Page 166

Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector Benchmarked Countries Description  Medical Technology Industry Transformation Initiative o This initiative is by the Employment and Employability Institute and Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA). These agencies have invested S$ 10 Million for 2 years to do the following:  Support companies’ effort to review and redesign their work processes as well as human resource practices such as job scope and progression pathways  To enable companies to acquire new softwares and hardwares related to automation  To train and retrain employees to help work effectively. 166