2025年1月8日，新加坡教育部長陳振聲在國會書面答覆官委議員徐錦莉有關本地畢業生從事與專業相關工作的統計數據。
以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：
徐錦莉（官委議員）女士詢問教育部長陳振聲：
(a) 過去 10 年間，本地高等教育機構（IHLs）的大專文憑持有者及大學畢業生在與其專業相關的崗位上工作的比例是多少？
(b) 哪些專業的畢業生從事相關工作的比例較高，哪些專業的比例較低？
(c) 政府已採取或計劃採取哪些措施，以提高畢業生進入相關崗位的比例？
(d) 教育部是否設定了任何具體目標，以促進這一趨勢的發展？
陳振聲（教育部長）的回應：過去 10 年間，理工學院和自治大學（AU）畢業生在與其專業相關的崗位上工作的比例有所上升。根據教育部的畢業生就業調查（Graduate Employment Survey），理工學院畢業生在從事相關全職永久性工作的比例從 2014 年的 71% 增加至 2023 年的 79%。而自治大學畢業生的比例在同期從 82% 上升至 86%。
專業性較強的學科畢業生更有可能進入相關領域的工作。例如，過去 10 年間，超過95%的理工學院和自治大學醫療健康專業畢業生表示，他們從事的工作與所學專業相關。相比之下，較為廣泛的學科的畢業生從事非相關工作的比例較高。例如，過去10年間，平均 69% 的人文與社會科學類AU畢業生 進入了相關領域的工作。
考慮到學生的興趣多樣性，且其興趣可能隨著時間推移而改變，要求高等教育機構設定具體目標，以確保畢業生從事與其專業相關的工作，並無實際意義。儘管如此，我國的中小學及高等院校仍提供教育與職業規劃輔導，幫助學生識別自身優勢和興趣，並鼓勵他們根據個人興趣選擇課程，而非僅依據課程的熱門程度來決定。此外，高等院校也與行業機構及僱主合作，鼓勵畢業生進入與所學專業相關的崗位。具體措施包括優化學生的實習體驗，提高他們對行業內可用工作崗位的認知等。
從更廣泛的角度來看，高等院校也致力於確保學生具備在不同崗位和行業中都受重視的核心技能，如問題解決能力和批判性思維，以提升他們的整體就業競爭力。
以下是英文質詢內容：
Ms See Jinli Jean asked the Minister for Education (a) in the last 10 years, what is the percentage of diploma holders and university graduates from local institutes of higher learning who work in jobs related to their fields of study; (b) which fields of study have recorded more alumni having such jobs and which have recorded the least, respectively; (c) what measures have been or will be introduced to increase the inflow of alumni into such jobs; and (d) what is the target, if any, that the Ministry is working towards.
Mr Chan Chun Sing: The proportion of polytechnic and autonomous universities (AU) graduates working in jobs related to their fields of study has increased in the last 10 years. Based on the Ministry of Education’s Graduate Employment Survey, polytechnic graduates working in a related full-time permanent job increased from 71% to 79% from 2014 to 2023. For AU graduates, the proportion increased from 82% to 86% in the same period.
Graduates from specialised disciplines are more likely to enter related jobs. For example, more than 95% of polytechnic and AU graduates from the health sciences reported entering related jobs in the last 10 years. In comparison, a greater proportion of graduates from broader disciplines report working in unrelated jobs. For example, an average of 69% of humanities and social sciences AU graduates entered related jobs in the last ten years.
Given that students have diverse interests that may change over time, it is not meaningful for Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) to set hard targets to ensure that graduates work in jobs related to their field of study. That said, our schools and IHLs provide education and career counselling to help students identify their strengths and interests and encourage them to choose courses accordingly, rather than simply choosing the most popular courses. IHLs also work with sector agencies and employers to encourage the inflow of graduates into jobs related to their training. This includes, enhancing students』 internship experience and raising awareness of available job opportunities in the sector. More broadly, IHLs seek to ensure that students are equipped with skills, such as problem-solving and critical thinking, that are valued across different job roles and industries.
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