Older Singaporeans do not slow down: survey
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By Mustafa Shafawi, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 03 February 2010 1419 hrs
SINGAPORE: According to a survey commissioned by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, older Singaporeans are on the hunt for new skills and new sources of knowledge, even more so than before.
More than half of them are keen on taking up courses and for a variety of reasons - from keeping their minds active and staying connected with the world, to being able to better engage with their children and grandchildren.
A fifth of the respondents had either participated or planned to participate in career and non-career related training courses.
The study was conducted by Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser, a National University of Singapore sociologist, and focused on the learning needs of those aged 40 to 74.
Associate Professor Tan said the study will help in indicating how to best keep seniors mentally agile, socially engaged, physically active, and vocationally relevant.
This would contribute towards making their post-retirement years truly golden, he said.
The survey also pointed to current learning gaps that educational institutions need to bridge in order to best cater to the segment.
Apart from convenience, accessibility, affordability and practical content, seniors are most comfortable learning from peers, and hands-on learning is also ranked highly.
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Time to give Mr Chew a speeding ticket>LOL
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huh??? Speeding ticket?
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Retirement means working, hunting for new skills, upgrading, taking new courses.
Eh, this sounds like everybody in the workforce now is retired.
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by the time finish taking up
tons of course..
one leg already in coffin liao
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I have feedback that after they take course they still cannot find jobs.
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Originally posted by noahnoah:
by the time finish taking up
tons of course..
one leg already in coffin liao
As long as one leg still can kick some ass.
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
Time to give Mr Chew a speeding ticket>LOL
I run so slow now how to give me a speeding ticket.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
I run so slow now how to give me a speeding ticket.
If you say you run like six million dollar man you most certainly deserve a ticket.But what I actually meant was that you are living your life like someone who is a lot younger so you need to slow down .
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
If you say you run like six million dollar man you most certainly deserve a ticket.But what I actually meant was that you are living your life like someone who is a lot younger so you need to slow down .
Life in a fast lane.. if too slow, I'm hogging.