Singapore has launched a new initiative designed to encourage more citizens to take up a career in marine engineering.

The SGD 1.2m ($880,000) Tripartite Engineering Training Award (TETA) programme was launched on Tuesday evening by Minister of Manpower Lim Swee Say.

The initiative is being run by the Singapore Maritime Officers Union (SMOU) in collaboration with the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) and is backed by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA), the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and a number of shipping companies.

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