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- Insight 4: Rising demand for Digital and Green skills is reshaping the skills profile of existing Singapore’s Financial Services Sector job roles
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Twin Transitions: How Digital and Green Skills are Reshaping Singapore’s Financial Services Sector
5 min read • By SkillsFuture Singapore and Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore
Key Highlights
The global financial services sector is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the convergence of cutting-edge digital technologies and pressing sustainability imperatives1.
Singapore is comparable in the development and use of Digital and Green skills with other global financial hubs. Within Singapore, Digital skills are strong in demand and Green skills are seeing steady growth in the financial services sector. Notably, skill requirements of job roles within the sector are changing, driven by the twin transitions.
Insight 1: Singapore shows strong adoption of Digital and Green skills, rivaling top global financial centres
Note: Top global financial centres2
Insight 2: Digital skills are in demand, while Green skills surge in growth in Singapore’s Financial Services Sector
Insight 3: Evolving Job Market for Singapore’s Financial Services Sector, with increased demand for job roles with Digital and Green skills
Insight 4: Rising demand for Digital and Green skills is reshaping the skills profile of existing Singapore’s Financial Services Sector job roles
As skill requirements for jobs evolve, the demand for new skills grows to meet the changing needs of the workplace. To stay competitive, individuals must take a proactive approach to manage their
career health.
Below are some of the reskilling and upskilling pathways to consider:
| Pathway 1: | Pathway 2: | Pathway 3: |
| The Institute of Banking and Finance Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS) | Training Courses |
Turn Insights into Action
Explore these resources from IBF to help you thrive in the financial services sector.
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
IBF Programme Finder
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
IBF Career Conversion Programme
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Sustainable Finance Job Transformation Map
Ask Ivee about Sustainable Finance Jobs Transformation Map (SF JTM)
References
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1IBM, 2024
https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/financial-services-trends
2Long Finance, 2024
https://www.longfinance.net/programmes/financial-centre-futures/global%02financial-centres-index/gfci-36-explore-the-data/gfci-36-rank
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