Waste Management (learning & Development)

As published in the joint news release on 24th January 2022 by NEA and MOM “Waste Management Workers To Benefit From New Progressive Wage Model Recommendations” (nea.gov.sg) and in the “Recommendations of the Tripartite Cluster for Waste Management Industry on Introducing Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for the Waste Management and Materials Recovery Sub-Sectors” (ntuc.org.sg), the Government accepted the following Tripartite Cluster for Waste Management (TCWM) recommendations:

• Outline clear career progression pathways within the Waste Collection and Materials Recovery sub-sectors as part of the new Waste Management Progressive Wage Model (PWM)

• Stipulate mandatory Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) training requirements across all job roles

• Set a six-year schedule of sustained PWM wage increases from 2023 to 2028, with initial PWM wage levels taking effect from 1 July 2023

• Introduce a mandatory annual PWM bonus for eligible workers from January 2024.

WMRAS is the current training provider of the NEA-mandated WSQ courses for waste management industry. WMRAS is now expanding our course offering to include this course, “Apply workplace learning techniques to enhance employees’ development”, in support of companies’ efforts in achieving workforce training requirements as recommended in the PWM.

Course Content:
This course, “Apply workplace learning techniques to enhance employees’ development”, is a stipulated WSQ course inside the “Recommendations of the Tripartite Cluster for Waste Management Industry on Introducing Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for the Waste Management and Materials Recovery Sub-Sectors” for the following Job Roles:

• Team Lead (Waste Collection)

• Supervisor (Waste Collection)

• Senior Driver (Waste Collection)

• Captain (Waste Collection)

• Team Lead (Materials Recovery)

• Supervisor (Materials Recovery)

Minimum Entry Requirement:

Desired entry requirement:

• Physically fit

• Attentive

• Resilient

• Team player

• Able to read and write English (at a level equivalent to WPLN Level 2)

• Possess knowledge, skills, experience essential to and gained from published PWM job roles

Assumed attitude:

• Safety-oriented

• Desire to perform well

• Receptive to exposure to unpleasant sights and smells, dangerous and/or toxic substances; handling of dangerous materials

• Ready to assume leadership, coaching, mentoring and/or supervisory job functions