<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (Nov 9): The Land Transport Authority will be investing&nbsp;$12.5 million over the next three years to roll out initiatives aimed at attracting and retaining talent in the public transport industry.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>This comes at a time when Singapore is witnessing the biggest expansion of its rail network ever, with greater public&nbsp;scrutiny over the&nbsp;reliability of rail services.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Some of these initiatives, launched on Monday morning, &nbsp;target the rail sector. They include the development of more industry-relevant programmes, sponsorship of study awards and training grants, a skills-based progression framework, as well as an industry-wide branding of the sector.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The funds will be put into the Public Transport Manpower Development Fund, and will be overseen by the Public Transport Sectoral Tripartite Committee (PTSTC).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Emphasising that train disruptions are not to be tolerated, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan wrote in a blog post on Monday: "We are doing our best to make our rail system even more reliable. I just hope to get Singaporeans' better understanding and moral support."</p></div>

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SINGAPORE (Nov 9): The Land Transport Authority will be investing $12.5 million over the next three years to roll out initiatives aimed at attracting and retaining talent in the public transport industry.

This comes at a time when Singapore is witnessing the biggest expansion of it...

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