ST Engineering Sustainability Report 2020

Social: People Excellence 1. Enhancing Capability and Capacity for Growth We are building a future-ready workforce, one that is equipped with new economy skills and empowered for success. Through our collaborations with local educational institutions and approved Continuing Education and Training centres, we trained over 3,000 engineers and technicians in new economy skill areas such as robotics, automation and design thinking. In addition, through the Company Training Committees, which were established People remain the cornerstone of our business. We remain committed to investing in people development to grow the capabilities of our workforce. Despite the disruptions brought about by COVID-19, we continue to forge ahead with our people strategy across three core areas. SUSTAINABILITY “I was a Quality Engineer, then a Procurement Manager before I came to Xiamen, China to oversee the Engineering, Facility, Information Technology and Import/Export functions. Through these job rotations, I gained a broader view and better understanding of the aerospace MRO industry and how our Group extracts synergies across business units to serve our customers better. There has never been a boring day at work throughout my 13-year career with the Group!” Zac Xiao Engineering and Continuous Improvement Director, Aerospace Based in China in partnership with trade unions, more than 5,000 employees were given opportunities to upskill or reskill. This keeps their skill sets updated and improves their employability in the long run. We also offered personalised, bite-sized and on-demand learning opportunities to employees. In keeping with our lifelong learning culture, our employees’ digital learning experience now extend to a wide repertoire of topics including leadership, communications and presentation, data science, digital marketing and agile project management. “The Professional Conversion Programme course I took in 2018 expanded my knowledge of industrial robots and applications. I can now better appreciate how different emerging Industry 4.0 technologies can shorten manufacturing processes and eliminate steps that are prone to human error. I truly enjoy my day at work and it brings me great job satisfaction to be in a position to introduce innovative ways to enhance processes for productivity and efficiency improvements.” Ho Yu Lin Engineer, Land Systems Based in Singapore / ST ENG I NEER I NG 92