The Care economy
Sectors that serve a growing and ageing population. Demand is steady and SWDA funding well-established for both WSQ and non-WSQ certifiable courses.
Healthcare
Trainers and SMEs Sourcing
A community of practitioners, on call.
The toughest part of most curriculum development is finding the subject-matter expert (SME). We keep a working community of practitioners across the sectors we serve, and pair them to your project at no cost to the training provider. Trainers and subject-matter experts in other sectors are warmly invited to work with us.
A working metaphor
An arch holds quietly because every stone is set in its right place. A community of practitioners works the same way, matched to the project, no more, no less.
The three economies shaping Singapore's skills demand.
SWDA's Skills Demand for the Future Economy report organises Singapore's sectoral demand around three priority economies. Our community currently works within parts of each, and grows carefully, by invitation.
The Digital economy
Sectors driving the transition to data, cloud and AI. Skills are listed under the Course Approval Skills List (CASL) and qualify for the higher SWDA funding tier where eligible.
Artificial IntelligenceDigital Marketing
The Green economy
Sectors built around sustainability, decarbonisation and the built environment. The framework here is younger, and our network of SMEs in this area is still being assembled.
Sustainability
Where we have worked.
These are the sectors in which our community is presently engaged. Where a project falls outside this list, we will tell you so candidly, and do our best to introduce you to a practitioner from outside our community.
Healthcare
First aid, occupational health, allied health and community care.
In demand · Standard First Aid with CPR + AEDArtificial Intelligence
Applied AI, data literacy, prompt and workflow design.
In demand · Generative AI at Work: Prompting and ProductivityDigital Marketing
Social platforms, short-form content, paid and organic growth.
In demand · Short-Form Video for TikTok and Instagram ReelsSustainability
ESG fundamentals, decarbonisation, climate-related disclosures.
In demand · ESG Reporting under IFRS S1 and S2Food Services
Culinary, food and beverage operations, service standards.
In demand · Food Safety Course Level 1 (WSQ)Human Resource
Talent, learning and development, organisational development.
In demand · Performance Management and Difficult ConversationsLeadership
Supervisory, people management and executive development.
In demand · Coaching for the First-Time ManagerRisk Management
Enterprise risk, compliance, controls and audit readiness.
In demand · Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of TerrorismLegal
Regulatory awareness, contracts, compliance and ethics training.
In demand · Workplace Fairness and Anti-Harassment (TAFEP)
§ III · The pairing
Paired to your project, at no cost to you, and none to the learner.
The toughest part of most curriculum development is the subject-matter expert. Without one, the Course Proposal Form cannot be submitted; with the wrong one, the courseware will not survive the Course Quality Check. We keep a working community, prepared and ready, of practitioners who share our understanding that good training ought not to be priced out of reach.
Where your project can be matched from our community, the pairing is free. We do not charge a finder's fee, a placement margin or a per-hour markup on top of the SME's own rate. Where our practitioners cannot match the project, we source through the usual recruitment channels (Jobstreet and the like) and recover only the direct costs of the search and administration.
A short note on what we are not. 2birds is not a recruitment agency. We do not hold a recruitment licence and we do not place candidates into employment. We make introductions; we do not negotiate contracts on anyone's behalf.