22 March 2016

Industries like healthcare and technology are rolling out “management associate” programmes to groom new graduates for leadership positions and establish a ready pool of potential managers.

Changi General Hospital, for instance, will start a two-year management associate programme in June this year and hopes to recruit up to six trainees.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has expanded its management development programmes in recent years to provide more leadership avenues.

The management associate programme is open to graduates of all disciplines, including those in business, science and the humanities.

Under the programme, fresh graduates work at various healthcare operations departments, such as infrastructure planning and emergency preparedness, on a rotational basis.