Demand for\u00a0skills\u00a0related to artificial intelligence (AI) more than doubled across sectors in Singapore from 2022 to 2025, driven by the fastest growth in demand for generative AI skills.<\/p>\n
These are among the findings of SkillsFuture Singapore\u2019s (SSG) latest job skills analysis, Senior Minister of State for Education David Neo, who is also Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, said on Jan 27.<\/p>\n
Another SSG study of 2,000 job roles found that AI tools can now automate almost a quarter of work tasks, he said, emphasising the need to help all workers learn to use AI, and learn beyond AI.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means strengthening skills like critical thinking and decision-making, and other skills that only humans can do,\u201d said Mr Neo, who was speaking at SSG\u2019s Training and Adult Education Conference 2026 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre.<\/p>\n
Around 450 industry leaders, training providers, human resource professionals, educators and policymakers attended the event, which is held annually.<\/p>\n
SSG said in a statement that it has started studying trends on the impact of AI tools on job tasks, in addition to regularly surveying the labour market. The agency conducted two pilot studies to understand the AI potential on jobs and work tasks.<\/p>\n
The first study analysed about 37,000 key work tasks across 2,000 job roles in the skills frameworks for 38 sectors that map job roles and required skills across industries in Singapore. It found that about 24 per cent, or close to a quarter, of tasks today can be significantly aided by the application of AI. This presents opportunities to improve work productivity across many industries through the adoption of AI tools, SSG said.<\/p>\n
At the same time, the study also found a wide range of tasks that are far less automatable and more enduring, where decision-making, self-management and learning agility will become more valued as processes get automated, the agency added.<\/p>\n