Return to Singapore 1995

"Okay, let me give it a try first! Officer, will I have to go out to do after-sales service every day from now on?" Li Xiaofan asked.

Lin Qianxue replied: "Not necessarily. The sales department in charge will notify you in advance. You should be ready to go at any time. You should prepare the circuit board model circuit diagram that the sales department informed you in advance, as well as the digital meter for testing. , magnifying glass and other equipment, ready for use at the customer’s site!”

"Okay, I get it!"

Li Xiaofan was very happy when he heard that he would be able to go out to customers more often without having to operate machines. It was better than being bored in the factory.

In his previous life, he was responsible for more complex PCBA testing services, including boundary-scan technology chip boundary scan testing technology after the circuit board was printed with chips. Compared with the current PCB after-sales service, it is a piece of cake for him.

Lin Qianxue continued: "Second, in view of the excellent performance of the second-generation TAIYO electrician testing machines we introduced, the company has recently decided to introduce a batch of new-generation TAIYO electrician testing machines to cope with the increasing orders and production capacity. . TAIYO Electrical Group in Tokyo is already developing third-generation products. We will arrange a group of technicians to go to Tokyo for training. You must be prepared. You will definitely be on the first batch of training lists. In addition, starting tomorrow, you will no longer have to operate the second-generation test machine. We will arrange for other colleagues who used to operate the first-generation machine to take turns learning to operate the second-generation test machine, and you will be fully responsible for the training. , is responsible for the rotation training! In the words of our production and manufacturing department boss, Manager Zheng Zaisheng, you are responsible for training other colleagues in the workshop to be as outstanding as you!”

"Alama, such a difficult task?"

Lin Qianxue and Chen Zhenwei smiled and said: "Afan, we believe you can do it!"

"Okay, let me give it a try!"

"It's not about trying, it's about achieving it!"

Lin Qianxue smiled and said: "Didn't you always say before: let the horse run fast without feeding the horse with grass? Now I am responsible for replenishing the food and grass for you! Then you have to speed up and run hard for me "

Chen Zhenwei added: "Afan, do you know that Officer spent a lot of energy and effort on your application to the company for an exceptional promotion! It turns out that the position approved by the Human Resources Department for you is a second-level assistant technician. In the end, the MD was very happy and approved it in the morning. I’ll give you a direct response: Level 2 Technician! There’s a reason why I’m asking you to work hard these days. You have to understand the Officer’s good intentions!”

"Okay, I understand, thank you two leaders for your cultivation!"

"Afan, you're welcome, this is also the result of your own efforts!"

…

Before leaving get off work, Li Xiaofan was called over by FORMAN Chen Zhenwei and gave him a notice to join the training.

"Afan, the officer just brought this. Starting next week, you will have to participate in on-the-job training twice a week!"

"What's the content?"

“NPB-IPT’s Supervisor training factory management training!”

"What is NPB-IPT?" Li Xiaofan asked confused.

"Oh, please explain, the full name of NPB-IPT is National Productivity Board Productivity Training Institute of Singapore!"

Now Li Xiaofan understood.

NPB was the abbreviation of the National Productivity Board of Singapore at that time.

IPT is the English abbreviation of Institute of Productivity Training.

NPB-IPT was the Productivity Training Institute under the National Productivity Board of Singapore, and was later transformed into the Singapore PSB Academy.

Li Xiaofan remembers that in his previous life, in 1996, the National Productivity Board (NPB) of Singapore and the Singapore Standards and Industrial Research Bureau (SISIR) merged to form the Productivity and Standards Bureau of Singapore, or PSB for short.

Later, Singapore PSB was reformed and reorganized into the English abbreviation of SPRING, and the Chinese name of Singapore Standards, Productivity and Innovation Bureau, abbreviated as SPRING. Because the abbreviation is SPRING, they secretly jokingly called this department: Spring Bureau.

"Brother Wei, does on-the-job training mean that I go to the training during working hours?" Li Xiaofan asked.

"Yes, there is no salary deduction for on-the-job training! Affan, this management training course is very important for WP pass holders like you!"

"What does it have to do with the WP pass?" Li Xiaofan asked curiously.

“After completing this NPB-IPT management training examination and passing the exam, you can get a national management certificate issued by the NPB National Productivity Bureau. Then with this certificate and the company’s recommendation letter, you can go to the Ministry of Labor to apply for your Change your WP pass to SWP pass!”

"Wow, this is so awesome. Can I also apply for a SWP pass?"

"Well, yes, this is a new training and improvement plan launched by the National Productivity Bureau to improve the quality of blue-collar labor team leaders across the country. Most of the cost is subsidized by the government. You must pay attention to this training. It is a very rare opportunity. There are only a few places in the company, and the Officer finally helped you get it! ”

"I understand, thank you Viagra and Officer!"

At that time, there were three types of work permits for foreign citizens who came to Singapore to work: EP, SWP and WP.

The highest-level employment permit, called Employment Pass in English, is suitable for high-end talents with a monthly salary of more than 1,200 Singapore dollars. EP holders can easily apply for Singapore's permanent resident PR status. At that time, Singapore was in short supply of engineers in the chip industry or software industry. If experienced and outstanding talents in mainland China could find such jobs in Singapore, they could apply for this high-paying EP permit. After working steadily in Singapore for a period of time, the Singapore Immigration Department would take the initiative to send you an invitation letter to invite you to join the permanent resident status PR program.

The permit held by ordinary workers like Li Xiaofan is called WP labor permit.

The full name of the SWP permit is Skilled Worker Permit in English, which means skilled worker permit in Chinese. Generally, you need to hold a training certificate or diploma recognized by the Singapore government to apply.

At that time, Singapore was not only short of high-end talents, but also very short of skilled workers, so SWP holders could also apply for Singapore's permanent resident PR status after working steadily in Singapore for a period of time. Of course, there was a luck factor in it.

But if you are an ordinary WP pass holder, the possibility of applying for Singapore's permanent resident PR is almost zero.

After get off work today, Li Xiaofan did not work overtime as usual, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

Sitting on the bus, holding the training notice for participating in the Singapore National Productivity Board Productivity Training Institute, Li Xiaofan began to think quietly again:

If I can apply for a SWP pass after participating in the on-the-job NPB-IPT management training, it would be great! Originally, he signed up for the Singapore Institute of Technical Education ITE training to apply for a SWP pass.

If you want to stay in Singapore for a long time, you must obtain Singapore's permanent resident PR status. After obtaining Singapore's PR status in the future, it will be more flexible for you, and you can attack and defend. There are many developed countries in Europe and the United States in the world that do not require visas for Singapore PR holders to enter, and it will be very convenient if you apply for immigration in the future.

The most important thing is that with PR status, you can buy second-hand HDB flats in Singapore, change jobs at will, marry local girls at will, and enjoy many benefits that only local residents of Singapore have...