Top AI skills to boost employability in Singapore, according to NTUC LearningHub

• The top AI skills for jobseekers in Singapore include generative AI, prompt engineering, and agentic AI for workflow automation.

• NTUC LearningHub recommends building AI capabilities progressively, from AI Literate and AI Fluent skills to more advanced AI Proficient and AI Specialised pathways.

• NTUC LearningHub also recommends combining AI and human skills to increase your value to potential employers.

• NTUC union members can use the Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) to offset 50 per cent of unfunded course fees, subject to annual caps. UTAP can also be used to support 50 per cent of subscription fees for AI tools like Claude, Canva and ChatGPT.

If you’re searching for a job in Singapore now, including artificial intelligence (AI) skills on your resume is the norm employers expect these days.

Before you list all the LinkedIn Learning qualifications you’ve earned and AI events you’ve attended, it may be better to understand what employers are looking for, and work to acquire the skills they need in the organisation.

What AI skills are employers looking for?

NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) Chief Core Skills Officer Amos Tan (pictured below) shared that employers are looking for candidates who have hands-on proficiency in applying AI tools and can integrate them effectively into daily workflows.

The four AI competency levels: AI Literate, AI Fluent, AI Proficient and AI Specialised

Mr Tan, who is also the NTUC LHUB Assistant Chief Executive, explained that there are four progression stages jobseekers can achieve with AI competency, enabling them to progress from basic understanding to more advanced or technical skills, depending on their goals.

• AI Literate: Build the mindset, confidence, and adaptability to embrace new ways of working.

• AI Fluent: Sharpen your thinking, and communicate with clarity and influence using AI within your team.

• AI Proficient: Strengthen strategic judgement, agility, and leadership, making AI adoption meaningful, scalable, and sustainable.

• AI Specialised: Shape how organisations build, deploy and scale AI solutions.

Recommended NTUC LearningHub AI courses

For jobseekers looking to upskill in AI, Mr Tan recommends building a strong foundation through the AI Literate and AI Fluent pathways before upgrading to AI Proficient and AI Specialised based on their job requirements and career goals.

Mr Tan recommends three NTUC LHUB courses for jobseekers to gain practical AI capabilities they can apply immediately at work to boost productivity, strengthen employability, and support workforce transformation.

And if you’re an NTUC union member, you can use the Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) to subsidise 50 per cent of the course fees payable after the government subsidies.

1. Generative AI for Business Professionals: ChatGPT, Media Synthesis, and Beyond (AI Literate)

In simple terms, generative AI is AI that can produce new text, images, audio or video in response to your instructions.

Think of this course as a two-day introduction to understand what generative AI is and how it can help in your work, regardless of your job role or industry.

What you’ll learn: How to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney and Perplexity for content creation, qualitative data analysis, and market research — turning hours of work into tasks that can be completed in minutes.

2. AI Innovation Unleashed: Navigating the Terrain of Prompt Engineering (AI Fluent)

While giving instructions to the AI to perform simple work tasks like writing emails or summarising documents may seem easy, prompting is more complicated than you think.

How should you phrase your instruction? How much detail do you provide? What kind of words should you use to generate the outcome you want?

This two-day course on prompt engineering will give you the practical skills to communicate effectively with AI and unlock its full potential.

What you’ll learn: How to communicate with AI models using prompt engineering techniques to enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs. You’ll get to explore and experiment with popular AI tools and platforms, including OpenAI’s Playground.

3. Agentic AI for Business Process Workflow Automation (AI Fluent)

By now, you may be familiar with generative AI, but you should really learn about agentic AI next.

Mr Tan calls agentic AI a new type of AI that can “act on your behalf, handling routine or repetitive tasks and even managing parts of a workflow with minimal supervision.”

“This has the potential to save time, improve efficiency, and allow workers to focus on more meaningful and higher-value work,” he said.

So, if you want to boost your job search, this two-day agentic AI programme has got you covered. It focuses on leveraging AI and digital tools to improve operational efficiency and design efficient workflows.

What you’ll learn: How to apply digital tools, including Microsoft Power Automate, ChatGPT, and DeepSeek, to enhance productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and improve decision-making processes.

How UTAP helps NTUC union members offset AI course fees

NTUC union members can use UTAP to offset 50 per cent of the unfunded portion of approved course fees, subject to annual caps.

UTAP credits vary across ages, with members aged 40 and up eligible for as much as $500 per year. Unfortunately, there’s no UTAP support for non-union members.