Assignment on Training & Development

Running head: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Training and Development
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Describing the WSQ framework.....................................................................................................2
Description of the VUCA Environment..........................................................................................3
Relationship between WSQ framework and VUCA Environment.................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
The Singapore government has taken initiative in enhancing the skills of the Singaporean
population by emphasizing on the educational and training needs. Additionally, the Workforce
Singapore Agency emphasizes on the job issues and employability of the population. The WSQ
framework and VUCA Environment was developed in order to enhance the jobs and
employment of the population by providing adequate training and development.
The report describes the WSQ framework and the VUCA Environment along with
establishing and describing the relationship between WSQ framework and VUCA Environment.
The WSQ framework and the VUCA Environment were developed by considering the job issues
and employment encountered by the population of Singapore.
Describing the WSQ framework
The WSQ framework stands for Workforce Skills Qualification of Singapore are
considered as a national credentialing system based on the standards developed and validated by
WDA (Workforce Development Agency) in collaboration with the Industry Skills and Training
Councils (ISTCs). The WSQ frameworks are currently categorized in 34 frameworks that
eventually cover a wide range of industries (Harris & Ramos, 2012). The WSQ qualifications are
divided into six levels. The six levels of WSQ framework includes:
 WSQ Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate
 WSQ Specialist Diploma
 WSQ Diploma
 WSQ Advanced Certificate

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 WSQ Higher Certificate
 WSQ Certificate
The use of WSQ framework for the Singaporean population will provide an opportunity for the
government and the business organizations to improve the employee productivity along with
reducing the employee turnover. Additionally, the WSQ framework also allows the business
organizations to train the employees for retention thereby, adding flexibility to the organizational
operation (Sung et al., 2013).
Description of the VUCA Environment
The VUCA Environment stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity
that signify the various implications for the employees. The VUCA Environment is described as:
 Volatility: In an unpredictable manner, lack of stability and change is liable to occur
suddenly. The unpredictability is highly influenced by the reach of the change along with
the speed, nature and the magnitude of the change. The potential factors determining the
volatility of the business includes connectivity, global competition, trade liberalization
and the use of the innovative business model.
 Uncertainty: The uncertainty refers to the lack of predictability of the events and events.
As the forecasts based on the previous experiences and understanding lack adequate
reliability, resource allocation and decision-making is extremely challenging. Thus, there
is a possibility of a myriad alternative (Cummings & Worley, 2014).
 Complexity: The problems identified are increasingly wicked as they are improperly
defined due to numerous difficult to understand situations and more than one
conceivable solution. The complexity results in uncertain predications thereby, resulting

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in the range of outcomes such as near impossible to establish casualty. However, on the
contrary, voluminous inter-related factors would converge to the expected result in a
complicated situation.
 Ambiguity: Ambiguity is defined as the lack of clarity regarding the meaning of an
event or decision that lacks the causes and factors immediately. The “Wh” questions are
difficult to answer thereby, making it difficult to ascertain the proposed answers.
Ambiguity also lacks the ability to recognize and codifying the threats and opportunities
accurately (Bennett & Lemoine, 2014).
Relationship between WSQ framework and VUCA Environment
The relationship between WSQ framework and VUCA Environment is positive, WSQ
framework deals with the certifications given to the employees based on the skills and expertise
the employees develop with time. The skills and expertise certified under WSQ framework help
the employees professionally. However, with the employees and their responsibilities comes the
lack of stability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. In order to handle the complexities and
challenges faced by the employees, the WSQ framework is essential. The WSQ framework
thereby helps the employees in developing the required skills and expertise in terms of the job
requirement with appropriate certification (Kramer, 2016).
Conclusion
In this report, it can be concluded that both WSQ framework and VUCA Environment
plays a significant role in determining the employability of the Singaporean population. The
initiative was undertaken by the Singapore government in order to drive Singapore’s next phase
of development towards an advanced economy and inclusive society.

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References
Bennett, N., & Lemoine, G. J. (2014). What a difference a word makes: Understanding threats to
performance in a VUCA world. Business Horizons, 57(3), 311-317.
Cummings, T. G., & Worley, C. G. (2014). Organization development and change. Cengage
learning.
Harris, R., & Ramos, C. R. (2012). ‘The one less travelled’: adult learners moving from the
academic sector to the vocational sector in Singapore and Australia. Journal of
Vocational Education & Training, 64(4), 387-402.
Krämer, A. (2016). Pricing in a VUCA world: How to optimize prices, if the economic, social
and legal framework changes rapidly. In Managing in a VUCA world (pp. 115-128).
Springer International Publishing.
Sung, J., Ng, M. C. M., Loke, F., & Ramos, C. (2013). The nature of employability skills:
empirical evidence from Singapore. International Journal of Training and Development,
17(3), 176-193.