Growing interest from local firms, interns in Enterprise SG scheme to groom young talent

Ms Ang Hui Wen, 24, a data science and analytics graduate from the National University of Singapore, is now working full-time at Swat Mobility, a local smart mobility company, after an internship there in 2020.

"I was challenged to think further. Being in the transport space was quite unique as I wasn't exposed to it in university," she said.

Part of her job entailed working closely with partners and the sales teams in countries such as Thailand and the Philippines.

"It's a close-knit environment in a smaller company. Sometimes we need to support other departments and for most projects, you have more ownership because you usually see it through from the start to the end," said Ms Ang.

Mr Clement Ho, Swat Mobility's head of solution delivery and services, said the firm has converted five interns into full-timers through the ESG programme.

"The interns provide us with fresh ideas on how to do things and we don't limit the scope of what they can do," he said.

"There's a lot of collaboration across departments and interns get a full view of deploying tech on the ground, and see it go live and help businesses and people."