SINGAPORE - Mid-career job seekers looking to work at retailers that are integrating online and offline platforms, and firms in need of workers with such skills will soon be able to tap a new programme that matches one with the other. The first run of the retail track of the professional conversion programme for executives will start in June, providing three months of classroom and on-the-job training. Participants could take on roles such as retail digital executives, supervisors or junior managers. The programme is being run by the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) in collaboration with the Singapore Retailers Association and with government support, in an effort to transform the retail sector. Dr Robert Yap, SNEF president since 2014, said the organisation - which represents 3,400 employers - will work with mall operators, such as CapitaLand, to encourage their retail tenants to tap the scheme. It will also advise employers on how to access government grants - such as the Productivity Solutions Grant - so that they can adopt tech solutions and equipment and redesign their jobs and workplaces. This could enable older employees to continue in meaningful work. Skills t...