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The Second Shift: How a SkillsFuture Course Turned a Retrenched Executive into His Own Boss

“There is a shame in retrenchment. You feel obsolete. But when you pass that PDVL test, you get a physical card. It says you are qualified. It says you are still useful.”

SINGAPORE – Six months ago, Kenny Lim, 52, was staring at a blank calendar for the first time in three decades. After 31 years in logistics management, a company-wide restructuring had left him with a retrenchment letter and a lingering question: What now? skillsfuture pdvl course

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The course wasn’t just theoretical. It included a practical assessment where Kenny had to navigate a passenger with a visual impairment and a mother with a pram. “You learn that a five-star rating isn’t about speed. It’s about the little things: the angle of your air-con vent, the silence of your phone, the scent of your car.” The Second Shift: How a SkillsFuture Course Turned

That is, until he discovered the at a community centre in Tampines.

For Kenny, the PDVL course was more than a vocational licence. It was a psychological rescue. It says you are qualified

As he pulls away from the curb to pick up his next passenger, Kenny waves. “Tell SkillsFuture thank you. They didn’t just give me a course. They gave me a steering wheel back.”