新加坡：随着自动驾驶汽车逐步在新加坡道路上投入使用，出租车和私人载客车司机可通过周一（9月28日）推出的新职业转型路径，转岗成为巴士司机。交通部、技能与劳动力发展局和全国职工总会（NTUC）在联合发布的新闻稿中表示，随着行业发展，司机经验仍受到高度重视。
SINGAPORE: Taxi and private-hire car drivers can switch to bus driving under a new career pathway launched on Monday (Sep 28), as autonomous vehicles are progressively introduced on Singapore's roads Drivers' experience remains highly valued as the sector evolves, said the Ministry of Transport, the Skills and Workforce Development Agency and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), which jointly announced the pathway in a media release.
他们表示，未来两年自动驾驶汽车数量预计将达到数百辆，因此岗位替代并非“迫在眉睫”。
Autonomous vehicle numbers are expected to reach the hundreds in the next two years, so job displacement is not "imminent", they said.
尽管如此，当局仍推出了一揽子支援措施，为司机提供更多选择，帮助他们拓展技能并推进职业发展。
A support package is nonetheless in place to give drivers more options to diversify their skills and progress in their careers.
交通部高级政务部长孙秀玲于7月在国会动议期间宣布了一项转型配套计划，其中包括职业转换计划，以及最高1600新元（1250美元）的培训奖励。其中一项计划培训司机进入自动驾驶汽车行业，担任安全操作员、远程操作员和车队管理等职位。
Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling announced a transition package during a parliamentary motion in July. It comprises career conversion programmes and up to S$1,600 (US$1,250) in training incentives One of those programmes trains drivers for roles in the autonomous vehicle sector, including safety operators, remote operators and fleet management.
这些机构表示，对于希望转任巴士司机、但在过渡期间需要更大灵活性和支援的司机而言，新路径提供了另一种选择。
The new pathway is another option for drivers who want to become bus drivers but need more flexibility and support during the transition, the organisations said.
灵活培训：转岗至公共巴士行业的出租车和私人载客车司机可以兼职或全日制接受培训，从而灵活兼顾工作和个人责任。
FLEXIBLE TRAINING Taxi and private-hire drivers transitioning to the public bus sector can train part-time or full-time, allowing them flexibility to balance work with personal responsibilities.
培训为期两至六个月，包括电动汽车诊断和巴士转乘站运营等领域的在职培训。
The programme lasts two to six months and includes on-the-job training in areas such as electric vehicle diagnostics and bus interchange operations.
持有第四级驾照的司机可参加时长更短、转型更快的培训计划。该驾照准许驾驶空车重量超过2500公斤的重型机动车辆。
The programme lasts two to six months and includes on-the-job training in areas such as electric vehicle diagnostics and bus interchange operations. Drivers who hold a Class 4 licence, which qualifies them to operate heavy motor vehicles with an unladen weight exceeding 2,500kg, are eligible for a shorter programme and a faster transition.
多家机构表示：“许多点对点司机看重点对点工作的灵活性，以便平衡工作与个人或照护责任。政府、业界和工会已携手合作，为点对点司机转型为公交车长的职业路径构建灵活性，包括提供兼职在职培训。”
"Many point-to-point drivers value point-to-point work for its flexibility to balance work and personal or caregiving responsibilities. Government, industry and unions have worked together to build flexibility for the point-to-point driver to bus captain pathway, including part-time on-the-job training," the organisations said.
新加坡陆路交通管理局（LTA）促成了该路径的开发与实施。该路径是在与全国职工总会（NTUC）、其下属的全国私人租赁车辆协会和全国出租车协会，以及全国运输工人工会协商后制定的。职业转换计划和新路径均由新加坡全国雇主联合会管理。
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) facilitated the development and implementation of the pathway, which was formulated in consultation with NTUC, its affiliated National Private Hire Vehicles Association and National Taxi Association, and the National Transport Workers’ Union.
技能与人力发展局首席执行官白丽诗（Dilys Boey）表示，随着新加坡交通格局的演变，工人需要能够进入不同的职业路径。她补充说，该培训在司机现有经验的基础上，为他们配备更广泛交通行业所需的最新能力。
Both the career conversion programme and new pathway are administered by the Singapore National Employers Federation.
全国职工总会副秘书长杨婉玲（Yeo Wan Ling）表示，即使引入自动驾驶车辆，出租车和私人租赁车辆司机仍将不可或缺。
Ms Dilys Boey, chief executive of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency, said workers need access to different pathways as Singapore's transport landscape evolves. She added that the training builds on drivers' existing experience while equipping them with emerging competencies needed in the broader transport industry.
杨女士兼任全国私人租赁车辆协会和全国出租车协会顾问，以及全国运输工人工会执行秘书。她表示：“我们还在与公共交通运营商合作，推行灵活的工作安排，使司机能够选择平衡公交车驾驶与其他工作机会。”
NTUC's assistant secretary-general Yeo Wan Ling said taxi and private-hire drivers will remain needed even as autonomous vehicles are introduced. "We are also working with the public transport operators on flexible work arrangements, so that drivers have the option of balancing bus driving and other work opportunities," said Ms Yeo, who is adviser to the National Private Hire Vehicles Association and National Taxi Association, and executive secretary of the National Transport Workers' Union.
“随着出行方式的演变，我们将继续致力于为司机创造更多机会和路径，使未来的出行方式为司机提供灵活性、可持续的生计和有意义的人生选择。”新加坡四家公共巴士运营商——新捷运（SBS Transit）、SMRT巴士、塔斯曼巴士（Tower Transit）和Go-Ahead Singapore——对此举措表示欢迎，称增加公交车司机将强化人力管道，并支持行业需求。
"As mobility evolves, we will continue working to create more opportunities and pathways for our drivers, so that the future of mobility provides flexibility, viable livelihoods and meaningful choices for them." Singapore's four public bus operators – SBS Transit, SMRT Buses, Tower Transit and Go-Ahead Singapore – welcomed the move, saying more bus drivers will strengthen the manpower pipeline and support the industry's needs.
今年6月，巴士运营商、陆路交通管理局（LTA）和国家运输工人工会宣布，从明年起将为新加坡公民和永久居民的新任巴士司机提供更高的起薪和更大的签约奖金，以帮助吸引和留住司机。
In June, the operators, the LTA and the National Transport Workers' Union announced higher starting salaries and larger sign-on bonuses for new Singaporean and permanent resident bus drivers from next year to help attract and retain drivers. Listen: