GovTech Tech Associate Program (TAP)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

TAP is not "most staff". There is a reason why Services group is not participating in TAP

Participating Divisions:

Cybersecurity Group (CSG)
Data Science & Artifical Intelligence Division (DSAID)
Experimental Systems and Technology Lab (ESTL, MOE)
Government Digital Services (GDS)
Government Infrastructure Group (GIG)
Meteor (MOM)
Moments of Life - Virtual Intelligent Chat Assistant (MOL-VICA)
National Digital Identity (NDI)
Sensors & Internet of Things (SIoT)

most of Services group*

Originally Posted by Unregistered

well... i wont deny the bulk of GT staff are in SVC, but folks in SVC are the ones with mostly non-transferrable skillsets (Vendor management) HQ staff in cap centers still can exit into big tech and FAANG if they are good enough. Make of that what you will.

If you need a hint, just look at the roles affected by MDR. that should give you a good enough idea alr.

Depends on your definition of transferrable. If you are talking about public sector, vendor management and im8 knowledge are the bread-and-butter prerequisites for most govt IT roles. React/Node whatever are considered niche skill.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

TAP is not "most staff". There is a reason why Services group is not participating in TAP

What is the reason? Genuinely curious.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What is the reason? Genuinely curious.

You're in TAP as a high potential engineer, not to manage vendors

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You're in TAP as a high potential engineer, not to manage vendors

You implying that govtech svc folks are low potential? profit centre leh.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You implying that govtech svc folks are low potential? profit centre leh.

p sure there are high potential folks in Svc as well.

they're just not hired through TAP

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Depends on your definition of transferrable. If you are talking about public sector, vendor management and im8 knowledge are the bread-and-butter prerequisites for most govt IT roles. React/Node whatever are considered niche skill.

ah, more than happy to participate in this discussion, for me as an engineer, transferrable skills are anything big tech and greener pastures are looking out for. certainly not vendor management nor im8 in this case. hope this clarifies!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You implying that govtech svc folks are low potential? profit centre leh.

potential is v much subjective, low potential in terms of ability to transfer to FAANG? yes. low potential in terms of value created and essential to public good? perhaps not.

profit centre is v much a ownself say ownself shiok thing, least of all here in govtech. just take a look at the latest govcon, where amongst all the roles listed for MDR, majority of which were not in our profit centres?

if you're on this forum you're already low potential af, lets be honest

Originally Posted by Unregistered

if you're on this forum you're already low potential af, lets be honest

just sinkies trying to pwn other sinkies

gotta sleep good tonight i suppose