SMU is linking up with eight companies across sectors to co-deliver courses that will help upskill people keen to make a career change. The initiative is under the SGUnited Skills programme which has seen 1,300 signups across over 113 courses launched so far, announced Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung.  SMU’s Business and Digital Transformation Programme launched on Friday is targeted at professionals, managers and executives (PMEs), and aims to meet the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular. It will equip them with business management, digital and internationalisation skills to enable them to switch to new careers and roles. The eight firms will provide projects, mentorship and potential job opportunities for trainees. Trainees will attend classes at SMU for six months, and then get hands-on training at the companies for another three months.