SINGAPORE — Francis Chin spent most of his working life chasing education and learning new skills. After completing the Senior Cambridge examinations — the equivalent of today's O levels — at Beatty Secondary School in 1967, the then 16-year-old Francis started work as a data entry clerk while attending night classes for two years to attain his A-level certification from...
SINGAPORE — Francis Chin spent most of his working life chasing education and learning new skills.
When he completed his national service in 1972, he worked in a string of administrative jobs before applying to work at the New Nation newspaper in 1977. He was among the first batch of journalists to undergo a basic reporting and sub-editing course. "It was tough — those four years doing the night classes. Attendance was compulsory, and I was working full-time as a writer for The New Paper," said Chin, who credits the course for teaching him critical reading skills and developing his writing style.
"I feel really bad about that, until today," Chin told ST, as he had no intention of stopping work, and the only reason given for not renewing his contract was his age. In March 2021, the then 70-year-old signed up for the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme Associate Data Analyst Course with NTUC LearningHub. Chin was the oldest trainee in his batch.
His mentor during his capstone project, A.M. Aditya, said Chin's ability to communicate with clarity and his boldness in wanting to grow and learn were remarkable.
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