By Ang Yiying

TRAINING is important for Singapore managers but going overseas to gain experience is low on their priority list, a recent survey of 750 managers and top executives showed.

The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)-commissioned survey was conducted from March to April through an online questionnaire.

While 71 per cent of respondents ranked upgrading skills and knowledge as important - high or very high priority on a sliding scale - fewer said the same about:

• gaining experience in different companies (34 per cent)
• gaining experience in different industries (31 per cent)
• gaining experience in different countries (38 per cent)

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