Introduction

Enabling people development

People development through training is strongly encouraged through various funding schemes by the government.

Organisations committed to improving efficiency and cultivating a globally competitive workforce as well as individuals keen to upgrade and strengthen capabilities can take advantage of these funding options to offset the costs of their people development initiatives.

As a WDA-appointed Continuing Education & Training (CET) Centre for WSQ Employability Skills and WSQ Service Excellence, trainees benefit from heavily funded training programmes. Additionally, our involvement with agencies like the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i), participation in funding schemes such as the Skills Development Fund (SDF), Absentee Payroll Support (AP), Workfare Training Support (WTS), Risk Management Assistance Fund (for Workplace Safety and Health) provide added support to our clients in achieving industry-specific staff development goals.

Funding Options:

To encourage our workforce to constantly enhance their skills, retain their competitive advantage and remain employable, the government provides an array of funding schemes for employers and trainees to tap on as follows: 

CET - Service Excellence / Employability Skills
A nationally-recognised, industry-validated training and assessment framework that provides the opportunity and scope for organisations to raise their service levels and staff potential to world class standards. Eligible participants enjoy

• 90% course fee support (Operational and Supervisory level);
• 70% course fee support (Managerial level)

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SDF
Offered on a cost-sharing principle, organisations who apply for this funding need to specifically identify the training programme and define the training objectives it requires to upgrade its employees.

• 80% of course fees for rank and file employees capped at $7 per hour;
• 50% of course fees for PMETS capped at $15 per hour

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Absentee Payroll Funding (SRP)
Designed to assist employers defray the manpower costs incurred when they send their employees for training during working hours. To be eligible, trainees must be company-sponsored employees who are either Singaporeans or SPRs and continue to receive salary when they go for training.

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Workfare Training Support (WTS)
The Workfare Training Scheme (WTS) encourages low wage workers to upgrade their skills through training, so that they can improve their employability and upgrade to better jobs. Trainees benefit from higher course fee support when they sign up for any Workfare Skills Qualifications (WSQ) courses at a Continuing Education and Training (CET) Centre. WTS is open to Singaporeans who meet eligible criteria.

e2i Funding Support for Quality Management and Productivity Improvement Training Courses
Offers support specifically for Quality Management and Productivity Improvement vocational training programmes such as Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

• 50% of training costs.

Funding is available on selected courses till 31 March 2012,

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Risk Management Assistance Fund (Workplace Safety and Health)
Offered by the Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to assist companies in their implementation of Risk Management.

Funding is available to Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) seeking professional assistance from our dedicated team of Approved Risk Consultants or if they choose to deploy own resources to attain bizSAFE level 3 certification.

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Further funding possibilities await organisations and individuals. In applying for funding support, specific terms and conditions apply.

Contact our dedicated customer service team at 6885 1488 for ready consultation and advice on suitable funding options.