Course Funding Options
Funding Eligibility Criteria
Individual Sponsored Trainee | Company Sponsored Trainee |
Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents | Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents |
From 1 October 2023, all attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore’s (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses | From 1 October 2023, all attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore’s (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses |
Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance | Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance |
Trainee must pass all prescribed tests/assessments and attain 100% competency | Trainee must pass all prescribed tests/assessments and attain 100% competency |
We reserve the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she does not meet the eligibility criteria | We reserve the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she does not meet the eligibility criteria |
Funding Types
Individual Sponsored Trainee | Company Sponsored Trainee |
SkillsFuture Credit: Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credits to offset course fee payable after funding | SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC): Eligible employers can use their SFEC to offset up to 90% of out-of-pocket costs for supported programmes and courses |
UTAP: – This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) – NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP | Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding: – $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year – AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee |