Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP+) Funding Scheme

What is the Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP+) Funding Scheme?

Under the Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP+) Funding Scheme, with effect from 1 October 2021, training support for Continuing Education and Training (CET) will be extended to Long Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) holders.

This will open up the following subsidies for LTVP+ holders:

• Course fee subsidies for MOE/SSG-funded modular courses, SSG-funded WSQ qualifications and non-WSQ qualifications
• Absentee payroll (AP) support to employers who send their LTVP+ employees for training
• Enhanced Training Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) (ETSS) that send employees who are LTVP+ holders
  for training
• Work-Study (WS) placement incentives for employers participating in Work-Study programmes and employ trainees who are LTVP+ holders

Important Points to Note:

1. LTVP+ holders will not be eligible for SGUnited Skills (SGUS), SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme-Company Training (SGUP-CT) and Career Conversion Programmes (CCPs) (which include both Professional Conversion Programmes (PCPs) and Rank-and-File programmes).
2. The LTVP+ scheme currently applies to lawful foreign spouses of Singapore Citizens (SCs) with (i) at least one SC child or are expecting one from the marriage, or at least three years of marriage, and (ii) where the SC sponsor is able to support the family. LTVP+ holders can be identified with their green visit pass cards, with the word ‘PLUS’ on the back of the card.
3. The grant disbursement process for LTVP+ trainees, such as submission of enrolment, attendance and assessment records will follow the existing processes applicable for SC/PR trainees on Training Partners Gateway.
4. This scheme is applicable to Registered Training Providers (as defined in the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Terms for Training Providers).

Funding Schemes Eligible for LTVP+ Holders & Employers

i. Course fee subsidies for MOE/SSG-funded modular courses and WSQ courses

• MOE/SSG-funded modular courses which includes stackable modular courses offered by the publicly-funded Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA) and WSQ Assessment-Only Pathways (AOPs)
• Course fee subsidies for SSG-funded WSQ qualifications and non-WSQ qualifications. LTVP+ holders are not eligible for subsidies for MOE-funded full qualification programmes offered by the IHLs.

Type of Course	Subsidies
Courses by SSG appointed CET Centres	Up to 70% of course fees
Certifiable courses approved by SSG (Conducted by External Training Providers)	Up to 50% of course fee
Certifiable courses approved by SSG (Conducted by inhouse instructors)	$7 per hour
Non-certifiable courses approved by SSG	$2 per hour
IHL stackable modular and short courses	Up to 70% of course fees
ITE Skills Certificate	Up to 67% of course fees
ITE General Education	Up to 67% of course fees

ii. Absentee payroll (AP) support to employers who send their LTVP+ employees for training in MOE/SSG-funded modular courses, SSG-funded WSQ qualifications and non-WSQ qualifications:

Type of Course	Absentee Payroll Funding
SSG supported courses	$4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year

iii. Enhanced Training Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) (ETSS) that send employees who are LTVP+ holders for training in MOE/SSG-funded modular courses, and SSG-funded WSQ qualifications and non-WSQ qualifications;

Type of Course	ETSS Subsidies
Courses by SSG appointed CET Centres	Up to 90% of course fees
Certifiable courses approved by SSG (Conducted by External Training Providers)	Up to 70% of course fee
Certifiable courses approved by SSG (Conducted by inhouse instructors)	$15 per hour
IHL stackable modular and short courses	Up to 90% of course fees
ITE Skills Certificate	Up to 90% of course fees

iv. Work-Study incentive grants for employers participating in Work-Study programmes and employ trainees who are LTVP+ holders

Work-Study Post Diplomas, Diplomas and Certificates

Employers receive up to $15,000 per eligible SC/PR/LTVP+ placed in the Work-Study Post-Diploma/Diploma/Certificate.