Funding and Eligibility

SkillsFuture Credit
Workface Skills Support (WSS) Scheme
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) Funding for Certifiable Course - For Employer-Based Training
- Course Fee Subsidies
- Absentee Payroll Funding

SkillsFuture Credit

SkillsFuture is a national movement to provide Singaporeans with the opportunities to develop their fullest potential throughout life, regardless of their starting points. Through this movement, the skills, passion and contributions of every individual will drive Singapore's next phase of development towards an advanced economy and inclusive society.

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above will receive an opening credit of S$500 from January 2016. Currently, all WSQ courses offered by CUGE are eligible under this scheme. The credits can be used on top of existing course fee subsidies provided by the Government.

To find out more on SkillsFuture Credit, please click here.

Workfare Skills Support (WSS) Scheme

Note: The WSS scheme has replaced WTS scheme from 1 July 2020.

WSS encourage low wage workers to undertake training that leads to more impactful employment outcomes.

Eligible individuals may receive:

Training allowance for selected courses that individuals had paid for themselves
A cash reward for completing training

For more information on eligibility and training allowance, training commitment award, please click here to check out WSS website.

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) Funding for Certifiable Courses - For Employer-Based Training

Course Fee Subsidies and Absentee Payroll Funding are available for employers sponsoring their employees who are either a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident to attend Professional Certification Programme offered by CUGE. CUGE is an SSG-appointed Continuing Education & Training (CET) Centre .

Currently, the eligible courses are:

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification

1. Course Fee Subsidies

Course Fee Subsidies for employer-sponsored training for SME and Non-SMEs are in Tables 1 and 2 respectively:

Table 1: Course Fee Subsidies for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) (with effect from 1 October 2015)

	Course Level	Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents¹	Singapore Citizens
			Aged ≥ 40 years²	Aged ≥ 35 years and earning ≤ $2,000/month³
Courses offered by SSG-appointed CET Centres	Non-PMET	Up to 90% of course fees		Up to 95% of course fees
	PMET
Certifiable Courses approved by SSG	Non-PMET	90% of course fees, capped at $25 per hour		95% of course fees, capped at $26.50 per hour
	PMET	90% of course fees, capped at $50 per hour		95% of course fees, capped at $53 per hour
Non-Certifiable Courses approved by SSG	Non-PMET and PMET	$2 per hour

Table 2: Course Fee Subsidies for Non – SMEs (with effect from 1 October 2015)

	Course Level	Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents	Singapore Citizens
			Aged ≥ 40 years²	Aged ≥ 35 years and earning ≤ $2,000/month³
Courses offered by SSG-appointed CET Centres	Non-PMET	Up to 90% of course fees	Up to 90% of course fees	95% of course fees
	PMET	Up to 70% of course fees
Certifiable Courses approved by SSG	Non-PMET	80% of course fees, capped at $17 per hour	90% of course fees, capped at $25 per hour	95% of course fees, capped at $26.50 per hour
	PMET	50% of course fees, capped at $15 per hour	90% of course fees, capped at $50 per hour	95% of course fees, capped at $53 per hour
Non-Certifiable Courses approved by SSG	Non-PMET and PMET	$2 per hour

¹ Under the Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Scheme. For more information, click here.
² Under the SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy. For more information, visit the SkillsFuture website here.
³ Under the Workfare Training Support (WTS) scheme. For more information on the scheme, click here. You may apply for the additional course fee funding via SkillsConnect.

2. Absentee Payroll Funding

SSG also funds your employee’s salary while he/she is undergoing training. You may apply for absentee payroll funding at the following rates via SkillsConnect in Table 3:

Table 3: Absentee Payroll Funding

	Course level	Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents		Singapore Citizens aged ≥ 35 years and earning ≤ $2,000/month²
	Course level	SME¹	Non-SME	SME and Non-SME
Courses offered by SSG-appointed CET Centres and Certifiable Courses approved bySSG	Non-PMET and PMET	80%of hourly basic salary capped at $7.50 per hr For training outside working hours, subject to employer top-up of balance 20% of hourly basic salary, capped at $1.90/hr	80%of hourly basic salary capped at $4.50 per hr For training outside working hours, subject to employer top-up of balance 20% of hourly basic salary, capped at $1.10/hr	95% of hourly basic salary For training outside working hours, subject to employer top-up of balance 5% of hourly basic salary

¹ Under the Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Scheme. For more information, click here.
² Under the Workfare Training Support (WTS) scheme. For more information on the scheme, click here. You may apply for the additional course fee funding via SkillsConnect.

For more information on Absentee Payroll Funding – click here. On how to calculate the amount of absentee payroll funding you can receive, click here.

Programme Funding Eligibility