SSG Training Grant

SSG Training Grant is available to both company-sponsored applicants and self-sponsored applicants.

As part of SSG’s on-going review of funding schemes, there will be a revision in funding subsidies for courses commencing from 1st Jan 2022 onwards.
These are the changes:

  • Company-Sponsored SME Enhanced (Singapore Citizens or PRs) - Funding revised from 90% to 70% subsidies.
  • Company-Sponsored Non-SME (Singapore Citizens or PRs) - Funding revised from 50% subsidies capped at $15/hr, to 50% subsidies with no cap.
  • Singapore Citizens (40 years old and above) - Funding revised from 90% to 70% subsidies.
  • Singapore Citizens (21-39 years old) and PRs - Funding revised from 50% subsidies capped at $15/hr, to 50% subsidies with no cap.

Company-Sponsored Applicants

Funding for employers who sponsor their employees (Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents) for training.

a. Eligibility Criteria

  • Company must be registered or incorporated in Singapore and;
  • Applicant is taking the course for the first time.
  • Applicant must be employed, and is either Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident (PR) of Singapore and;
  • Applicant must achieve at least 75% attendance, and pass all examinations /assessments and;
  • Applicant must be fully sponsored by the Company for all costs associated with the training and;
  • Payment has to be made via corporate means (i.e. corporate credit card, corporate PayNow).

b. Funding for Small-Medium Enterprise (SME)/Non Small-Medium Enterprise (Non–SME)

 Type of Courses Singapore Citizen and PRSingapore Citizen
(Baseline Funding)Mid Career Enhanced Subsidy1Workfare Skills Support (WSS) Scheme2
SME
Certifiable Courses Approved by SSG Non-PMET90% of course fees, capped at $25/hourN.A
PMET90% of course fees, capped at $50/hour
Non-Certifiable
Courses approved by
SSG
Non-PMET & PMET$2 per training hourN.A
Non-SME
Certifiable Courses Approved by SSGNon-PMET80% of course fees, capped at $17/hour90% of course fees, capped at $25/hourN.A
PMET50% of course fees, capped at $15/hour90% of course fees, capped at $50/hour
Non-Certifiable
Courses approved by
SSG
Non-PMET & PMET$2 per training hourN.A

1: For applicants aged 40 years old and above (For more info, click HERE)
2: For applicants aged 35 years old and above, monthly salary not more than SGD$2300 (For more info, click HERE.)

Please refer to the individual course page to find out more about the steps to enrol for course with SSG Funding.

c. SDF Funding

For Non-Certifiable Courses approved by SSG, there is Skills Development Fund (SDF) funding of $2 per training hour. (For Company-sponsored applicants only)

For courses with course run start date on or after 1 Nov 2020, Enterprises/employers are NOT required to log into TPGateway/SkillsConnect to submit training grant. The employee’s enrolment, attendance, and assessment records will be submitted by ISCA onto TPGateway portal.

Please refer to the individual course page to find out more about the steps to enrol for course with SDF Funding.

d. Absentee Payroll

Organization Type Type of Courses Singapore Citizen and PRSingapore Citizen
(Baseline Funding)Mid Career Enhanced Subsidy1Workfare Skills Support (WSS) Scheme2
SMECertifiable Courses Approved by SSG (Non-PMET & PMET)80% of hourly basic salary capped at $7.50/hour95% of hourly basic salary
Non-SME
80% of hourly basic salary capped at $4.50/hour

1: For applicants aged 40 years old and above (For more info, click HERE)
2: For applicants aged 35 years old and above, monthly salary not more than SGD$2300 (For more info, click HERE.)

Self-Sponsored Applicants

a. Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicant must either be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident of Singapore and;
  • Applicant must be at least 21 years old and;
  • Applicant must achieve at least 75% attendance, and pass all examinations /assessments and;
  • Applicant is taking the course for the first time.

b. Funding for Individual

Type of Courses Singapore Citizen and PR (Baseline Funding) Singapore Citizen Mid Career Enhanced Subsidy1
Certifiable Courses Approved by SSG (Non-PMET & PMET)Non-PMET80% of hourly basic salary capped at $7.50/hour95% of hourly basic salary
PMET
80% of hourly basic salary capped at $4.50/hour

1: For applicants aged 40 years old and above (For more info, click HERE)

Please refer to the individual course page to find out more about the steps to enrol for course with SSG Funding.

c. Training Allowance

Training Allowance at $6 per hour in addition to course fee subsidies is available for those under the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) Scheme. For more information about claiming for Training Allowance, please click HERE.

Terms & Conditions for WSQ Programmes

CPE Terms & Conditions apply to all WSQ programmes.

Additional Eligibility Criteria for Enhanced Funding

SME Enhanced Training Support

  • Company must be registered or incorporated in Singapore  with at least 30% local shareholding being held by Singapore Citizens (SCs) or Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) AND hiring not more than 200 employees (at group level) or with an annual sales turnover (at group level) of not more than S$100 million). (For more info, click HERE)

Workfare Skills Support (WSS) Scheme

From 1 July 2020, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) Scheme will replace the Workfare Training Support (WTS) Scheme. WSS encourages low wage workers to undertake training that leads to more impactful employment outcomes. Please click HERE for more information.

WSQ Course Refund Policy

Before the course is confirmed by ISCA, the participant can withdraw from the WSQ course. However, the refund will be prorated according to the following criteria:

 

Written Notice received % of refund
More than 60 days from the WSQ course commencement date 100%
30 to 60 days from the WSQ course commencement date 50%
Within 30 days from the WSQ course commencement date 0%

 

Approval will be granted on a case-by-case basis. All refund will be in the form of credit voucher where the participant can use to pay for another course organised by ISCA.

Once the course and seat(s) are confirmed by the Institute, there will be STRICTLY no refund for non-attendance. All participants are liable for the Full Programme Fees in the event of non-attendance.

WSQ E-Statement of Attainment (SOA)

In addition to the ISCA e-Certificate of Attendance (e-COA), participants who successfully completed the course & passed the assessment(s) will be awarded a WSQ SOA (electronic copy). To download WSQ e-Certs, trainees are to log in to the MySkillsFuture portal via SingPass > go to Skills Passport > Certificates.