Employers are best placed to know what kind of training is needed to sustain and develop the organisation.
Through the Skills Development Fund (SDF), employers can enjoy subsidies as high as 90% for staff training costs though the subsidy may differ for various courses. The subsidy rate significantly reduces the training costs for employers.
Employers will need to apply via the SkillsConnect system to obtain training assistance for course fees. (At the same time funding for absentee payroll is also obtainable through the system.)
Click here to access the SkillsConnect webpage.
Employer-based funding is available for 3 types of training:
- Certifiable Skills Training, which refers to training that leads to national or industry-wide certification.
- Non-certifiable Skills Training, which refers to training that does not lead to national or industry-wide certification.
- Overseas Training, which are training programmes conducted outside Singapore, Malaysia or Indonesia.
| Type of Training |
Conducted by |
Current Funding Rates |
| Below 40 |
40 and above* |
| Certifiable Skills Training Courses |
External training providers |
80% of course fees, capped at $7 per trainee-hour |
90% of course fees, capped at $11 per trainee-hour |
| In-house instructors |
$7 per trainee-hour |
| Non-Certifiable Skills Training Courses# |
External training providers |
$4 per trainee-hour for SMEs^
$2 per trainee-hour for non-SMEs |
| In-house instructors |
| Overseas Training Courses |
Location Within Asia** |
$80 per trainee-day*** |
| Location Outside Asia |
$120 per trainee-day*** |
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Workers aged 40 and above, who hold up to ‘A’ level qualifications, are eligible for higher amount of funding.
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Funding for non-certifiable skills training courses conducted by external training providers is capped at 100% of course fees.
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Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are defined as companies with at least 30% local ownership, with fixed asset investments of not more than $15 million and, if in the service sector, with employment size of not more than 200. In addition, higher amount of funding for SMEs is granted under the SME Upgrading for Performance programme (SUPER).
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**
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Any country within Asia, excluding Malaysia and Indonesia.
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***
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The maximum supportable training period is up to 6 weeks or 30 days.
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