Course Fee Subsidies

Funding for Employer-Based Training

What is funding for employers who sponsor employees for training?

Course Fee Subsidies and Absentee Payroll Funding are available for employers sponsoring employees who are either a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.

1) Course Fee Subsidies

Courses Conducted by External Training Providers

Course Fee Subsidies for employer-sponsored training are available for courses conducted by external training providers in Tables 1 and 2:

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

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.

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

IMPORTANT: All SMEs have to update their profile in SkillsConnect to be eligible for the funding. Details at https://www.skillsconnect.gov.sg/web/guest/SME_definition_not_updated
For more details of course fee funding and absentee payroll support, please refer to www.skillsconnect.gov.sg