Government Initiatives and Training Budget

Government Initiatives

What is a Government Initiative?

Purpose of WSG and SSG

Training Budget

A government initiative is an important act or statement that
is intended to solve a problem by the government. It also means in political terminology; the initiative is a process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes.

  1. Enable individuals to learn for life, pursue skills mastery and develop fulfilling careers, for a future-ready Singapore


  2. Enable individuals to adapt and employers to transform


Establishing a training budget for your organization ensures you allocate appropriate funds for employee development over the course of a year.

Training Expenses

Initial briefing about the training program

Training delivery (e.g. classes, video tutorials, eLearning, course fees)

Training materials (workbooks, videos)

Absentee payroll

Instructor fee (if applicable)

Tavel, lodging or meal expenses required to participate (if applicable)

Ongoing training (upkeep)

Contingencies

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Workforce Training Support Scheme (WTS)


WTS encourages individuals to attend training to upgrade their work skills and improve their employability.

To qualify, individuals must meet the following criteria:

Earn an average gross monthly income of not more than $2,000 for the months worked.

Aged 35 years and above (13 years and above for Persons With Disabilities); and

Be a Singapore Citizen; and

Eligible individuals may receive:

A cash reward for completing training

Training allowance when training is relevant to their job and individuals had paid for their own training

Course fee subsidy to lower training costs

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs

SMEs that meet all of the following eligibility criteria:


Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course

Employment size of not more than 200 (at group level) or with annual sales turnover (at group level) of not more than $100 million

At least 30% local shareholding by Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

Registered or incorporated in Singapore

Recognising the challenges that SMEs may face in sending their employees for training, the Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) offers additional support for SMEs, including:

  1. Enhanced Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding: SMEs may claim AP funding of 80% of basic hourly salary at a higher cap of $7.50 per hour, an increase over the normal cap of $4.50 per hour.
  1. up to 90% of the course fees when they sponsor their employees to attend courses supported by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)

Skillsfuture for Digital Workplace


The programme is designed to help all Singaporean adults, including those planning to return to the workforce.

At the end of the programme, you will be:

Able to develop an action plan to continue learning

Able to perform functional outcomes such as applying for SkillsFuture Credit or performing basic cyber security actions e.g. setting up passwords to protect data or information; and

Aware of how data and information can be used;

Aware of the importance of cyber security in daily / work applications;

Able to apply frequently used mobile apps in your daily life;

Able to work in a technology-rich environment;

Aware of the type of jobs in the future economy;

SKillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy


The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy supports and encourages lifelong learning


The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy is for Singaporeans aged 40 years old and above.

Eligible individuals will receive higher subsidies of up to 90% of course fees

At least 90% of programme cost for MOE-subsidised full-time and part-time courses ranging from Nitec to postgraduate 1 level

Enterprise Support Scheme


With effect from 1 April 2013, companies including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be able to access the Enterprise Training Support (ETS) scheme to implement progressive human resource (HR) systems; and enhance in-house training infrastructure, capabilities and skills levels for all levels of the workforce.

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Raise workers’ productivity and skills levels as part of economic restructuring

Create more hiring and competitive opportunities for Singaporeans through good hr development, management systems and practices

Benchmark compensation and benefits to market rates for local talent attraction and retention

The ETS scheme will make provision for funding of up to $350,000 per company