Course Fee and Absentee Payroll Funding (Employers)
By: SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)

Course Fee and Absentee Payroll Funding are available for employers who sponsor employees for training.

Course Fee Funding:
Up to 90% subsidy for courses offered by SSG-appointed CET centres and certifiable courses approved by SSG.
For courses commencing after 1 Jan 2022, up to 90% for courses offered by SSG-appionted CET centres and up to 70% subsidy for certifiable courses approved by SSG.

Absentee Payroll Funding:
Absentee Payroll hourly rate at 80% of basic salary, capped at $7.50 per hour.
For courses commencing after 1 Jan 2022, Absentee Payroll rate standardised at $4.50 per hour. Enterprise-level Absentee Payroll funding will be capped at $100,000 per calendar year.

Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs
By: SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)

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:

• Higher Course Fee Grant: SMEs enjoy SkillsFuture Funding of up to 90% of the course fees when they sponsor their employees to attend courses supported by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).
• 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. [Note: With effect from 1 Jan 2022, AP funding will be standardised to $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year, for SMEs and non-SMEs.]

Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)