For Community & Social Services
Financial Assistance
If your company sends you for training programmes under the CSS WSQ, it can receive course fee funding from the following sources:
(a) Skills Development Fund (SDF) – This grant is administered by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency. It supports training for courses offered to non-NCSS member VWOs and non-MCYS funded VWOs under the CSS WSQ framework. For more information, please visit SDF website at http://www.sdf.gov.sg/
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Type of Training |
Conducted
by |
Current Funding Rates |
|
Below 40 |
40 and above* |
|
WSQ Certificate / Higher Certificate / Advanced Certificate / Professional Diploma / Specialised Diploma /
Graduate Certificate / Graduate Diploma |
External Training Providers |
80% of course & assessment
fees subject to $7 per
trainee-hour |
90% of course & assessment fees subject to $11 per
trainee-hour |
|
Including Statement of Attainment
(SOA) |
In-House own instructors |
$7 per trainee-hour |
* Rates apply to workers aged 40 years old and above, with ‘A’ level qualifications or below.
(b) VWOs – Charities Capability Fund (VCF) – This grant is administered by National Council of Social Service (NCSS). It offers training grant to NCSS member VWOs, MCYS funded VWOs, registered charities and institutions of a Public Characters. For more information, please visit website at http://ncss.org.sg/vwocorner/vcf_training.asp or https://www.charities.gov.sg/charity/index.do
(c) Non-Profit Sector Training Grant (NTG) – This grant is administered by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) for the training of staff and volunteers in the non-profit organizations (NPOs). The grant aims to encourage and support capability and skill development in the non-profit sector to promote volunteerism and philanthropy. To find out more about NTG, please visit http://www.nvpc.org.sg/resources/uploads/main/0NTG%20brochure_June%202007.pdf for more information.
(d) Absentee Pay Roll Funding under Skills Redevelopment Programme (SRP) - This grant is administered by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency. It offers absentee payroll. For more information, please visit SRP website at http://www.srp.org.sg/
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Other Employees |
Workers 40 years and above* |
|
80% of hourly basic salary capped at $6 per trainee-hour |
90% of hourly basic salary capped at $6.80 per trainee-hour |
*Rates apply to workers aged 40 years old and above, with ‘A’ level qualifications or below.