Human Capital (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Enterprise Training

Support (ETS) Scheme Joint development by WDA and MOM (2013)

05.11.2014

Benefits

• Raise productivity and skill levels

• Create more hiring and competitive opportunities

for Singaporeans

• Benchmark compensation and benefits to market

rates

ETS Components

1. Training Grant*

2. Capability Grant

3. Curriculum Contextualisation and Alignment

Grant

4. HR Development Grant

5. Compensation and Benefits System Review

Grant

*Mandatory adoption component

1) Training Grant*

Benefits for your company

• Develop holistic training

plans comprising of both

WSQ and non-WSQ

training

• Receive funding for non-

WSQ programs

Funding

Requirements Funding Details

Up to $200 000

per company

Disbursement back

2) Capability Grant

Benefits for your company

• Achieve ATO Status

• Defray costs for attaining an

ACTA-Certified Master

Trainer

Funding

$20 000

(one-time grant)

Requirements Disbursement back

3) Curriculum Contextualisation

and Alignment Grant

Benefits for your company

• Adopt WSQ in training plans

• Build up structured OJT

capabilities

Funding

Up to $52 000

per company

Funding Details Disbursement back

4) HR Development Grant

Benefits for your company

• Adopt training roadmaps

and career progression

pathways

• Incorporate WSQ into your

HR system

Funding

Up to $60 000

per company

Requirements Funding Details Disbursement back

5) Compensation and Benefits

System Review Grant

Benefits for your company

• Increases bandwidth and

capability to attain industry

salary benchmark and

restructure wages

Funding

70% capped at

$15,000 for funding

of actual invoiced

costs

Disbursement back

Thank You

Appendix

1) Training Grant (Requirements)

• Training program must cater to at least 50% of local

employees attaining at least 1 SOA.

• Commit at least 30% of proposed company training

hours to WSQ courses.

• Adopt WSQ Qualifications as part of training

development and recruitment.

back

1) Training Grant (Company Type)

SME non-SME

back

In-house non-WSQ/OJT

RnF level: $15/hr

PME level: $15/hr

RnF level: 90% capped at $15/hr

PME level: 90% capped at $15/hr

1) Training Grant (Details: SME)

External non-WSQ courses that are not funded under CAT A or

CAT B certifiable rates in SkillsConnect but specificed as part of

the company approved training plan

back

In-house non-WSQ/OJT

RnF level: $7/hr

PME level: $15/hr

RnF level: 80% capped at $7/hr

PME level: 50% capped at $15/hr

1) Training Grant (Details: non-SME)

External non-WSQ courses that are not funded under CAT A or

CAT B certifiable rates in SkillsConnect but specificed as part of

the company approved training plan

back

1) Training Grant (Disbursement)

1st Stage Upon achieving 30% of total training hours

approved in Form A and submission of Form

B. The amount to be disbursed is based on

actual non-WSQ training (not funded

through SCN) completed.

2nd Stage Upon achieving 60% of total training hours

approved in Form A and submission of Form

B. The amount to be disbursed is based on

actual non-WSQ training (not funded

through SCN) completed.

3rd Stage Upon completion of bundled training plan

and submission of Form C and Form D. The

amount to be disbursed is based on actual

non-WSQ training (not funded through

SCN) completed. The final tranche should

be pro-rated based on the actual WSQ

hours trained and hence the eligible non-

WSQ hours, capped at the agreed funding

amount.

back

2) Capability Grant (Requirements)

• Commit to at least 2 WSQ CUs

• Commit to delivering at least 50 in-house SOAs

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2) Capability Grant (Disbursement)

1st Stage (50%) Upon proof of achieving ATO

status and ACTA-certified

master trainer

2nd Stage (30%) Upon accrediting 2 WSQ CUs

3rd Stage (20%) Upon delivering 50 in-house

SOAs

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3) Curriculum Contextualisation and

Alignment Grant (Details)

WSQ Curriculum

90% capped at $10,000 per CU for Curriculum

development.

Contextualisation of existing WDA’s standard

curriculum

$5,000 for contextualisation of existing WDA’s

standard curriculum.

OJT Development

90% capped at $2,000 per OJT blueprint.

Sub-capped at $30,000 per company

Sub-capped at $22,000 per company

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3) Curriculum Contextualisation and Alignment Grant (Disbursement)

WSQ Curriculum development and contextualisation

1st Stage (80%) Upon successful course accreditation per developed/contextualized CU

2nd Stage (20%) Upon first issuance of SOAs per accredited modules by in-house ATO

OJT blue print

One-time payment Disbursement upon successful development of each OJT plan

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4) HR Development Grant (Requirements)

• 1 year timeframe to achieve at least one of the following outcomes:

i. Develop system to administer and monitor holistic training plan

ii. Integrate WSQ into training plan and HR policy framework

iii. Enhance existing or acquire/develop new system that helps to support adoption of WSQ

iv. Develop career progression pathway tied to training roadmaps with WSQ components

back

4) HR Development Grant (Details)

• 70% funding of invoiced costs,including $5,000 sub-cap

on company’s manpower cost incurred and overall cap

of $50,000

*Higher overall cap of $60,000 if career progression

pathway is tied to training roadmap consisting of WSQ

components.

**Includes both manpower and consultancy costs.

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4) HR Development Grant (Disbursement)

• One-time payment

• Upon submission of all supporting documents

upon completion of system development

back

5) Compensation and Benefits

System Review Grant (Disbursement)

• One-time payment

• Upon submission of invoice and companies

commit to adopt wage benchmark or at least 3%

wage increase outcomes for workers

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