Training Grants

These are courses that are funded but are not under the WSQ category. Organisations that are sending their staff for these training can claim up to $2/hr after the course is completed.

One-day training: $14 (7 hours, excluding lunch break)
Two-day training: $28 (14 hours, excluding lunch break)

Please inform via email (enquries@eon.com.sg) after you have submitted your registration that you would like to apply for the SDF grant (we will help you to process the application)

General Criteria

• Companies must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Companies contribute CPF and SDL (Skills Development Levy) for its employees
• Participants attending the course must be either a Singapore citizen or PR
• Participants must meet the minimum 75% attendance for the claim to be successful

How do you tell that the course is SDF-approved?
Look for “SDF/SFC” under “Funding” on each dedicated course page or the training directory.

These courses are categorised as WSQ courses and therefore have different grants applicable to them. Organisations seeking to defray further cost in training can take note of the following grants available:

Up to 50% baseline subsidy

• For individuals or non-SME participants who are Singapore citizens or PR

Up to 70% subsidy

• SME-sponsored participants who are Singapore citizens or PR
• Mid-career enhancement subsidy (Singapore citizens aged 40 and above)

To understand more about how the subsidy works for you, please visit the Enterprise Portal for Jobs and Skills here.

ETSS: Enhanced Training Subsidy for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
MCES: Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy

Important: Please note that this only applies to WSQ courses

Absentee Payroll (AP) funding is a grant to help employers defray the manpower costs incurred when they send their employees for certifiable skills training during working hours.

You can now easily apply for absentee payroll through the Enterprise Job Skills (EPJS) Portal. Click here to access the portal and guide.

Organisations who register their staff for applicable courses with EON will be able to claim the following amount, based on the respective criteria:

Singapore Citizen and PR

•  $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year

Singapore Citizens only

• Under Workfare Skills Support:
  Aged 35 and above, earning $2,300 and below: 95% of hourly basic salary

In order to be eligible for Absentee Payroll funding, the applicant company must meet the following criteria:

• Company must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Trainees must be fully sponsored by their employer for supportable cost components (such as course fees) incurred on the training course;
• Trainees must be full-time or permanent part-time employees of the sponsoring company;
• Trainees must continue to receive their salary when they attend training;
• Trainees must have achieved at least 75% attendance;
• Trainees must have sat for and passed the examinations/ assessments where applicable; and
• Trainees must complete the course whilst under employment of the sponsoring company.
• For training outside working hours, company must have in place a Human Resource (HR) policy which provides for the payment of overtime pay to employees for these training hours and pay their employees overtime pay for these hours, in accordance with the HR Policy.

Please click here for more details.

Important: Please note that this only applies to WSQ courses

The SFEC is a S$10,000 credit provided by the government to encourage employers to embark on business transformation and skills development

Eligible employers will benefit from an additional 90% funding support from their out-of-pocket training expenses

Steps to claim your SFEC:

1. Visit the SFEC Microsite
   – Login with CorpPass to view balance credit
2. Search for courses
   – Locate the course title you are registering for
3. Receive your SFEC claims
   – IRAS will credit approved SFEC claims to your enterprise on a quarterly basis
   – Employees must have completed their training

Enterprise that need to make manual submissions:
Please refer to the full SFEC claim guide for a detailed outline of the claim process.