SkillsFuture Course Fee Funding + Absentee Payroll (employer-sponsored training)

SMEs: up to 90% off Tier 1 courses (emerging/employability skills), up to 70% off Tier 2 (WSQ and other approved courses). Non-SMEs: up to 70%/50% baseline, rising to 90%/70% for Singaporean staff aged 40+ (Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy). Absentee Payroll: flat S$4.50/hour, course subsidies uncapped per course (percentage-based); Absentee Payroll capped at S$100,000 per enterprise per calendar year. Send staff on any SkillsFuture-approved course and the subsidy is knocked off the invoice upfront - SMEs pay as little as 10% of the course fee. On top of that, Absentee Payroll funding pays you S$4.50 for every hour your employee sits in training.

Any employer registered or incorporated in Singapore sponsoring staff training SME rates (ETSS) if you have ≤200 employees or ≤S$100m turnover Trainees must be Singapore Citizens, PRs or LTVP+ holders, fully company-sponsored with CPF contributions Includes sole proprietorships, VWOs and societies - only government bodies are excluded

Course fees for SWDA-approved courses (WSQ, SkillsFuture Series, SCTP, sector regulatory courses) Absentee Payroll of S$4.50/hour of attended training to offset wages Enhanced 95% AP (capped S$13/hour) for lower-wage Workfare-eligible staff Remaining out-of-pocket fees can be further offset up to 90% with SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit

1. Find a funded course in the SkillsFuture for Business Course Directory 2. Register your employee with the training provider - the subsidy is deducted upfront, no grant application 3. Pay only the nett fee plus GST 4. After course completion, the provider triggers the AP claim; declare salary info via the Enterprise Portal for Jobs & Skills 5. AP funding lands in your corporate PayNow within about 2.5 weeks of submission

Ongoing scheme; subsidy applied instantly at registration, AP reimbursed weeks after course completion