Institute of Professional Holistic Therapy

　　

What are the Eligibility Criteria for Applying Training Assistance?

Trainee(s) must be Singapore Citizen(s) or Permanent Resident(s) of Singapore;
Trainee(s) must be direct and bona fide employee(s) on the payroll of the Applicant Company which shall include sole proprietors and partners, contract workers and working directors.
Trainee(s) must complete the full course whilst in the Applicant Company’s employment. The approved training course enrolled by the Applicant company must be relevant to the trainee’s current job or Applicant company’s business needs and not for trainee’s personal development.
Trainee(s) must attain a minimum of 75% attendance at each and every module/term/semester and must sit for examinations if the Approved Course leads to certification; and
Trainee(s) shall fulfil such other conditions of eligibility as applicable to SDF schemes which may be amended, revised, modified or varied from time to time and at any time in WDA’s sole discretion.

What Cost Items are supported?

SDF training assistance covers only the course fees. It excludes other miscellaneous cost items such as registration fees, examination fees, training material (e.g. books, files, photocopied materials) and Goods and Services Tax (GST)…etc.

　

SPUR Funding

The Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience (SPUR) is a two-year programme which brings together the full range of skills upgrading programmes delivered by SPUR training providers with enhanced funding support that companies and workers can tap on during the current economic downturn.

The programme is developed by WDA, in consultation with tripartite partners including the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).

What are its objectives?

The objectives of SPUR are to:

Cut Costs and Save Jobs – SPUR helps companies to manage excess manpower and reduce retrenchment;
Reskill and Upskill – SPUR helps local workers including those retrenched, upgrade skills and convert to new jobs; and
Build Capabilities for Recovery – SPUR strengthens our manpower capabilities to better position our workforce for the upturn

How do I apply for SPUR’s enhanced funding support?
　

There is no need to apply for SPUR. It is automatically applicable for WSQ and national certifiable courses conducted by SPUR Training Providers.

Companies who wish to upgrade their staff can approach any of our SPUR Training Providers directly, depending on their sectors.

Workers and job seekers who wish to upgrade themselves can go directly to any SPUR Training Provider, even if they do not have the support of an employer.

　

SPUR Funding Rates
Worker Groups

- 40 years old & above and

- A level qualification & below

Other local workers

Course Fees Subsidies

90% capped at $11 per hour

90% capped at $11 per hour

Absentee Payroll*

90% of hourly basic salary cap at $10 per hour

80% of hourly basic salary cap at $10 per hour

* For training conducted outside normal working hours, employers are required to do a top-up as per existing guidelines.

List of courses under SPUR

SDF Funding

The level of assistance awarded for each employee for SPF support is shown below with effect from
1 April 2007:

Employee	SDF Support
^{For workers aged below 40, with GCE ‘A’ level qualification & below}	80% of course fee or $7 per trainee-hour which ever is lower.
^{For workers aged 40 and above, with GCE ‘A’ level qualification & below}	90% of course fee or $11 per trainee-hour which ever is lower (applicable to mature workers)

List of courses under SDF training assistance