It has come to our attention that there are fraudulent emails and WhatsApp messages impersonating the Singapore Food Manufacturers' Association (SFMA). These fraudulent communications may use various email addresses and phone numbers to mislead the public.
We would like to remind everyone that all official communications from SFMA will always come from email addresses bearing the domain @sfma.org.sg. If you receive any suspicious emails or messages that do not originate from this domain, please do not respond or click on any links. Instead, report them to us immediately at enquiries@sfma.org.sg or Tel: +65 6221 2438.
Thank you for your vigilance and cooperation.
Manpower Related Government Grants
For enquiries on SSG manpower related grants, please email to enterprise_engage@ssg.gov.sg
For enquiries on WSG manpower related grants, please email to foodservices@wsg.gov.sg
Course Fee and Absentee Payroll Funding are available for employers who sponsor employees for training.
Course Fee Funding:
Up to 90% subsidy for courses offered by SSG-appointed CET centres and certifiable courses approved by SSG.
For courses commencing after 1 Jan 2022, up to 90% for courses offered by SSG-appionted CET centres and up to 70% subsidy for certifiable courses approved by SSG.
Absentee Payroll Funding:
Absentee Payroll hourly rate at 80% of basic salary, capped at $7.50 per hour.
For courses commencing after 1 Jan 2022, Absentee Payroll rate standardised at $4.50 per hour. Enterprise-level Absentee Payroll funding will be capped at $100,000 per calendar year.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy is for Singaporeans aged 40 years old and above.
Eligible individuals will receive higher subsidies of up to 90% of course fees for SSG-supported courses, and at least 90% of programme cost for MOE-subsidised full-time and part-time courses ranging from Nitec to postgraduate level in the following institutions.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
Recognising the challenges that SMEs may face in sending their employees for training, the Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) offers additional support for SMEs, including:
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
Enterprises (SMEs and non-SMEs) in the (1) tourism, (2) air transport, (3) retail, (4) food and beverage (F&B), (5) point-to-point transport and private hire bus transport, (6) arts & culture, (7) aerospace, and (8) marine & offshore sectors, would be eligible for the Enhanced Training Support Package (ETSP), comprising enhanced Absentee Payroll (AP) funding rate and enhanced course fee subsidies.
Companies in the selected sectors will enjoy enhanced course fee subsidies at up to 90% of course fees for selected sector-specific programmes. Companies in all sectors will be eligible for absentee payroll funding at 80% of hourly basic salary, capped at $7.50 per hour.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
Career Trial allows companies to assess jobseekers' job fit through a short-term trial before formal employment. Government will provide training allowance to the jobseekers for the trial period (up to 3 months).
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (WSG website)
Career conversion programmes are for mid-career individuals to undergo skills conversion and move into new occupations or sectors that have good prospects and opportunities for progression. Companies also gain a wider pool of candidates to consider when hiring.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
WSG's Career Matching Services provide you with suitable jobseekers for your hiring needs, as well as programmes and funding schemes to recruit, retrain and retain employees.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
From 1 April 2022, the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme supports mature mid-career individuals (aged 40 and above) to embark on industry-relevant attachment programmes with host organisations to gain industry-relevant experience, develop new skills and boost employability, while receiving a training allowance.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
Capability Transfer Programme supports pervasive innovation throughout the economy and build deep capabilities in our local workforce, the Capability Transfer Programme (CTP) is available for companies/associations/professional bodies that aim to speed up the transfer of global capabilities into Singapore. This initiative will complement existing capability development programmes administered by other Government agencies, to plug capability gaps quickly in today's fast-changing global market.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (WSG website)
This programme aims to help companies strengthen their strategic Human Resource (HR) planning, workforce development and job redesign capabilities to augment the implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions in a sustainable manner.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
Through the support for Job Redesign under Productivity Solutions Grant, companies can work with pre-approved Job Redesign consultants to support business transformation.
Benefits:
Up to 80% funding, capped at $30,000 per company, for approved projects. Job Redesign makes jobs more productive and attractive, helping companies to hire and retain workers to support the business.
Please click here for more updated information and how to apply for the grant. (SSG website)
