The food manufacturing industry is one of the more resilient local industries as it continues to develop, grow, and accelerate its plans to (i) boost productivity and optimise production efficiency through automation and digitalisation; (ii) pursue innovation in healthier and novel product formats with stronger product appeal to meet changing consumer tastes; and (iii) foster stronger partnerships to expand globally through channel development. Building a pipeline of workforce with the relevant skillset would be needed to implement, support, and execute these strategic action plans.

Under the Career Conversion Programme (CCP) for Food Manufacturing Professional/Associate, you will undergo skills conversion and move into new or emerging roles in areas such as food safety, food innovation, food regulatory, quality assurance and expertise in operating new machinery or system in the Food Manufacturing sector. The training comprises facilitated classroom training and structured On-the-Job Training (OJT), which will be conducted over 3 – 6 months period.

Upon successful completion of the CCP, you will be equipped with the necessary skills to take on new job roles with good career prospect in the food manufacturing sector.

Please refer to the infokit for more information on the CCP.

Individuals

Locals who meet the following criteria can apply for the programme:

• Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
• Minimum 21 years old
• Graduated or completed National Service at least 2 years [1] prior at the point of application
• New job role trained for under the CCP should be substantially different from previous job role, hence require reskilling for career switch
• Meet employer or course-specific selection criteria, where applicable

Beyond the general eligibility criteria for the CCP, applicants should also not be

• Shareholders [2] of the participating company or its related entities
• Immediate ex-staff of the participating company or its related entities
• Related to the owners [3] of the participating company

Employers

All participating companies must fulfil the following criteria:

• Registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Able to offer employment directly related to the job which the programme is for, with renumeration that commensurate with the market rate
• Commit to the training arrangements for the individuals whom they have selected

[1] This will be counted from the date of graduation from the latest qualification, or date of completion of national service, whichever is later.

[2] Does not apply to publicly traded shares in listed companies

[3] For non-publicly listed companies, refer to individuals with shareholding per ACRA profile