Mid-career individuals and companies will need to meet the following criteria:
Mid-career individuals
- Singapore Citizen (SC) or Permanent Resident (PR)
- Minimum 21 years old
- Must not be a shareholder[1] of the company, or its related companies
- Must not be related to the owner(s)[2] of the company
- Must not be undergoing any programmes funded by WSG concurrently
For Place-and-Train (PnT) modality (New Hire):
- Graduated or completed National Service, for at least two (2) years[3] at the point of application
- Career conversion is required. New hire’s new job role under the CCP should be substantially different from the previous job role(s)[4]
- New hire must be offered an employment contract* on permanent terms or on contract terms that are no less than one (1) year, directly related to the job which the CCP is for, with remuneration that commensurate with the market rate
- New hire’s CCP commencement date should be within the first three (3) months of employment
For Job Redesign Reskilling (JRR) modality (Existing Employee):
- Career conversion is required. Existing employee’s new job role should be a growth job identified under the Industry Transformation Maps (ITMs) or Jobs Transformation Maps (JTMs)
- Existing employee must be employed by the company for more than one (1) year at the point of application
- Existing employee has not been enrolled in the same/similar programme[5] before
Companies
- Registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Must be able to offer an employment contract* on permanent terms or contract terms that are no less than one (1) year, directly related to the job which the CCP is for, with remuneration that commensurate with market rate
- Be committed to the CCP arrangements for the mid-career individuals that they have selected
- Be committed to work with WSG or its appointed partner on the necessary administrative matters related to the programme
- Impacted job roles (permanent positions only) should be paying a fixed monthly salary of at least $3,500 for Engineer and $2,500 for Assistant Engineer (applies to Place-and-Train and Job Redesign Reskilling modalities)
- Offer the new hire a job role with a sound OJT plan that supports the growth of the company
- Provide a sound job redesign reskilling plan in place for existing employees that supports the growth of the company and meet intended outcomes
*With effect from 1 April 2025, companies participating in Place-and-Train/Job Redesign Reskilling CCPs may offer either full-time or flexi-load working arrangements (e.g. part-time employment) and qualify for CCP support.
[1] Does not apply to shareholders who hold publicly traded shares in listed companies.
[2] Refers to individuals with shareholding per ACRA profile for non-publicly listed companies.
[3] This will be counted from the date of graduation from the latest qualification, or date of completion of National Service, whichever is later.
[4] CCPs are geared towards helping mid-career individuals acquire skills to change careers. Hence, there is a requirement for career conversion when mid-career individuals undergo a CCP. However, individuals who have a continuous employment gap of at least two (2) years prior to CCP commencement will be allowed to apply for CCP job roles similar to their previous jobs.
[5] CCP for Advanced Manufacturing Engineer/Assistant Engineer.