All participating companies must fulfil the following criteria:

• Registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Committed to work with WSG or its appointed partner on the necessary administrative matters related to the programme
• Present a summary of their market expansion and/or business transformation plans and/or project KPI in the identified market and elucidate how the trainee's job role will contribute to this plan.
• Develop a sound training plan that supports the growth of the company. There should be a discernible gap in market knowledge or skills/competencies; such as country regulatory practices, country operations, local stakeholder management, collaborations, technology adoption, etc., which the identified employee needs to be reskilled in.

For participating companies hiring New Hires (Mid-Career Individuals):

• Impacted job roles (permanent positions only) should be paying a fixed monthly salary of least $4,000
• Outline the job role of the participating employee for the identified market and delineate the differences from their previous job role.

For participating companies embarking on Job Redesign Reskilling initiatives:

• Impacted job roles (permanent positions only) should be paying a fixed monthly salary of least $4,000
• Develop a career development plan for the participating employee, detailing their career progression over 12 or 24 months. The company must also identify business-related short-term KPIs and outcomes following the completion of training.

Candidates under the programme must fulfil the following criteria:

• Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
• 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
• Must have graduated or completed National Service for at least 2 years[3] prior at the point of application
• Should have little or no prior experience in identified new role, industry, and market
• Must not have started training before application is approved

For New Hires (Mid-Career Individuals)

• New Hire must not be immediate ex-staff of the participating company or its related entities
• New Hire who has been out of the labour force or have a continuous employment gap of at least 2 years[4] prior to CCP commencement will be allowed to apply for CCP job roles similar to their previous jobs
• New Hire must be offered or in a full-time position related to the job role which the CCP is for. The position must have at least a 12-month employment contract.

For Existing Employees under Job Redesign Reskilling

• Existing Employee must be employed by the company for more than 1 year at the point of application
• Existing Employee’s job scope should be somewhat distinct, necessitating reskilling to attain competence.

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time

Duration of Support

PMET New Hires (Mid-Career Individuals) / Existing Employees:

Up to 9 months of structured OJT

At least 6 months must be based overseas (1 identified country) on relocation

OJT and classroom training plan (if any) have to be validated and endorsed by appointed Programme Partner before the commencement of CCP Training.

Salary Support

Up to 70% of monthly salary capped at $5,000 per month

Overseas Allowance

Applicable only when the eligible employee is physically situated in the identified market

Up to 70% capped at $3,000 per month, covering recurrent components such as but not limited to:

- Accommodation

- Food

- Transport

Items must be reflected in trainee’s monthly payslip

Note: No Absentee Payroll (AP) claim is allowed for CCP trainees