What is it?
The new SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme will provide greater structural support for mid-career Singaporeans aged 40 years and above to pursue a substantive skills reboot and stay relevant in a changing economy.
Support for Course Fees
- NEW From 1 May 2024, a SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up of $4,000, to further offset out-of-pocket course fees for selected courses that have better employability outcomes.
- Can be used for about 7,000 selected courses that support substantive upskilling and reskilling.
- Institutions of Higher Learning full qualifications and shorter modules that stack to a full qualification
- MOE-subsidised full qualifications from the University of the Arts Singapore and Arts Institutions
- SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP), which are SSG’s train-and-place programmes in sectors with good hiring opportunities
- Courses aligned to training requirements in Progressive Wage Model (PWM) sectors
- Workplace Literacy and Numeracy courses.
- The course list will be available on MySkillsFuture from 22 April 2024.
- Currently, Singaporeans qualify for the Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) which covers up to 90% of the fees for courses funded by SkillsFuture Singapore and at least 90% of the programme cost for Ministry of Education-funded courses.
- ENHANCED From Academic Year 2025, Singaporeans can receive subsidies for another publicly-funded full-time diploma, and qualify for the MCES.
Financial Support for Full-Time, Long-Form Training
NEW From early 2025, Singaporeans can apply for a new SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance when they take up selected full-time, long-form programmes. The allowance will be based on 50% of one’s average income over the latest available 12-month period, capped at $3,000 a month, for up to 24 months over an individual’s lifetime.
More details will be released at a later date.
