What Is it?
P-Max is a SkillsFuture initiative that aims to:
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Help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to better recruit, train, manage and retain their newly-hired Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMETs)
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Enable SMEs to establish better communication channels between supervisors and staff and to adopt progressive HR practices (e.g. goals setting, performance management) for newly-hired PMETs within their SMEs
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Help newly-hired PMETs to better acclimatise to the new SME work environment and to encourage better retention of PMET in SMEs
Who Is It For?
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Local SMEs looking to hire PMETs
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Job-seeking PMETs who are Singaporeans or Singaporean Permanent Residents, looking for a career with SMEs.
How Will SMEs Benefit?
With up to 90% funding support from WSG, SMEs are only required to pay the 10% nett fee portion of the respective SME and PMET workshop course fees. SMEs who successfully complete the six-month follow-up aimed at strengthening HR practices and retain their newly-hired PMET employee(s), will also be eligible for a one-off S$5,000 Assistance Grant.
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ASME PnT Programme | SNEF PnT Programme | |||
One-day SME Workshop | Three-day PMET Workshop | One-day SME Workshop | Two-day PMET Workshop | |
Course Fee Funding by WSG | Up to 90% course fee funding |
How does it work?

Job Matching: Job-seeking PMETs will be screened and matched with suitable positions in hiring SMEs by Programme Managers (PMs). SMEs with newly-hired PMETs are also eligible to participate.
Workshop Training: SME supervisors and their newly-hired PMETs will attend respective SME and PME workshops. Both workshops enjoy up to 90% SSG course fee funding for Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents.
Post-Training Follow-up: Upon completion of both workshops, P-Max PMs will follow-up with the newly-trained PMETs and their SME representatives for a period of six months.
Assistance Grant: SMEs that successfully complete the six-month follow-up and retain their newly-hired PMET employee(s) will then be eligible for a one-off grant of S$5,000.
How do I sign up?
SMEs must meet the following criteria:
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Be registered or incorporated in Singapore
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Be made up of at least 30% local shareholding
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Have an annual sales turnover of not more than S$100 million or employment size not exceeding 200 employees
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Offer PMET job vacancies that pay a gross monthly salary of at least S$2,500; and/or have hired a PMET within the last three months (i.e. 90 days) prior to enrolment into programme and paying a gross monthly salary of at least S$2,500
PMETs must meet the following criteria:
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Be a Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Resident who is keen to pursue a full-time career in an SME
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Diploma holder or have prior work experience in a PMET job
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Have at least one year of full-time working experience
Contact the PMs below for more information:
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ASME PnT Programme | SNEF PnT Programme | SMF PnT Programme | WAF PnT Programme | |
Telephone | 6513 0349 / 0350 | 6827 6977 | 6826 3051 / 3076 | 9779 8008 |
Pmax@asme.org.sg | p-max@snef.org.sg | p-max@smfederation.org.sg | pmax@waf.org.sg | |
Website | www.pmax.sg | www.p-max.sg | pmaxsingapore.com | www.pmax.waf.org.sg |