SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes
SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes provide opportunities for Singaporeans to pursue a work-study pathway from the Diploma to Post-Graduate and Degree levels offered by the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) and private providers appointed by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), as well as the industry.
Employers will receive time-limited COVID-19 wage support* for up to 12 months for new trainees hired from 1 Sep 2020 to 31 Mar 2022, pegged at 45% gross monthly wages (inclusive of Jobs Support Scheme (JSS)) and existing trainees who were part of the WSP as of 1 Sep 2020, pegged at 70% of gross monthly wages (inclusive of JSS).
Click here (PDF, 42.38 KB) for FAQs for the COVID-19 wage support.
Click here (PDF, 136.52 KB) for FAQs on SkillsFuture Work-Study Programmes.
*except for WSCerts in Digital Marketing / Engineering 4.0 / Customer Service Associate, as these programmes do not involve upfront placement; and WSPostDip in Entrepreneurship, also known as the Start-Up Talent Factory, as companies on this programme already receive salary support.
- For fresh ITE graduates
- Job matching to your discipline of study with mentorship
- 12- to 36-month structured training programme
- Receive a competitive starting salary, and sign-on incentive of S$5,000 for most programmes
- For fresh poly graduates
- Job matching to your discipline of study with mentorship
- 12- to 18-month structured training programme
- Receive a competitive starting salary, and sign-on incentive of S$5,000 for most programmes
- For fresh poly and junior college students*
- Job matching to your discipline of study with mentorship
- Training period and sponsorship packages vary according to the industry and partnering company
More information will be released soon
Modular Certificate and WSQ Certificate
- For fresh ITE and poly graduates
- Job matching to your discipline of study with mentorship
- 12- to 18-month structured training programme
- Receive a competitive starting salary, and sign-on incentive of S$5,000 for most programmes
Work-Study Certificate in Digital Marketing/Engineering 4.0/Customer Service
- 8 to 12 weeks of institution-based training at poly or ITE
- Ready to seek for employment with participating companies upon completion of training