Attract and Hire

Assess the fit and suitability of job seekers through a short-term work stint such as for back-of-house functions or front-of-house service staff, before offering them formal employment. Through the Career Trial Programme (CTP), you get an additional hiring avenue for local workers, while allowing jobseekers to try out more jobs at the same time.

Under the CTP, employers will need to provide a monthly stipend of at least S$1,500 for full-time positions, and S$750 for part-time positions to eligible hires.

You get to receive wage support of 30% for up to 6 months, capped at S$5,400 per hire and S$2,700 per hire for part-time positions, for employers who hire Singapore Citizens who have been actively looking for jobs for 6 months or more.

Keen to participate in CTP? Find out how your F&B company can register.

The Global Ready Talent Programme (GRT) aims to build a pipeline of global-ready talent for Singapore enterprises through exposing more Singaporeans to internships and overseas work opportunities.

This programme comprises of two key components:

Local and Overseas Internships
Support for Singapore enterprises that are keen to build their talent pipeline to support business expansion plans. Overseas internships will focus on opportunities in Southeast Asia, China and India.
Management Associate Programme
Support for Singapore enterprises keen to train and invest in overseas work exposure for young Singaporeans to deepen in-market knowledge. The programme will focus on overseas work placements in Southeast Asia, China and India.

Singapore enterprises offering student internships or management associate programmes are eligible for up to 70% funding support on qualifying costs.

Learn more about the Global Ready Talent Programme here.

WSG’s Career Conversion Programme (CCP) for Food Services Assistants aims to help companies in the food services industry train and upskill workers to take on redesigned and enhanced job roles as companies undergo business transformation.

The CCP for Food Services Assistants is part of the holistic support provided to food services companies undergoing business transformation and job redesign. The programme encourages and enables employers to review, optimise and value-add to their Rank-and-File (RnF) jobs such as Service Crew, Cashier and Kitchen Assistant, in order to create higher quality jobs to sustain business growth and retain existing local employees.

Course fee and salary support for the duration of training (3 months) will be provided to employers at the following rates:

Standard Rate		Up to 70% of monthly salary capped at S$2,000 per month
Enhanced Rate		For Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above or have been unemployed for six months or more Up to 90% of monthly salary capped at S$3,000 per month
No Absentee Payroll (AP) claim is allowed for trainees under the CCP.

Apply for the CCP for Food Services Assistants here.

The SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme is a full-time attachment programme which supports mature mid-career individuals aged 40 and above, to widen their professional networks and gain meaningful industry-relevant skills and experience. The attachments will last between four to six months.

Host organisations can take on mature mid-career individuals (aged 40 and above) who bring with them a wealth of work experience. Upon completion of the attachment, host organisations are required to hire individuals as permanent employees, as long as their performance is assessed to be satisfactory during the attachment.

All host organisations must fulfil the following criteria to qualify for the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme:

Be registered or incorporated in Singapore*;
Offer attachments ranging from four to six months
Provide clear attachment description(s) and development plan(s) that would provide mature mid-career individuals with meaningful developmental opportunities during the attachment period, subject to approval by the appointed programme manager.
Co-fund 30% of the training allowance for the duration of the attachment
Have the available headcount(s) to hire, and must commit to converting the trainee(s) into employment by the end of the attachment, if their performance is satisfactory
Able to pay same or higher salaries upon early or post-attachment conversion

*This includes Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Multi-national Corporations (MNCs), Trade Associations and Chambers (TACs), Non-governmental organisation (NGOs) and Non-Profit organisations.

Trainees will receive a training allowance of up to S$3,800 per month for the duration of the attachment. The approved monthly training allowance may vary depending on the scope of the attachment proposed by the host organisation. The Government co-funds the training allowance with the host organisation.

Monthly Training Allowance		S$1,800 to S$3,800
Government Funding		70% of the training allowance

To encourage early conversion of trainees to full-time employees, host organisations will continue to receive training allowance subsidies from WSG for the converted trainees, if the trainee has completed at least three months of the attachment.

Interested organisations may apply here.

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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.

Find out more about the programme here.