Attract and Hire

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:

1. 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.
2. 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 Industry aims to help companies in the food services industry train and upskill existing workers, as well as to attract new entrants and facilitate mid-career switchers into the food services industry, to take on redesigned and enhanced job roles as companies undergo business and/or process transformation. Through the programme, appointed Programme Partners will work with participating companies to customise their training plans, which can comprise a mix of classroom and on-the-job training (OJT) or 100% OJT, depending on the company’s needs.

The CCP for Food Services Industry is part of the holistic support provided to food services companies undergoing business and/or process transformation and job redesign. The programme encourages and enables employers to review, optimise and value-add to their PMET and non-PMET jobs such as Restaurant Manager, Service Supervisors, Cook/Chef, Service Crew, and Kitchen Assistant in order to create higher quality jobs to sustain business growth and retain current local employees.

Under the Career Conversion Programme (CCP) for Food Services Industry, eligible participants will undergo skills conversion. Upon successful completion of the CCP, eligible participants will be equipped with the necessary skills to take on new, redesigned or emerging job roles with good career prospect in the Food Services industry.

Salary support for the duration of training will be provided to employers at the following rates upon fulfilment of the corresponding requirements:

Apply for the CCP for Food Services Industry (PMET) here and CCP for Food Services Industry (Non-PMET) 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:

1. Be registered or incorporated in Singapore*;
2. Offer attachments ranging from four to six months
3. 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.
4. Co-fund 30% of the training allowance for the duration of the attachment
5. 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
6. 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.

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.

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.