• Companies registered or incorporated in Singapore sponsoring employees who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents.

• To encourage employers to train their employees so that they can perform better in their jobs. Training can be done by external parties or in-house.

• TAS is funded by the Skills Development Fund (SDF). Search the library of courses for funding under the SDF EasyNet.
• The levels of funding are tabulated below:

  Type of Training	Conducted By	Funding Rates
  		Non-SME	SME1
  Non-Certifiable	External training providers/own in-house instructors	S$2 per trainee per hour	S$4 per trainee per hour
  Certifiable	External training providers	80% of the course fees, up to S$7 per trainee per hour (Applicable to workers aged 40 and below), OR 90% of the course fees, up to S$11 per trainee per hour2 (Applicable to workers aged 40 and above)
  	Own in-house instructors	S$7 per trainee per hour
  Overseas Training3	External training providers/own in-house instructors (within Asia)	S$80 per trainee-day
  	External training providers/own in-house instructors (outside Asia)	S$120 per trainee-day

  Notes to above funding table

  1. SME Upgrading for Performance (SUPER)
     Provides higher subsidies to encourage a higher level of training among SMEs.
     
     SMEs are defined as companies who meet these criteria:
     
     • at least 30% local ownership;
     • fixed asset investment ≤ S$15 million; and
     • if in the service sector, staff size of 1-200
  2. Funding Support for Mature Worker
     Employees must be 40 years old and above, holding GCE ‘A’ level qualifications and below.
     
     To qualify, training courses must:
     
     • lead to certification
     • be conducted by a third-party trainer in Singapore for a fee
     • have a minimum duration of 7 hours
  3. Overseas Training
     To qualify, training must be structured with at least 5 training days. Funding is up to a maximum training period of 42 days.

• TAS does not support seminars, conferences and entry-level skills training.
• Submit your TAS application at least 1 working day before the training starts.

Training Assistance Scheme
Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)