The Career Conversion Programme playbook.

What is the CCP Singapore?

The Career Conversion Programme is run by Workforce Singapore (WSG) to help employers broaden their talent pool or transform their workforce by reskilling mid-career individuals into growth job roles. Up to 90% salary support during the training period. Higher funding for long-term unemployed or mature jobseekers (40+).

CCPs cover around 30 sectors. They're also SFEC-supportable — you can layer the S$10,000 SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit on top to cover 90% of the remaining out-of-pocket cost. This is the cheapest reskilling stack in Singapore.

The three modes — pick the right one

1. Place-and-Train (P&T)

Your company hires a mid-career jobseeker and puts them through on-the-job training (OJT) into a new growth role. The OJT period qualifies for salary support — typically 3 to 12 months. From 1 April 2025, you can offer full-time OR flexi-load (part-time) employment. Use case: you have headcount budget AND need to hire fresh blood into a new function (e.g., AI Engineer, Sustainability Manager, Data Analyst).

2. Attach-and-Train (A&T)

Your company acts as a host employer, providing jobseekers with training + work attachments in growth job roles where there are good placement prospects post-attachment. Use case: you can't commit to a permanent hire yet, but want to pilot reskilled talent in your operation. Lower commitment than P&T.

3. Job Redesign (JR) Reskilling

You send an existing employee for reskilling into a new or redesigned role aligned with the Jobs Transformation Maps (JTMs). Use case: you're transforming an existing function (e.g., your customer service team needs to upskill into AI-augmented support roles).

Eligibility — employer side

For Place-and-Train / JR Reskilling:

• Singapore-registered or incorporated
• Able to offer employment contract on permanent terms OR contract ≥ 1 year, directly related to the CCP job
• Remuneration commensurate with market rate
• Committed to the CCP training arrangements
• Committed to working with WSG (or appointed partner) on programme administration
• From 1 April 2025: full-time OR flexi-load (e.g., part-time) employment arrangements both qualify

For Attach-and-Train: host orgs must be SG-registered, offer full-time attachment positions in identified CCP occupations, and commit to A&T training arrangements.

Eligibility — mid-career individual

• Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Minimum 21 years old
• At least 2 years from graduation (or NS completion, whichever later)
• Career conversion required:
  • New Hire: new role under CCP must be substantially different from previous role before joining
  • Existing Employee: new role must be a growth job under the Jobs Transformation Maps
• Long-term unemployed (continuous 2+ year gap) may apply for CCP roles similar to previous jobs
• Cannot be a shareholder, immediate ex-employee, or relative of shareholder of the hiring company

Stacking with SFEC + CTC + PSG + EDG

CCP is one of the few WSG grants explicitly designed to layer with other Singapore SME schemes:

• CCP + SFEC — SFEC covers 90% of your out-of-pocket on the salary support portion. Real net cost gets very low.
• CCP + CTC — when the CCP fits inside a broader workforce-transformation plan with measurable worker outcomes (wage increase, Career Development Plan, etc.). CTC funds the wrap-around consultancy and reconfiguration; CCP funds the actual reskilling salary.
• CCP + EDG — if the reskilling supports a broader capability uplift project (e.g., AI deployment).
• CCP + PSG — PSG funds the AI tools the reskilled staff will use; CCP funds reskilling them on those tools.

The smartest Singapore SMEs running serious workforce transformation use CCP + CTC + SFEC together. Most don't even realise CCP exists until a workforce consultant tells them.

How to apply

1. Browse the CCP Portal for your target sector and role to find the right CCP
2. Apply via the Application Management System (AMS)
3. Once approved: identify + onboard the mid-career individual
4. Run on-the-job training per the CCP curriculum
5. Submit salary claims periodically per CCP terms

Reference docs: CCP Factsheet, CCP FAQs, AMS Employer Guide.

How an AI Consultant in Singapore makes CCP work

CCP is one of the most under-claimed Singapore SME grants — not because eligibility is hard, but because the administrative load is real and SMEs don't know which mode (P&T vs A&T vs JR Reskilling) fits their situation. Picking wrong wastes months. A consultant who's scoped CCP + CTC + SFEC stacks can compress the decision from weeks of confusion to one clean plan. Talk to me about your CCP strategy →

Related Singapore grants

• CTC Grant — workforce transformation 70% subsidy (S$300M, runs to 2028)
• SFEC — S$10k auto-credit (90% OOP coverage; expires Nov 2026)
• PSG Grant — AI tools (50% subsidy)
• EDG Grant — custom transformation (50% SMEs)
• PTRG — Part-Time Re-employment Grant for senior workers (S$125k)
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