We believe in keeping our members employable throughout their working life. Through skills upgrading, our members will become multi skilled, more productive and adaptable to changing work environments.
Our e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) also acts as a marketplace for employers, jobseekers and training providers alike. To ensure that jobseekers meet the hiring requirements of employers, e2i conducts employment coaching, and employability and skills training to equip workers with the mindset, skills and job opportunities to stay employable for life. Follow our guided journey on upgrading opportunities to find out more details.
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Job placement exercises for retrenched / unemployed members |
SISEU members registering at e2i for skills upgrading |
SISEU has helped retrenched/ unemployed workers.
Union Training Assistance Programme (UTP)
A funding assistance scheme for union members only!
http://www.e2i.com.sg/services/individuals/apply-for-utap-training-grant
NTUC-Surrogate Employer's Programme (NTUC-SEP)
A programme whereby NTUC acts as a Surrogate Employer to assist employed union members, who are unable to get the employer sponsorship to obtain course fees funding.
To be eligible, all members must meet the following criteria:
- Singaporean or Singapore permanent resident
- Gainfully employed throughout course duration (including exams)
- Must be a first time application for this course. NTUC -SEP will not fund courses which were previously funded through Company sponsorship or other types of funding.
- Paid-up union membership fees throughout whole course duration and at the point of claim
- Attend only ONE course at any ONE time.
Note: All the above criteria must be fulfilled.
Course Fee Funding:
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Courses Targeted at Rank & File Level |
Courses Targeted at PMET Level |
Course fee support |
80% of course fee capped at $7/hr |
50% of course fee capped at $15/hr |
Training Allowance(Applicable for Low-Wage Members Only)
Training Allowance is funded at $5 per course hour, capped at $9,000 per year. This is only applicable for members who fall under any of the following categories:
* Earn a monthly gross salary of S$1,700 and below;
* Earn a monthly basic salary of S$1,400 and below;
To apply, please submit application via http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before course start with the following documents:
- Copy of NRIC (Front & Back)
- Copy of Bank Account
- Copy of Latest Payslip
- Copy of Temporary membership pass (if you are a new member)
Before submission of application, please do inform the training provider that you are applying NTUC-SEP funding.
For step-by-step online Application guide, please click here:
http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg/NTUC-SEP%20Online%20Application%20Guide.pdf
We also worked hand-in-hand with management partners during the crisis in 2009 to bring more training opportunties to our members!
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