Career Conversion Programme for Hotel Professionals

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What is it?

WSG's Career Conversion Programme for Hotel Professionals aims to help hotels reskill and upskill existing workers for redesigned job roles. Under the 3-month programme, hotels can receive up to 90% of course fee funding and salary support for the training duration.

The Career Conversion Programme for Hotel Professionals will continue to support progressive hotels to redesign jobs for the post-COVID19 new norm.

Aligned to the shift towards contactless experience/interactions and crowd management, supportable job redesign projects are to be enabled by technology implementation.

Please refer to Programme Factsheet and FAQ for more information.

Who can apply?

All participating companies must fulfil the following criteria:

  • Registered or incorporated in Singapore;
  • Committed to work with WSG or its appointed partner on the necessary administrative matters related to the programme;
  • Implemented/will implement technology and/or system1 that enabled the job redesign into roles in the programme whitelist;
  • Able to offer redesigned job roles which (i) can be found in the programme whitelist2; and (ii) pays monthly gross salaries of at least $1,600 after the programme; and
  • Commit to reskilling and training arrangements.

 

Candidates eligible for the programme must fulfil the following criteria:

  • Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident;
  • Minimally 21 years old;
  • Have been hired for at least one year in the company (i.e. existing employees) and not newly hired after 1 Sep 2020;
  • Must not be a shareholder of the company, or its related companies;
  • Must not be related to the owner(s) of the company; and
  • Must not be undergoing any programmes funded by WSG concurrently.

Footnotes

1 All supportable projects are to be enabled by technology adoption. The timelines for implementation can be: -

  1. For Hotels who have implemented the tech/system - within 1 year from programme application
  2. For Hotels who have yet to implement the tech/system – implement and complete training within 6 months from programme approval

2 Please refer to Annex A for programme whitelist.

How Does it Work?

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

  Course Fee Funding
(For Pre-approved External Classroom Courses)		 Salary Support
  Standard Rates Enhanced Rates Standard Rates Enhanced Rates3
Rank-and-File Up to 90% of course fees subsidy4 Up to 70% of salary capped at $2,000/month Up to 90% of salary capped at $3,000/month
PMET Up to 70% of salary capped at $4,000/month Up to 90% of salary capped at $6,000/month

Hotels are required to select training courses from the list of pre-approved courses and OJT topics.

Click here for Pre-approved External Classroom Training

Click here for Pre-approved OJT templates

Footnotes

3 Applicable for Singapore Citizens (SC) aged 40 and above

4 Course fee funding is subjected to SSG’s prevailing rates. Employers can approach the training providers (SHATEC and NTUC Learning Hub) to find out more about details on course fees for respective courses in the curated list.

Contact Details

To apply, please complete the programme application form and submit to SHA at JRPnT@sha.org.sg

Click here for Programme Application Form

For clarification on the programme, please contact Programme Manager Singapore Hotel Association (SHA): JRPnT@sha.org.sg