Career Conversion Programme for Tourism Professionals

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What is it?

WSG’s Career Conversion Programme for Tourism Professionals aims to support tourism companies to train new hires and reskill existing workers for job roles in the tourism-related sectors including Hotel, MICE, Attractions and Tour and Travel. Companies can receive up to 90% of salary support over the programme duration.

The target trainees are:

  1. New Hires with no prior experience in the job that they are hired for;
  2. Existing workers whose jobs have been redesigned.

Though this CCP can support up to 100% On-the-Job Training (OJT), companies are free to include a few external training programmes over the supportable training period. Companies can reference suitable courses relevant to the tourism sector at Tourism Careers Hub Recommended Courses - Employment and Employability Institute (e2i.com.sg).

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; and
  • Committed to design and implement a robust training plan to support the trainees

 

Candidates eligible for the programme must fulfil the following criteria:

  • Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident;
  • Minimally 21 years old;
  • Must be offered a fixed monthly salary1 of:
    • RnF: ≥$2,000
    • PMET: ≥$2,700
  • Must be a full-timer, on a permanent basis or at least a 12-month employment contract;
  • Must be offered/in a full-time position related to the job role which the CCP is for, and at least a 12-month employment contract;
  • Must not be a shareholder of the company, or its related companies;
  • Must not be related to the owner(s) of the company;
  • Must not be immediate ex-staff of the company
  • Must not be undergoing any programmes funded by WSG concurrently.
  • For existing employees who are onboard programme:
    • Have been hired for at least one year in the company as of date of training commencement
    • Have not been enrolled for the same programme2 before
  • For new hires who are onboard programme:
    • Must have graduated or completed NS for at least two years at the point of application3
    • Must not have prior working experience or been in a similar job role in previous employment4
    • Must be newly hired and able to commence training within the first three months of employment

Footnotes

1 Fixed Monthly Salary = Basic Monthly Salary + Fixed Monthly Allowances

2 WSG’s Career Conversion Programme for Hotel Professionals in 2019-2022

3 This will be counted from the date of graduation from latest qualification, or date of completion of national service, whichever is later.

4 Individuals who have a continuous employment gap of at least 2 years prior to CCP commencement will be allowed to apply for CCP job roles similar to their previous jobs.

How Does It Work?

From 1 April 2024:

Up to 6 months of salary support, based on the following:

  • Up to 70% of salary, capped at $5,000/month for Singapore Citizens/Permanent Residents below age of 40
  • Up to 90% of salary, capped at $7,500/month for Singapore Citizens/Permanent Residents aged 40 years and above5, or Long-term Unemployed (LTU)6

Companies may choose to have 100% OJT or a combination of OJT and external classroom training for your training plan. Please note external classroom training course fee is not supportable under the CCP. However, companies can choose to attend courses that are already funded by other government agencies, such as SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

Footnotes

5 Based on age in the year of CCP commencement

6 LTUs are new hires who have been unemployed and actively looking for jobs for six months or more.

Contact Details

For more information or to apply, please contact Programme Partner - Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) at ccp@sha.org.sg

Click here for Programme Application Form