Rise up to new opportunities
Follow the story of Jon, as he decides to take charge of his career:
Upskilling support
SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme
All Singaporeans aged 40 and above can tap into more credit and subsidies for upskilling, and receive financial support for full-time courses.
SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) : $4,000 SkillsFuture Credit top-up, which can be used for about 8,000 selected courses that provide better employability outcomes.
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES): Up to 90% subsidy for courses funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance: Up to $3,000/month, for up to 24 months, in financial support for selected full-time long-form training courses.
Learn more about SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme.
Career opportunities
Mid-Career Pathways Programme
Widen your professional network and gain new industry skills while receiving a monthly training allowance, through attachment opportunities for Singaporean jobseekers aged 40 and above.
This programme offers you:
A full-time attachment of four to six months
Training allowance of up to $3,800 a month
Conversion to a full-time role if performance is satisfactory
Apply for the Mid-Career Pathways Programme.
Career Conversion Programmes (CCP)
Those planning to switch to a new job or sector can access programmes offering industry-recognised training in around 30 sectors:
Place-and-Train: Get hired and receive on-the-job training or industry-recognised training.
Attach-and-Train: Be attached to a company, with opportunities for training and a full-time job placement.
Job Redesign Reskilling: Be reskilled to take on new growth job roles in your company.
Apply for Career Conversion Programmes.
Financial support
SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support (JS) scheme
Receive temporary financial assistance of up to S$6,000 over six months if you are involuntarily unemployed, if you do your part to actively search for a job.
Who is it for?
Singapore Citizens aged 21 and above (from April 2025 onwards) and Permanent Residents aged 21 and above (from early 2026 onwards)
Earned an average monthly income of $5,000 or less, and employed for at least six months, in the last 12 months
Involuntarily unemployed due to reasons such as retrenchment, business closure, dismissal or termination due to illness, injury or accident
How can I qualify?
Take part in job search activities, such as:
Submitting job applications
Going for career coaching
Enrolling in training courses
More details will be made available in April 2025.
Learn more about Jobseeker Support.
Workfare Income Supplement
Workfare supplements the incomes and CPF savings of lower-wage Singaporean workers, and encourages them to work regularly. Eligible employees, self-employed persons and platform workers* can receive Workfare payments of up to $4,200 per year. From 1 January 2025 onwards, Workfare will be enhanced to provide higher payments of up to $4,900 per year.
To qualify, you must meet all the following eligibility criteria:
Singapore Citizen aged 30 years old and above
Gross monthly income of $500 to $2,500 ($500 to $3,000 from 1 January 2025 onwards)
Live in a property with Annual Value of up to $21,000
Do not own more than 1 property
If married, assessable income of your spouse must not exceed $70,000. You and your spouse must also not own more than 1 property.
*From 1 January 2025, platform workers will be recognised as a new category of workers in addition to employees and the self-employed. Platform workers currently qualify for Workfare as self-employed persons.
Find out more about the Workfare Income Supplement.