There are two main criteria to be considered a SME in Singapore:

1. Registered or incorporated in Singapore
2. Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million

Companies must have their SME status approved in order to qualify for Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) funding. For more information and to verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Applicants will be able to qualify for ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Yes, you have to apply through the company-sponsored funding scheme (ETSS). Click here for more information.

To qualify for the ETSS Funding scheme:

SMEs must meet all of the following eligibility criteria.

• Registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million

SME-sponsored Trainees:

• Must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
• Courses have to be fully paid for by the employer
• Trainee is not a full-time national serviceman

Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) – offers additional support for SMEs in the form of higher course fee subsidies. SMEs can receive SkillsFuture funding, of up to 90% of the course fees when they sponsor their employees to attend SSG-supported courses. Click here for more information.

To qualify for the ETSS Funding scheme:

SMEs must meet all of the following eligibility criteria.

• Registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million

SME-sponsored Trainees:

• Must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
• Courses have to be fully paid for by the employer
• Trainee is not a full-time national serviceman

Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessments in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University. Participants who are late beyond 1.5 hours will not be admitted to the class.

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore and IBF, participants are required to pass the associated assessment in order to be eligible for funding. 

Note: Please be informed that participants who are not able to meet the minimum attendance requirement of 75% will not be eligible for assessments.

Class exercises, assignments, summative and final assessment scripts will not be shared or returned to participants.

Participants who fail the course assessment will be given 1 retake, to be completed within 7 calendar days from the course end date.

Participants who fail the first retake will be allowed a final retake at $174.40 (inclusive of GST), to be completed within 14 calendar days from the course end date. This administrative fee cannot be paid using SkillsFuture credits. 

Participants who do not attempt the retake(s) within the stipulated timeframe, or who do not pass the final retake, will be deemed to have failed the course and will not be issued the full certificate. If the course is a prerequisite module, the participant will not be able to proceed with the subsequent modules. 

In the event a participant has failed the course, there will be no refunds.

The assessment results will be released within 2 weeks of submission.

The mode of assessment differs from course to course. It may come in the form of:

• Online quiz
• Group assignments and presentations
• Individual assignments
• Demonstration
• Practical exam
• Written exam
• Role play
• Oral Questioning
• Others: e.g Multiple Choice Questions