CCP for SME Professionals

Employers (SMEs):

• Companies¹ registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Employment size² of not more than 200; OR Annual sales turnover³ of not more than S$100 million
• Must be able to offer employment with a fixed monthly salary of at least $3,500 and at least a 12-month employment contract
  (Note: With effect from 1 April 2025, participating companies in CCPs may offer either full-time or flexi-load working arrangements (e.g. part-time employment) and qualify for CCP support)
• Must put in place structured OJT for the candidate
• Must commit to CCP training arrangements for the trainees
• Must complete an assessment of the company’s human capital (HC) practices using Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP)’s Human Capital Diagnostic Tool (HCDT)
• Be committed to work with SWDA or SNEF on improving HC capabilities and implementing progressive HR practices such as Structured Career Planning.

Nominated Employee(s) (PMETs) :

• Be a Singapore Citizen (SC) or Permanent Resident (PR) aged 21 years and above
• Must be a newly hired PMET (not more than 3 months from date of employment), and nominated by an eligible company for CCP
• Have graduated or completed National Service (NS) at least 2 years⁴ prior at the point of application
• New job role trained under the CCP should be substantially different from previous job role; or
• Has held a similar role previously but was from a non-SME prior to joining the company
• Must not have connections to the CCP participating company:
  • Shareholder of CCP company or its related companies⁵
  • Related⁶ to the owners⁷ of the CCP company; and
  • Immediate ex-staff of the CCP company or related entities
• Must not be undergoing any programmes funded by SWDA concurrently
• Must not have enrolled into the same programme previously

¹ “Companies” is used as a genetic term and is intended to include non-business entities not registered with ACRA such as VWOs and societies, among others.
² A company should include in its employment size any persons employed under a contract of service in accordance with the Employment Act. This is regardless of the nationality of the employee.
³ Annual sales turnover refers to the revenue or sales turnover stated on the company’s income statement.
⁴ This will be counted from the date of graduation from the latest qualification, or date of completion of NS, whichever is later
⁵ This does not apply to shareholders who hold publicly traded shares in listed companies.
⁶ Related individuals refer to these 4 groups

1. Spouse/ex-spouse
2. Children
3. Parents/parents-in-law
4. Siblings

⁷ For non-publicly listed companies, refer to individuals with shareholding per ACRA profile