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SkillsFuture & funding for workplace first aid training

Government funding schemes can materially reduce your out-of-pocket cost. We pre-fill the paperwork so your finance team does not have to interpret eligibility rules.

The Singapore government actively funds upskilling, including workplace safety training. The challenge most HR teams face is not the funding itself, it is figuring out which scheme applies to which staff and which course, then filing the forms correctly. We do that part as standard.

What schemes can apply to first aid training

SkillsFuture Credit

Granted to every Singapore Citizen aged 25 and above to offset eligible course fees. This is granted to individuals, not companies, but where individual staff want to use their own credit to top up an employer-funded booking, eligible courses can be claimed.

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

The most relevant scheme for company-funded workplace training. Provides higher course fee subsidies for staff sent on eligible training by qualifying small and medium enterprises. Eligibility depends on company size, turnover and the course in question.

Absentee Payroll Funding

Reimburses a portion of the salary cost for staff time spent in training. Often the largest hidden cost of any training booking is not the course fee, it is the salary cost of pulling staff out of work. Absentee payroll funding closes that gap.

Funding rates change

The exact subsidy levels and eligibility criteria for each scheme are set by Singapore government agencies and updated periodically. We always quote you the funding picture as it stands at the time of your booking, not a generic figure that might be out of date.

How we handle the paperwork on your behalf

  1. You request a quote. We come back within one working day with the gross course fee, eligible funding, and the net out-of-pocket cost after subsidy.
  2. You confirm booking. We send a short pre-class form for participant and company details.
  3. We pre-fill the funding application. Where the scheme requires online submission, we walk your finance contact through the steps. Where forms must be signed by your authorised person, we send them ready to sign.
  4. Class is delivered. Attendance is recorded as required for funding claims.
  5. Post-class claim. We provide the attendance records, certificates and receipts your finance team needs to file the absentee payroll claim if applicable.

We also do the medical services

Beyond training, First Aid Singapore provides private ambulance, on-site paramedics and lifeguards through our MOH/HCSA-licensed partner operator. Useful to know if your workplace also runs events or has higher-risk operations.

What you need from your finance team

Most claims need a few standard pieces of information that you may want to gather in advance:

  • Company UEN and registered address
  • Authorised signatory details (typically HR head or finance director)
  • Bank details for funding disbursement, where applicable
  • Participant NRIC and basic employment details
  • For SME schemes: confirmation that your company meets the size and turnover thresholds at the time of application
FAQs

Funding questions HR teams ask

SkillsFuture Credit is granted to individual Singaporeans aged 25 and above, not to companies directly. Where eligible courses qualify, individual staff can offset their portion of the course fee using their personal credit. The more relevant scheme for company-funded training is the Enhanced Training Support for SMEs.
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) is a government scheme that provides higher course fee subsidies for staff sent on eligible training by qualifying small and medium enterprises. The intent is to make workplace upskilling affordable for smaller companies that do not have large training budgets. Eligibility depends on company size and turnover.
When you send staff on eligible training, the absentee payroll scheme reimburses a portion of the salary cost for the time they spent in class instead of working. This effectively reduces the hidden cost of training, which for many companies is larger than the course fee itself. We can advise on the application process.
When you confirm a booking, we send you a short pre-class form covering the participant details and your company information needed for funding submission. We pre-fill what we can, walk you through what only your finance team can confirm, and submit on your behalf. After the class we provide attendance records and certificates needed for the post-class claim.
It depends on your company size, turnover, the specific course and the prevailing scheme rates at the time of booking. Funding rates change periodically. We will quote you the gross course fee, the funding eligible portion, and the net out-of-pocket cost so you have full visibility before approving the booking.

Want to know your net cost after funding?

Tell us your headcount and course type. We come back with a quote that shows funding eligibility and net cost.

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