In February 2022, the Government set aside S$100 million for the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to scale up Company Training Committees (CTCs). Part of this funding supports the NTUC CTC Grant which assists entities with CTCs, by co-funding their proposals aimed at raising productivity, redesigning jobs and improving work prospects. Applicants seeking to transform their business processes, redefine job roles for workers, and uplift productivity can tap on this grant to drive workforce and enterprise transformation. Please refer to the following for more information:
Important to note:
Submissions via emails or hardcopies will no longer be accepted with effect from 16 July 2023. All new claims are to be submitted via the new e2i Grant Portal.
NTUC Company Training Committee (CTC) Grant
The grant is managed by NTUC's e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) to support entities that have formed Company Training Committees (CTC) to implement transformation plans that would lead to better worker and business outcomes. The grant serves to strengthen worker and business outcomes to bring about:
- Enterprise Transformation which enhances business capabilities, innovation and/or productivity. This can include implementation projects for business software intended to achieve this outcome, such as for ERP software.
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Workforce Transformation which brings better career prospects and wages for local employees (Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents) through efforts such as job redesign.
The applicant must achieve one of the following outcomes:
- Wage increments for employees, and/or
- The implementation of a Career Development Plan (CDP) that has been communicated to employees
What can be supported under the grant?
Items in your project which can be supported by the Grant include the following:
- Implementation of business equipment or software, such as an ERP software
- Consultancy services
- Training in OEM or business software to support job redesign
What is the funding support for eligible entities?
If your application for the CTC Grant is successful, you can expect to see funding support of up to 70% for your project. Your project will be funded by the Grant according to the following criteria:
- The strength of the project from a business transformation perspective.
- The cost of the project from worker outcomes perspective.
Who can apply for the CTC Grant?
To be eligible for the CTC Grant, your business must be legally registered or incorporated in Singapore. Eligible organisations are as follows:
- Companies
- Societies
- Non-profit organisations (NPOs) such as charities and social service agencies (SSAs)
- Restructured hospitals
- Autonomous Universities (AUs)
- Social enterprises
The following types of organisations are not eligible for the CTC Grant:
- Government bodies
- Statutory boards
- Organs of State
- Wholly-owned subsidiaries of Government
How to apply for the CTC Grant?
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Applicant needs to form a Company Training Committee (CTC).
- For non-unionised companies, do reach out to e2i at General Enquiries. From there, our officer will liaise with you.
- For unionised companies or partners of U SME, please engage your representative for more information.
- Applicant needs to develop a transformation plan and show how the plan leads to better worker and business outcomes.
- Applicant should discuss and validate their transformation plan with their CTC senior management representative2 and NTUC / Worker representative*.
- Applicant is recommended to engage e2i to review their project application before submission.
- CTC Grant is open for applications from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2026.
Update: All new applications are to be submitted through the e2i Grant Portal. Submissions via emails or hardcopies will no longer be accepted with effect from 1 January 2023 0000hrs.
2 Senior management representative (e.g. Owner / MD / CEO / GM or key decision maker)
* To determine NTUC / Worker representative, please refer below:
| Types Of CTCs | Representatives |
|---|---|
| Unionised Company | President Of Union, Union Executive Secretary (ES), General Secretary (GS) |
| U SME CTC | Director Of U SME |
| Other NTUC/LM Partners With CTC | NTUC Cluster Leads |
The above information is adapted from NTUC CTC Grant - Employment and Employability Institute. Please refer to the webpage for any latest updates.
NTUC CTC Grant is one of many solutions offered by NTUC's Training & Placement Ecosystem (TPE).
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Items must be deemed relevant and tied to transformation plans that lead to worker and business outcomes. Examples of supportable items:
- Equipment/Software and related OEM/software training
- Consultancy
The CTC Grant provides funding support of up to 70% of qualifying cost for each project. Funding quantum will be assessed based on:
- Strength of project from business transformation perspective
- Cost of project from worker outcomes perspective
- To find out more about CTCs, visit sme@ntuc.org.sg
- To set up CTCs, contact your union or email us at sme@ntuc.org.sg
- Engage with E2i at e2i.sg/ctcenquiries when your draft transformation plan is ready.
- Applications are open on E2i Grant Portal
- After implementing your approved project and achieving the committed outcomes, please submit your claim no later than 1 month after the end date specified in your Letter of Award (LOA).
- To submit claims, please complete and submit the NTUC CTC Grant Claim Form and Outcome Report. To ctcgrant@e2i.com.sg.
- If further clarification is required, an e2i officer will reach out to you.
- Once your claim is approved, you will receive an email notification.
