These funding options provide significant support for our clients who are professionals and caregivers, helping them to enhance their skills and competencies in their respective fields.
Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) UTAP is a funding scheme under the NTUC to support union members in their skills upgrading efforts. It provides a 50% unfunded course fee support, capped at $250 per calendar year.
Eligibility Criteria:
- NTUC members with a paid-up membership before course commencement and throughout the entire course duration.
Application Process:
- Applications are submitted online via the NTUC website.
For more detailed information, visit the NTUC UTAP page.
- UTAP funding is only applicable to NTUC union members who will enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support, capped at $250 or $500 (aged 40 years old and above; this will apply from 15 April 2025 to 31 March 2027) each year when they sign up for courses supported under UTAP. This excludes SkillsFuture Credit utilisation and other government subsidies.
- Union Members Eligibility for UTAP Application (https://www.ntuc.org.sg/skillsupgrade)
- Union member must commence the course within UTAP approved period.
- Union member must achieve minimum attendance (75%) for the course based on existing Government regulations and sit for all prescribed examination(s) if any.
- Union member must submit claims via UTAP system within 6 months after course completion.
- Union member must not claim full funding through company sponsorship or other types of funding.
- Union member must have paid-up union membership before course commencement, throughout the entire course duration and at the point of claim.
- Should trainees have queries on the UTAP funding scheme, they can email to UTAP@e2i.com.sg or use the Live Chat function to enquire on membership matters
