• Introduced by Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Workforce Singapore (WSG).
• Help fresh graduates develop industry-relevant skills & experiences, expand their professional networks & boost their employability in preparation of the eventual recovery
• Up to 21,000 traineeship opportunities in various sectors, lasting up to 12 months each, provided to fresh graduates & those about to graduate from ITEs, Polytechnics, Universities and other educational institutions.

• Bring in new graduates as trainees to support your business needs
• Tap on government financial support during the traineeship period
• Hire well-performing trainees as permanent employees after the traineeship period, when business conditions stabilise & hiring picks up

• Traineeships can commence after the Host Company’s application for Traineeship positions has been approved by SBF and the company has selected the trainee.

• Host Companies can offer a Traineeship of up to 12 months.
• Traineeships must begin by 31st December 2020.

• No. The Traineeship cannot be extended as the duration was assessed based on approved plans.
• Host Companies may consider hiring the trainees if there are more roles for the trainee to undertake and/or tap on other available Government grants for immediate hiring needs.

• In the event of unforeseen circumstances or unsuitable trainee fit, Host Companies can terminate the Traineeship while providing sufficient notice to the trainee, as stipulated in the training agreement.
• They should seek approval from SBF with an explanation for terminating the Traineeship. Likewise, trainees are also allowed to leave the Traineeship at any time if there are good reasons to do so (e.g managed to secure a full-time job) while providing sufficient notice.
• Government funding for the training allowance will be provided for the duration of the fulfilled traineeship.

• As this is a Traineeship where there is no employer-employee relationship, Host Companies are not obliged to offer employee benefits to trainees.
• Host Companies may choose to offer benefits on a discretionary goodwill basis.

• Yes. Host Companies can offer their trainees with a full-time role, if they find the individual’s performance satisfactory.

• Host Companies should propose Development Plans for the traineeships offered. The Development Plan will be assessed by SBF. Development Plans for the trainees should be clearly different from the work done by a regular employee of the host company.

• Yes. Host Companies can develop virtual Traineeship programmes during this period.
• These will be evaluated by SBF to ensure that Traineeships conducted via this mode still provide meaningful developmental opportunities for the trainees.

• Traineeships offered by Host Companies can be conducted overseas.
• Such requirements must be made known upfront during the posting of Traineeship opportunities on mycareersfuture.sg.
• Host companies will need to fully bear the cost associated with overseas training.
• Prevailing national travel advisories and restrictions will still apply.

• Trainees will be tied to a specific host company (based on UEN) for the duration of the programme, and the Host Company will be responsible for all Traineeship arrangements.
• Requirements for rotation to affiliated companies must be made known upfront during submission of plans to SBF and made clear to prospective applicants when the opportunity is posted on mycareersfuture.sg.
• SBF and WSG will conduct regular checks to ensure that Host Companies comply fully with approved Traineeship plans.

• If there are any further queries on SGUnited Traineeships Programme, you can submit your query to Workforce Singapore here.

• Government will fund 80% of the training allowance
• Host Company funds the remaining 20%
• Monthly training allowance provided to each trainee may vary depending on the Traineeship Scope, based on Traineeship requirements as below:
  

• Host Companies are required to pay out the monthly training allowance to trainees on a monthly basis.
• Correspondingly, SBF will reimburse the Government co-funded portion of the training allowance on a monthly basis to Host Companies on the programme.

• As this is a training programme, there is no employment relationship between the trainees and Host Companies. Thus, Host Companies do not need to pay CPF.

• Trainees are not considered employees, and Host Companies will not receive JSS payouts for these trainees.

• Yes, Host Companies must post Traineeship opportunities on mycareersfuture.sg. From there, Host Companies will be able to receive applications from interested fresh graduates and directly liaise with the applicants.
• Once the traineeship is offered and accepted, the Host Company must inform SBF to begin the Traineeship. The Host Company must update the mycareersfuture.sg posting and indicate that the opportunity has been filled.

• Yes, apart from posting on mycareersfuture.sg, companies can also post your listings on TalentTribe with the hashtag #SGUnitedTraineeships in the job title. This will give your position better exposure to potential trainees.
• Once the traineeship is offered and accepted, you must inform SBF to begin the traineeship.
• You will also need to update the mycareersfuture.sg posting and indicate that the opportunity has been filled.
  

• Companies should apply for the programme first and then find the trainees.

All Host Companies must fulfil the following criteria:

• Host Companies must be registered or incorporated in Singapore;
• Offer Traineeships lasting up to 12 months (Traineeship must commence by 31st December 2020);
• Provide clear Traineeship Descriptions and Development Plans that would provide trainees with meaningful developmental opportunities during the Traineeship period, subject to approval by the appointed Programme Manager, Singapore Business Federation.
• Co-fund 20% of the training allowance for the duration of the Traineeship.

• The SGUnited Traineeships Programme will commence from 1st June 2020 onwards.
• Companies interested to be Host Companies for Traineeships under the programme can fill up this Interest Form.
• The appointed Programme Manager, Singapore Business Federation (SBF), will get in touch with companies on the application process, including submissions of detailed Traineeship Descriptions & Development Plans.