Get a training grant to defray costs of developing or introducing new capabilities.

For who?

• Singapore-registered firms, companies or organisations.
  
  
• Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents (PR). In some instances, support under INTECH may be extended to expatriate staff who can transfer know-how or knowledge to Singapore Citizens. Expatriate staff supported should attain PR within 2 years from the completion of training.
  
  
• Trainees should be employees of the company or business entity receiving the INTECH grant.

For what?

• To encourage manpower development in applying new technologies, industrial research and development (R&D), and professional know-how within companies or industries.
  
  
• The activities supported are:
  
  
  1. Company Specific Projects
     
     
     • Start-up training for companies moving into new areas involving desirable technology or know-how.
       
       
     • Setting up of industrial R&D, design or development centres, or centres of excellence. Such facilities should provide new infrastructure for the growth of future activities.
     
     
  2. Industry Wide Projects
     
     
     • Development of new capabilities that will benefit several companies within the industry.

How much?

1. Company Specific Projects
   
   
   • For trainees, grant is based on fixed quantum per trainee day (t-day) up to a maximum period of 24 months.
      

     	Overseas Training
     	Professionals*	Technicians
     R&D	S$240/ t-day	S$180/ t-day
     Start-up	S$150/ t-day	S$120/ t-day

     
     
     

     	Local Training
     	Professionals*	Technicians
     R&D	S$140/ t-day	S$80/ t-day
     Start-up	S$70/ t-day	S$40/ t-day

     
     *Refers to diploma holders earning more than S$2,500 basic monthly salary, or degree holders.
     
     
   • For trainers, grant support is subject to a maximum of 50% of allowable costs for start-up training and 70% of allowable costs for R&D training. The maximum total grant is S$10,000 per trainer per month up to a maximum period of 6 months.
     
     
   • For local training projects that involve expatriate trainers, support will be granted either on a fixed quantum per trainee day basis or as a percentage of allowable costs for the expatriate trainer(s) in Singapore.
     
     
2. Industry Wide Projects
   
   
   • Support of up to 70% of allowable costs may be given. Equipment and building costs may be supported for projects that benefit the whole industry.

Things to note

• Short-term training (less then 3 weeks) of remedial nature such as induction courses and seminars/conferences will generally NOT be supported.
  
  
• Trainees shall be bonded to the recipient companies for a bond period of up to 24 months depending on the length of training period supported.
  
  
• Training must not have commenced at the time of application.

For more info

Initiatives in New Technology (INTECH)
Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

Download the Initiatives in New Technology (INTECH) Brochure (PDF)