Get a grant to sponsor your staff for media-related courses and overseas attachments.

For who?

• Singapore-based media companies.
  
  
• Trainees must be media professionals who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents.

For what?

• To encourage media businesses in Singapore to send their staff for courses and overseas attachments to:
  
  
  • acquire advanced specialist media-related skills
  • gain international experience
  • network locally and internationally

• The training areas under CDS are:
  
  
  • creative skills (e.g. producing, directing, scriptwriting, cinematography and set design)
  • business management skills
  • new and emerging media technologies

How much?

• Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) co-funds up to 50% of the qualifying expenses, subject to a maximum of S$15,000 per trainee.

Things to note

• Self-sponsored trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents with at least 6 years of working experience in the media industry.

For more info

Capability Development Scheme (CDS)
Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA)