Is your business in the construction industry? Get a grant to train new workers without industry experience to become tradesmen.

For who?

• Singapore-based companies in the construction industry who wish to hire and train employees without industry experience to become tradesmen.
  
  
• Individuals who wish to become tradesmen in the construction industry.
  
  
• Trainees under this grant must be:
  
  
  • Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents
  • physically fit
  • able to speak and write in English
    
    
• Trainees should also have:
  
  
  • primary school education

For what?

• To encourage construction businesses to hire jobseekers without industry experience by subsidising the costs of training inexperienced new employees to become tradesmen.
  
  
• From the jobseeker’s perspective, CORE Plus encourages those without construction industry experience to take up jobs as tradesmen in the industry.
  
  
• The grant can be used for CORE Plus Specialisation courses offered by the BCA Academy (formerly known as Construction Industry Training Institute).
  
  
• There are 14 courses to choose from. Some of these are compulsory courses that tradesmen must attend before they can operate cranes. For a list of courses and fees, please download the CORE Plus Courses (PDF) from Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)’s website.

How much?

• The training grant amount is based on the age and academic qualifications of the trainee.
  
  

  Type Of Trainee	Trainees (40 years old & below, with ‘A' Levels & below)	Other Trainees
  Course Grant Per Trainee*	90% of course fees or S$16 per hour, whichever is lower	80% of course fees or S$11 per hour, whichever is lower
  Absentee Payroll Per Trainee*