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Skills Development Fund (SDF) For Training Providers

Do you provide training courses? Get your courses funded by the Skills Development Fund (SDF).

For who?

  • Singapore-based training providers who offer in-house or public training programmes and assessment.

For what?

  • To enable training providers to submit their certifiable, non-certifiable and overseas training courses for SDF-funding.

  • For details, please see “Criteria for Support” on the SDF website.

How much?

Funding Levels For Courses Funded By SDF

Type Of Training

Conducted By

Current Funding Rates

Below 40

40 & Above
& Holding ‘A’ Levels Or Below
Certifiable Courses
Courses leading to national or industry-wide certification. 
External training providers 80% of course fees subject to S$7 per trainee-hour 90% of course fees subject to S$11 per trainee-hour
In-house own instructors

S$7 per trainee-hour

Non-Certifiable Courses External training providers 100% of course fees subject to S$2 per trainee-hour. SMEs under SUPER can get up to S$4 per trainee-hour.
In-house own instructors
Overseas Training Courses
Courses conducted outside Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Location within Asia S$80 per trainee-day
Location outside Asia S$120 per trainee-day

Things to note

  • SDF also funds the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) courses. You may want to learn more about WSQ Accreditation For Organisations.

  • The funds in SDF come from Skills Development Levy (SDL) contributions.