WHY UPGRADE YOUR WORKERS TO HIGHER SKILLED?

Benefits:

1. Levy savings
   

2. Workers can stay longer

3. Improve productivity
   

Workforce Training and Upgrading (WTU)

What is it?
The Workforce Training and Upgrading Scheme co-funds the costs of selected skills assessment and training courses to upgrade the skills of workforce in the built environment.

Who is it for?
Firms in the construction sector with local or foreign workforce who meet the qualifying criteria may apply to the Scheme for funding support for training courses and assessment approved by BCA.

How Much?

* The familiarisation courses are also available at various BCA Approved Training and Testing Centres (ATTC).
For full details of the familiarisation courses and skills assessments for CoreTrade registration,please refer to
http://www.bca.gov.sg/coretrade/registration_requirements.html

Qualifying Criteria

For local participants (i.e. Participants who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents):
• Achieved at least 75% course attendance rate; and
• Sat for the skills assessments.
Note: For a particular course, if Skills Development Fund (SDF) funding is applicable, the participants should tap on the SDF.

For foreign participants:
• Must possess at least 4 years of construction experience in Singapore;
• Achieved at least 75% course attendance rate; and
• Sat for and pass the skills assessments.

Schedule of Foreign Worker Levy Changes Until 2017