maydayminiworkshop
As part of the May Day celebrations and the Labour Movement, NTUC LearningHub is committed to continue helping workers to adapt to workplace transformations. Join us in our series of complimentary mini-workshops curated to help prepare workers to cope with the evolving labour landscape or cater to personal interest groups. Experience LearningHub’s unique approach to course delivery to make learning interesting and experiential.
Enhanced Training Support & Absentee Payroll
The Enhanced Training Support Package (ETSP) was part of the Stabilisation and Support Package and supplementary Resilience Budget announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. It seeks to help companies in affected sectors tide over the economic impact of the pandemic and to help them position themselves for subsequent recovery.
A) Enhanced Training Support Package [ETSP]
Companies from ETSP sectors will enjoy subsidies of up to 90% of the course fees when they sponsor their employees for CAT-A or CAT-B SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funded courses.
These are the sectors that will enjoy the subsidies:
- ETST: Tourism, Retail, Hospitality, F&B, Arts & Culture Sector (package will end on 31 Dec 2021)
- ETSL: Land Transport (package will end on 31 Dec 2021)
- ETSA: Air Transport (package will end on 31 Dec 2021)
- ETSM: Marine & Offshore (package will end on 31 Dec 2021)
B) Enhanced Absentee Payroll
From 1 Jan 2021, the Enhanced Absentee Payroll funding rate will be revised to 80% of hourly basic salary capped at $7.50/hour, for employers in all sectors
C) Legend:
- DUAL MODE: Virtual Learning Class or Face-2-Face Class
- F2F: Face-2-Face Class
- NON ETS: Not available under ETS programme