What is it?
The new SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme will provide greater structural support for mid-career Singaporeans aged 40 years and above to pursue a substantive skills reboot and stay relevant in a changing economy.
SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up
- SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up of $4,000, to further offset out-of-pocket course fees for selected courses that have better employability outcomes.
- Can be used for about 9,000 selected courses that support substantive upskilling and reskilling.
- Institutions of Higher Learning full qualifications and shorter modules that stack to a full qualification
- MOE-subsidised full qualifications from the University of the Arts Singapore and Arts Institutions
- SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP), which are SSG's train-and-place programmes in sectors with good hiring opportunities
- Courses aligned to training requirements in Progressive Wage Model (PWM) sectors
- Workplace Literacy and Numeracy courses.
Greater access to full-time diplomas in polytechnics, ITE and the Arts Institutions
- Currently, Singaporeans qualify for the Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) which covers up to 90% of the fees for courses funded by SkillsFuture Singapore and at least 90% of the programme cost for Ministry of Education-funded courses.
- From Academic Year 2025, Singaporeans can receive subsidies for another publicly-funded full-time diploma, and qualify for the MCES.
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance
- Full-Time Long Form Training: From mid-March 2025, Singapore Citizens who enrol in an eligible full-time, long-form programme can apply for the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance. It will apply to eligible
training from 1 April 2025, with the first disbursement in the following month. The allowance will be based on 50% of one's average income over the latest available 12-month period, capped at $3,000 a month.
- NEW Part-Time Long Form Training: The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance will be extended to selected part-time training from early 2026. Singapore Citizens who wish to continue working
while pursuing substantive part-time training will receive a flat rate of $300 per month to defray incidental training expenses.
- The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance will support both full-time and part-time long-form training for a total of 24 months over an individual’s lifetime.
More details will be released at the Ministry of Education's Committee of Supply.