What is the NTUC CTC Grant?

The $70 million NTUC Company Training Committee (CTC) Grant serves to support entities with CTCs by co-funding their proposals to raise productivity, redesign jobs and improve work prospects.

Applicants that are looking to transform their business process, redesign jobs for workers and uplift productivity can tap on the new grant to bring about workforce and enterprise transformation. Please refer to the following for more information:

 

Important to note:

Submissions via emails or hardcopies will no longer be accepted with effect from 1 January 2023 0000hrs. All new applications are to be submitted via the new e2i Grant Portal.

 

The grant is managed by NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) to support entities that have formed Company Training Committees (CTC) to implement transformation plans that would lead to better worker and business outcomes. The grant serves to strengthen worker and business outcomes to bring about:

  • Enterprise transformation: Enhanced business capabilities, innovation and/or productivity;

and

  • Workforce transformation: Better career prospects and better wages for local workers (Singapore Citizens / Singapore Permanent Residents) through efforts such as job redesign. Applicant to commit at least 1 of following worker outcomes:
    • wage increase; and/or
    • implemented Career Development Plan (CDP) that is communicated to staff.

 

What can be supported under the grant?

Items must be deemed relevant and tied to transformation plans that lead to worker and business outcomes. Examples of supportable items:

  • Equipment/Software and related OEM/software training
  • Consultancy

Who can apply?

Entities1 legally registered or incorporated in Singapore i.e. companies, societies, non-profit organisations such as charities and social service agencies are welcome to apply.

1 Government bodies, statutory boards, organs of state, and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Government are not eligible.

How to apply for the CTC Grant?

  • Applicant needs to form a Company Training Committee (CTC).
  • Applicant needs to develop a transformation plan and show how the plan leads to better worker and business outcomes.
  • Applicant should discuss and validate their transformation plan with their CTC senior management representative2 and NTUC / Worker representative*.
  • Applicant is recommended to engage e2i to review their project application before submission.
  • CTC Grant is open for applications from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2026.
  • Update: All new applications are to be submitted through the e2i Grant Portal. Submissions via emails or hardcopies will no longer be accepted with effect from 1 January 2023 0000hrs. If your earlier application was sent by 31 December 2022, there is no need to resubmit the application in the system.

2 Senior management representative (e.g. Owner / MD / CEO / GM or key decision maker)

*To determine NTUC / Worker representative, please refer below:

 

 Types of CTCs  NTUC / Workers rep
Unionised Company  President of Union, Union Executive Secretary (ES), General Secretary
(GS)
U SME CTC  Director of U SME
Other NTUC/LM partners with CTC  NTUC Cluster Leads

 

The above information is adapted from NTUC CTC Grant - Employment and Employability Institute (e2i.com.sg). Pls refer to the webpage for any latest updates.


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Frequently asked questions

Items must be deemed relevant and tied to transformation plans that lead to worker and business outcomes. Examples of supportable items:

  • Equipment/Software and related OEM/software training
  • Consultancy

The CTC Grant provides funding support of up to 70% of qualifying cost for each project.

Funding quantum will be assessed based on:

  • Strength of project from business transformation perspective
  • Cost of project from worker outcomes perspective

  1. After implementing your approved project and achieving the committed outcomes, please submit your claim no later than 1 month after the end date specified in your Letter of Award (LOA).
  2. To submit claims, please complete and submit the NTUC CTC Grant Claim Form and Outcome Report to ctcgrant@e2i.com.sg.
  3. If further clarification is required, an e2i officer will reach out to you.
  4. Once your claim is approved, you will receive an email notification.

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