1] SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)
Funding Period: Until 05 Jan 2025
Course Reference Number: TGS-2020502467

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above will receive an opening credit of S$500 from the government. You may wish to use your SFC to pay for partial/full ISCA course fees. 

On 1 Oct 2020, the Government provided a one-off SkillsFuture Credit Top-up of $500 for all eligible Singaporeans aged 25 or above by 31 Dec 2020. Singaporeans aged 40 to 60 by 31 Dec 2020 will also receive an Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support) of $500 which can be used for courses under: (i) SGUnited Skills Programme, (ii) SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme – Company Training, and (iii) Career Transition Programmes. This additional SFC (Mid-Career Support) is NOT applicable for use on ISCA courses. (For more information on the SFC scheme, please visit www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg)

If you wish to enrol for the course with SFC Funding, please proceed with the following steps:

• Step 1: You will need to ensure that you have sufficient SkillsFuture Credits in your SkillsFuture Credit account in order to make a successful claim. Please check your SFC account balance here.
• Step 2: Register for the course online via ISCA Portal.
• Step 3: Upon adding to cart, the system will prompt a question “Do you wish to apply for SkillsFuture Credit?”, click “Yes” and input all required information.
• Step 4: At the Cart page, please ensure that SFC funding is applied before clicking “Checkout”.
• Step 5:Upon receiving an email that the programme status is confirmed, please proceed to submit SFC claim on SkillsFuture Portal within 60 days before the course start date and obtain the necessary approval. Please submit SFC claim via SFC portal (www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg).

Failure to submit claim application and obtain necessary approval before the course start date will result in topping up of the SFC indicated for use. Please note that there will be an administrative fee of $43.20 for any revision of invoice.

2] NTUC Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

NTUC members enjoy 50% *unfunded course fee support for up to $250 each year when you sign up for courses supported under UTAP. NTUC members aged 40 and above can enjoy higher funding support up to $500 per individual each year, capped at 50% of unfunded course fees, for courses attended between 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2025.

*Unfunded course fee refers to the balance course fee payable after applicable government subsidies. This excludes material fees, registration fees, misc. fees etc.

This course is approved for UTAP support for intakes conducted between 08 February 2024 – 31 March 2025.

As UTAP is given on calendar year basis, and calculated based on year of training taken, it cannot be accumulated.

• Maintained paid-up NTUC membership before course, throughout course duration and at the point of claim and;
• Course by training provider must be supported under UTAP and training must commence within the supported period and;
• Unfunded course fee must not be fully sponsored by company or other types of funding
• Unfunded course fee must be S$20.00 and above, and;
• Member must achieve a minimum of 75% attendance for each application and sat for all prescribed examination(s), if any and;
• UTAP application must be made within 6 months after course ends.

For more information on UTAP Funding and to submit for UTAP claims, please visit https://www.ntuc.org.sg/uportal/programmes/union-training-assistance-programme. Terms and conditions apply.