Career Conversion Programme (CCP) for Sea Transport Professionals and Associates

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Career Conversion Programme (CCP) for Sea Transport Professionals and Associates

Overview

Course Date:
TBA
Registration Period:
TBA
Duration/Frequency:
PMETs – up to 6 months, Associates – 3 months
Mode of Training:
Facilitated classroom training (Face-to-Face (F2F) or Online Synchronous), On-the-Job Training (OJT)
Venue:
Facilitated classroom training (Face-to-Face (F2F) or Online Synchronous) - Singapore Polytechnic, On-the-Job Training (OJT) - participating company
Funding:
Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit, Other funding

For companies who are keen to sign up, register your interest here.

Individuals who are interested to join this programme, submit your CVs here.

Only candidates who are shortlisted by SP and hosting companies will be notified to attend interviews. Successful candidates employed by the hosting companies will be placed under the programme.

Course Objective

The Career Conversion Programme (CCP) for Sea Transport Professionals and Associates aims to equip Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (“PMETs”) and Rank-and-File workers (“RnF”) with relevant skillsets to take on Sea Transport related job roles in the area of Port Operations and Services, Shipping, and Maritime Services.The target beneficiaries are Singapore Citizens (SCs) or Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) who are:(a) Mid-career individuals who are seeking to acquire new skills in, or switch careers and take on Sea Transport related job roles(b) Employees currently employed in the Sea Transport sector who are at risk of redundancy and seeking to acquire new skills for new/expanded role(c) Employees currently employed in the Sea Transport sector identified to undergo reskilling to ensure their relevance with the transforming landscape Course Duration and Training Mode: Course Duration: PMETs – up to 6 monthsAssociates – 3 months Training Mode : PMETsNew Hires – 6 months training consisting of facilitated learning (1 core module + 2 elective modules) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) with a company within the sea transport sector.Redeployment – 6 months training consisting of facilitated learning (1 elective module) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) with a company within the sea transport sector.Job Redesign (JR) Reskilling – 3 months training consisting of facilitated learning (1 elective module) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) with a company within the sea transport sector. AssociatesNew Hires – 3 months training consisting of facilitated learning (1 core module) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) with a company within the sea transport sector.Redeployment – 3 months training consisting of facilitated learning (1 elective module) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) with a company within the sea transport sector.Job Redesign (JR) Reskilling – 3 months training consisting of facilitated learning (1 elective module) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) with a company within the sea transport sector. Venue:Facilitated classroom training (Face-to-Face (F2F) or Online Synchronous) - Singapore PolytechnicOn-the-Job Training (OJT) - participating company

Course Outline

List of Core Modules

2-day Shipping Industry Knowledge conducted by SP

List of Elective Modules

Elective modules can be either courses offered by SP, MPA-approved training under Maritime Cluster Fund or courses accredited by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

On-the-Job Training (OJT)

Depending on trainee position.

Please click here for module synopsis and duration for SP modules

Minimum Requirements

Possess at least a NITEC/Higher NITEC/Diploma/Degree from any discipline.\nPast/Current Participating Companies:Participating Companies (Past and Present)Apex Ship Management Pte LtdEastport Maritime Pte LtdFueLNG Pte LtdPACC Ship Managers Pte LtdPACC Offshore Services Holdings LtdPacific Carriers LimitedPaxOcean Engineering Pte Ltd

Certification / Accreditation

An e-Certificate of Performance will be awarded to participants who pass the assessment and meet at least 75% attendance rate.

Suitable for

For Individuals: The Programme is open to all company-sponsored applicants (SCs and PRs) who meet the following General Eligibility Criteria:New HiresMinimum 21 years oldGraduated or completed National Service, whichever is later, at least two years prior at the point of applicationMust not be in the same job role prior to joining the PCPHave no bond obligation with any organisationMeet employer or course-specific selection criteria, where applicableNewly hired within the last 3 months, and nominated by an eligible company prior to enrolment into the programmeRedeploymentHave to be at risk of redundancy and to take on a new role in the companyExisting Full-Time employee with at least 1 year contract remaining at point of enrolmentJob Redesign (JR) ReskillingHas an expanded role in the companyExisting Full-Time employee with at least 1 year contract remaining at point of enrolmentFor Participating Companies:Be registered or incorporated in SingaporeEnsure that new hires cannot be:A shareholder of the PCP company, or its related companies;Related to the owner(s) of the PCP company; andImmediate ex-staff of PCP company or its related companies;Must offer the new hire a job and issue a valid permanent employment contract; full-time contract employment must be at least 12 monthsConversions can be inter-sectoral or intra-sectoral¹Must be able to provide structured OJT training for the candidate.To justify the need for Redeployment and/or Job Redesign Reskilling, company must provide details of their transformation plans in their application², details on the job creation/redesign and/or job enhancement (i.e. current job scope vs new/enhanced job scope)¹Inter-sectoral refers to a new job in a different sector, intra-sectoral refers to a different job in the same sector²All applications would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Course Fees

The course fees payable above are inclusive of 8 % GST rate.

Funding Incentives

Participating companies will be supported with course fee and salary support as follows:

New Hires (Employed between September 2020 and March 2022)
	Course Fee Grant (Standard Rates)	Course Fee Grant (Enhanced Rates)	Salary Support (Standard Rates)	Salary Support (Enhanced Rates)
Rank-and-File (RnF)	Up to 70% of course fee subsidy	Up to 90% of course fee subsidy	35% (capped at $1,000) for SCs aged below 40 & SPRs- For 12 Months	45% (capped at $1,500) for SCs aged 40 & above AND/OR LTU* - For 12 Months
Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMETs)	Up to 70% of course fee subsidy	Up to 90% of course fee subsidy	35% (capped at $2,000) for SCs aged below 40 & SPRs- For 12 Months	45% (capped at $3,000) for SCs aged 40 & above AND/OR LTU* - For 12 Months

*LTU: Long-Term Unemployed - Being unemployed and actively seeking employment for six months or more

New Hires from 1 April 2022 Onwards and Existing Staff
Course Fee Grant (Standard Rates)	Course Fee Grant (Enhanced Rates)	Salary Support (Standard Rates)	Salary Support (Enhanced Rates)
Rank-and-File (RnF)	Up to 70% of course fee subsidy	Up to 90% of course fee subsidy	70% (capped at $2,000) for SCs aged below 40 & SPRs - For 6 Months	90% (capped at $3,000) for SCs aged 40 & above AND/OR LTU* - For 6 Months
Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMETs)	Up to 70% of course fee subsidy	Up to 90% of course fee subsidy	70% (capped at $4,000) for SCs aged below 40 & SPRs- For 6 Months	90% (capped at $6,000) for SCs aged 40 & above AND/OR LTU* - For 6 Months

*LTU: Long-Term Unemployed - Being unemployed and actively seeking employment for six months or more

SkillsFuture Eligible Credit - For more information please click on the link below:
https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/sfec

Jobs Growth Incentive - For more information please click on the link below:
https://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/Schemes/Businesses/Jobs-Growth-Incentive--JGI-/

The Salary Support will commensurate with their academic qualifications and working experience. Companies are not eligible to submit Absentee Payroll claims on behalf of trainees who are in the programme.

Terms and conditions apply for the funding support.

Application Procedure

For interested applicants, please click here to submit your application.

Only candidates who are shortlisted by SP and hosting companies will be notified to attend interviews. Successful candidates employed by the hosting companies will be placed under the programme.

For interested participating companies, please click here to submit your participation form.

For other enquiries, please email to pace@sp.edu.sg

Payment Mode

a) For payment via PayNow, please enter the UEN No. T08GB0056ACET and indicate the invoice/registration number.

b) For payment via Telegraphic Transfer, details will be provided in the invoice to companies.