Career Conversion Programme (CCP) Place-and-Train (PnT) for Advanced Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing Professionals

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Career Conversion Programme (CCP) Place-and-Train (PnT) for Advanced Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing Professionals

Overview

Course Date:
TBA
Registration Period:
TBA
Duration/Frequency:
PMETs – 15 months
Mode of Training:
PMETs – 6 months training consisting of facilitated learning (3 core modules) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) with a company within the biopharmaceuticals manufacturing industry.
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

Companies who are interested,

Register your Interest Here

Individuals who are interested to join this programme can submit their CVs at this link.

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), Place-and-Train (PnT) for Advanced Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing Professionals aims to equip Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (“PMETs”) with the relevant skills and competencies to take on job roles in the biopharmaceuticals manufacturing industry.

The target beneficiaries are Singapore Citizens (SCs) or Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) who are:

Mid-career individuals who are seeking to acquire new skills in, or switch careersand take on biopharmaceuticals manufacturing related job roles

Course Outline

There are a total of 12 Core Modules under Singapore Polytechnic to choose from:

List of Core Modules

Biologics Track

Follow Good Manufacturing Practices
Apply Continuous Process Improvement Techniques
Apply Safety in Process Plant

Pharmaceuticals Track

Operate Inoculation and Fermentation Reactors
Operate Single-Use Technologies
Operate Tangential Flow Filtration Process Equipment

Cell & Gene Therapy

Apply Aseptic Cell Culture Techniques
Illustrate a Lifecycle Plan for a Manufacturing Facility
Operate Single-Use Technologies

On-the-Job Training (OJT)

Depending on trainee position.

Please click here for module synopsis and duration

Minimum Requirements

Possess at least an Engineering / Science related NITEC / Higher NITEC / Diploma / Degree

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:

Minimum 21 years old
Graduated or completed National Service, whichever is later, at least two years prior at the point of application
Must not be in the same job role prior to joining the PCP
Have no bond obligation with any organisation
Meet employer or course-specific selection criteria, where applicable
Newly hired within the last 3 months, and nominated by an eligible company prior to enrolment into the programme

For Participating Companies:

Be registered or incorporated in Singapore
Ensure that new hires cannot be:
- A shareholder of the PCP company, or its related companies;
- Related to the owner(s) of the PCP company; and
- Immediate 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 months
Conversions can be inter-sectoral or intra-sectoral¹
Must be able to provide structured OJT training for the candidate.

¹Inter-sectoral refers to a new job in a different sector, intra-sectoral refers to a different job in the same sector

Participating Companies (Past and Present)

Straits Biotech
MSD
Ciba Vision
GenScript Biotech

Course Fees

Applicants/Eligibility	Follow Good Manufacturing Practices	Apply Continuous Process Improvement Techniques	Apply Safety in Process Plant	Operate Inoculation and Fermentation Reactors	Operate Single-Use Technologies	Operate Tangential Flow Filtration Process Equipment	Apply Aseptic Cell Culture Techniques	Illustrate a Lifecycle Plan for a Manufacturing Facility
Duration (Hrs)	8	15	21	40	18	18	40	30
Full Course Fee	$650	$900	$1,200	$3,000	$1,700	$1,700	$3,600	$2,000
Nett Course Fee after Standard rate subsidy (70%)	$195	$270	$360	$900	$510	$510	$1,080	$600
Nett Course Fee after Enhanced rate subsidy (90%)	$65	$90	$120	$300	$170	$170	$360	$200

* SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Funding and Enhanced Training Support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Click here for more details

Funding Incentives

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

New Hires (Employed between September 2020 and March 2023)
	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 2023 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

Registration of Interest:
Companies who are interested,

Register your Interest Here

Individuals who are interested to join this programme can submit their CVs at this link.

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.