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The Career Conversion Programme (CCP) for Accounting Professionals is aimed at equipping mid-career individuals with the necessary skillsets to take on accounting job roles in either In-House F&A Functions or Accounting Practices, with specialisation in one of the following functional tracks:
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
- Assurance
- Tax
Eligibility for Individuals
- The Programme is open to all company-sponsored applicants who meet the following General Eligibility Criteria:
- Be a Singapore Citizen (SC) or Permanent Resident (PR) aged 21 years and above;
- New hires must have graduated or completed NS, whichever is later, at least two years at the point of application;
- Must be a newly hired PMET (i.e. not more than three (3) months from date of employment), and nominated by an eligible company for the CCP;
- Must not be in a similar job role prior to joining the CCP;
- Must not be a shareholder of the participating company, or its related companies;
- Must not be related to the owner(s) of the participating company; and
- Must not be immediate ex-staff of participating company or its related companies.
Funding support
WSG’s Funding to Employers | Standard Rate | Enhanced Rate |
Salary Support
| Up to 70% of monthly salary for CCP training duration (capped at $4,000 per month) | Up to 90% of monthly salary for CCP training duration (capped at $6,000 per month) For SC trainees who are unemployed and actively seeking employment for six months or more, and/or SC trainees aged 40 years and above in the year of commencement of the CCP. |
For more information, visit
https://conversion.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/portal/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgID=P00001981
This program provides individuals with peer-level support and career guidance as they navigate professional pathways to advance their careers or transit to other jobs.
For more information, visit
https://www.wsg.gov.sg/volunteer-career-advisors.html
If you are a Singapore Citizen (SC) aged 40 to 60 years old (inclusive) as at 31 December 2020, you are eligible for a one-off SkillsFuture Credit top-up of $500.
(This is on top of the $500 SkillsFuture Credit top-up that was credited to SCs aged 25 and above as at 31 December 2020.)
This top-up aims to provide mature workers with reskilling and upskilling opportunities to remain relevant and competitive, or to switch to different sectors/job roles.
The $500 Additional SkillsFuture Credit will expire on 31 Dec 2025.
For more information, visit
The Accountancy Careers Hub (ACH) is a joint initiative by NTUC’s e2i, Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC), and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), which aims to be the main touchpoint providing employment and employability support for the accountancy sector. The ACH offers targeted sectoral career guidance, jobs, training courses, and industry-specific events and resources to jobseekers who are looking to enter the industry or in-employment workers exploring new career tracks within the accountancy sector or are looking to upskill to advance their career within the industry.
Learn more about the ACH here.