What are the requirements to be entitled for SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funding?

To qualify for SSG funding, participants must complete and pass all required assessments associated with the course. In circumstances where the funding criteria is not met, and in accordance with the terms outlined in your course registration form, our academy reserves the right to claim from course participants either the full amount or any portion of the course funding that has not been disbursed by SSG.

I am a LTVP Pass Holder, am I eligible for SSG Funding?

No, eligibility for SSG funding is limited to individuals holding a Long Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+). This support does not extend to holders of a Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP). For more information on the pass types, we encourage our learners to check with the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) directly.

How do i know if my company is eligible for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) funding, if we have never enrolled employees in Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) courses before?

If your company is enrolling employees in WSQ training for the first time, you should declare your SME status through the Enterprise Portal for Jobs and Skills (EPJS) to qualify for SSG funding. For more information, please click here.(https://sfec.enterprisejobskills.gov.sg/Callbackhandler/PdfViewer.aspx?IsSMEGuide=True)

Course Ref No: TGS-2021004324

CERT First Aider (with CPR and AED)

Upcoming Schedule:

To Be Announced

Course Overview

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This course is recognised by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and accredited by the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC). It is designed to equip participants with the essential knowledge and practical skills to render first aid and respond effectively to medical emergencies in the workplace as part of a Company Emergency Response Team (CERT). The CERT First Aider Course fulfils the training requirement for CERT members across all tiers under the Fire Safety (Emergency Response Plan and Fire Safety Managers) Regulations.

The programme covers introduction to first aid, management of sprains, dislocations, cuts, fractures and burns, and improvised carrying techniques. Participants will also receive hands on training in 1 Rescuer Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and 1 Rescuer use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED in Adult). Practical competency assessment includes 1 Rescuer 2 Minutes Adult Continue Chest Compression (CCC), assessed with high performance recording or script result printing to ensure competency standards are met.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive a CERT First Aider certificate recognised by SCDF and a CPR+AED certificate accredited by SRFAC, each valid for two years from the date of completion.

Who should attend:

Designated Company Emergency Response Team (CERT) members, in particular CERT First Aiders, First Response Team members, Site Incident Controllers, Fire Safety Managers, CPR and AED responders, school personnel, volunteers and any individual assigned an emergency response role in the workplace.
From 2017, there must be a minimum of four trained first aiders in every Company Emergency Response Team.

Course Information

Entry Requirements:

Participants must be aged 21 years and above at the time of course enrolment.
Participants must have attained a minimum education level of PSLE or equivalent qualification.
Participants must possess the ability to read, write and comprehend instructions in the English language, as the course materials and assessments are conducted in English.

Course Duration (9 hours):

09:00am to 07:00pm

Funding Criteria

Funding Eligibility

Eligibility for SSG funding is limited to individuals holding a Long Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+).
This support does not extend to holders of a Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP).
SMEs enrolling employees in WSQ training for the first time must declare their status through the SkillsFuture Business portal to qualify for SSG funding.

SkillsFuture Credit

Singaporeans aged 25 and above can utilise their SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) Opening Credit for this course.
The Opening Credit of $500 does not expire.
Please note that the one-off $500 SkillsFuture Credit top-up issued in 2020 expired on 31 December 2025 and is no longer available for use.

Absentee Payroll

Eligible companies sponsoring employees for training may claim absentee payroll funding at a flat rate of S$4.50 per hour of attended training, with a yearly cap of $100,000 per enterprise.

SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)

Eligible employers receive a one-off S$10,000 credit per company to cover up to 90% of out-of-pocket expenses on qualifying costs, over and above the support levels of existing schemes.
The credit applies to both local and foreign employees enrolled in eligible training courses. The 90% is calculated on remaining out-of-pocket costs after all other subsidies have been applied, not on the full course fee.
The S$10,000 credit is shared across all courses and programmes per company. Up to S$7,000 may be used for enterprise transformation.
There is no cap on the amount used for workforce transformation.
The current SFEC has been extended until the redesigned SFEC is ready in the second half of 2026 under the Enterprise Workforce Transformation Package (EWTP).
All unused amounts under the current SFEC will expire when the redesigned scheme launches. Eligible companies will receive a fresh S$10,000 credit in a digital wallet upon launch of the new scheme. There is no need to apply separately for SFEC. Eligible employers are automatically notified by Enterprise Singapore.

Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Criteria

Must be registered or incorporated in Singapore. Either employ no more than 200 staff or have an annual turnover not exceeding $100 million at the group level.

Disclaimer:

Nett fee is calculated after funding subsidies and includes a 9% GST based on the full course fee. First Aid and Healthcare Academy reserves the right to reclaim and recover any and all amounts of funding that are not disbursed by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) in the event that a learner fails to successfully complete the required assessment(s) or for any other reason as determined by SSG. All fees and funding are subject to prevailing government policies and may be revised without prior notice.

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