SDF Approval Criteria

SDF provides funding for our courses as follows:

 

Course Title	SDF Funding	Companies pay these fees for the Courses (less the SDF deduction)
Achieving Higher Performance Customer Service	SMEs* ($56/- per participant)	$532 ($432 plus $100 for EI report etc)
Achieving Higher Performance Customer Service	Other companies ($28/- per participant)	$560 ($460 plus $100 for EI report etc)
Communicating Effectively	SMEs* ($56/- per participant)	$532 ($432 plus $100 for EI report etc)
Communicating Effectively	Other companies ($28/- per participant)	$560 ($460 plus $100 for EI report etc)
Efficient Minutes Writing	SMEs* ($28/- per participant)	S$260
Efficient Minutes Writing	Other companies ($14/- per participant	S$274
Writing Professional Letters and Email	SMEs* ($56/- per participant)	S$432
Writing Professional Letters and Email	Other companies ($28/- per participant)	S$460
Writing Brilliant Reports, Proposals and Staff Papers	SMEs only* ($56/- per participant)	S$432
Presenting Like a Professional	SMEs only* ($56/- per participant)	S$432
Perfecting Your Grammar	SDF categories this course under 'Personal Development Training' and is therefore not eligible for funding.	Full Fees apply $688
Becoming a Powerful Presenter	SMEs only* ($84/- per participant)	S$704
Mastering Business English	SDF categories this course under 'Personal Development Training' and is therefore not eligible for funding.	Full Fees apply S$788
Speaking English with Correct Pronunciation	SDF categories this course under 'Personal Development Training' and is therefore not eligible for funding.	Full Fees apply ($488/-)

 

 

* SMEs are defined as companies with at least 30% local ownership, with Fixed Assets Investments of not more than $15 million, and if it is in the service sector, employment size of not more than 200.

 

 

How to apply for SDF funding

 

1) Sign up as a applicant company on the SDF website. (Only Singapore Registered Companies and Business are eligible for SDF funding.) This will take about 5 to 10 days. To do so, please visit the website at:

 

http://www.sdf.gov.sg

 

2) Once approval is given by SDF, companies are able to sign up for the SDF funding for their employees online, at the SDF website.

 

3) An invoice will be issued by TriLife Communications to applicant companies for the net payment of the course fee.

 

 

Criteria for SDF approval of funding

 

1) The applicant company must be registered or incorporated in Singapore.

2) The trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents (PR) of Singapore.

3) The trainees must be direct employees on the company's payroll.

4) The company must financially sponsor the total cost of training.

5) The training course must be relevant to the company's main business activity.

6) The trainees must attend 75% of the course to obtain SDF funding.

 

The trainees education qualifications' and designations' will not be considered as criteria for funding, in our courses.

 

For full details about SDF funding, please refer to their website:

 

http://www.sdf.gov.sg

 

Best regards

Yours sincerely

Merle Celine Magness (Ms)

Director/Trainer

TriLife Communications