CCP support is available only to companies registered and operating in Singapore.
The converted role must offer a basic monthly salary of at least SGD 3,000.
Career Conversion Programme

CCP Guides

Notes on the Career Conversion Programme, written for Singapore employers deciding whether it is worth applying.

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Hiring Your Freelancer Full Time in Singapore: Will CCP Pay?

9 min read

Hiring your freelancer full time in Singapore? 0 of 67 CCP pages cover it. The written role-change test is the likely hurdle. Ask the partner befor...

CCP flexi-load lets you hire part-time in two of the three CCP modes

CCP Flexi-Load: Hiring Part-Time and Still Funded

16 min read

Yes — in two of the three modes. CCP flexi-load rules changed on 1 April 2025, and SWDA's published CCP FAQs now state that companies in Place-and-...

CCP growth job role: SWDA publishes a definition but no master list of roles

CCP Growth Job Roles: Which Test Applies to Your New Hire

16 min read

A CCP growth job role isn't something you nominate. SWDA defines growth job roles as emerging or good job opportunities with strong long-term prosp...

SWDA’s HR Jobs Transformation Map: 27 roles, 8 high impact, 16 medium, 5 emerging

CCP for HR Roles: Which of the 27 Actually Convert

13 min read

SWDA has mapped 27 HR roles and already sorted them: 8 high-impact at Associate and Executive level, 16 medium-impact at Manager and Head level, an...

Hiring a relative under CCP: SWDA’s four exclusions, from shareholders to anyone related to the decision-maker

Can You Hire a Relative Under CCP? The 4 Exclusions

15 min read

SWDA excludes four kinds of person from CCP funding: shareholders, anyone related to the person deciding the application, immediate ex-staff, and a...

Place-and-Train versus Job Redesign: the three CCP modes for Singapore employers, new hires against existing payroll

Place-and-Train vs Job Redesign: Which CCP Fits You?

13 min read

Place-and-Train vs Job Redesign is not a choice you make — it's a fact about the person. Hiring someone new puts you in Place-and-Train. Someone al...

Why CCP applications get rejected in Singapore: the 8 published eligibility criteria

Why CCP Applications Get Rejected: 8 Failure Points

12 min read

CCP applications get rejected at 8 failure points — one for each eligibility criterion the government publishes. 4 cover your company, 4 cover your...

Agape Ko, Founder and Business Grant Consultant

Who writes these guides

Agape Ko

Founder and Business Grant Consultant, CCP Consulting

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  • Member of BNI Singapore
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  • Career Conversion Programme applications for Singapore employers