CCP Guides
Notes on the Career Conversion Programme, written for Singapore employers deciding whether it is worth applying.
Career Conversion Programme for Retail Professionals: What Retailers Can Claim
You need someone to run your e-commerce, your CRM or your omnichannel stock, and your best candidate has never worked in retail. The career convers...
Career Conversion Programme for Food Services: What an F&B Employer Can Claim
You run outlets, a central kitchen or a food factory, and the right candidate has never worked in F&B. The career conversion programme for food...
Career Conversion Programme for Logistics Professionals: What Employers Can Claim
You're hiring someone from outside logistics into an operations, planning or coordinator role. The career conversion programme for logistics profes...
CCP Flexi-Load: Hiring Part-Time and Still Funded
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 Roles: Which Test Applies to Your New Hire
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...
CCP Course Fee Subsidy: What Your Company Still Pays
The CCP course fee subsidy is 70% of the course fee, according to SWDA's CCP factsheet, and unlike salary support it isn't written as "up to". It a...
IMDA Career Conversion Programme: What a Tech Employer Signs Up For
If you can't find experienced tech staff, the IMDA career conversion programme lets you hire a mid-career switcher into a software, data or cyberse...
Overseas Markets Immersion Programme: What an Employer Commits To
The Overseas Markets Immersion Programme (OMIP) pays up to 70% of a new hire's salary, capped at S$5,000 a month, plus up to 70% of their overseas ...
IBF Career Conversion Programme: What Your Institution Commits To
The IBF career conversion programme lets a bank, insurer or other financial institution hire a mid-career person with no experience in the new role...
Is the Career Conversion Programme Grant Taxable? What IRAS Says, What to Budget
You're budgeting a CCP hire and you need one answer before the offer goes out: is the career conversion programme grant taxable? IRAS hasn't said, ...
Career Conversion Programme for Tourism Professionals: The Employer’s 2026 Cut-Off
If you're hiring from outside tourism into a hotel, MICE, attraction or travel role, the career conversion programme for tourism professionals pays...
Career Conversion Programme for Sustainability Professionals: Hiring Your First ESG Role
Yes, the career conversion programme for sustainability professionals can pay part of the salary of your first ESG hire, provided you hire a mid-ca...
Who writes these guides
Agape Ko
Founder and Business Grant Consultant, CCP Consulting
- Certificate of Employment Intermediaries (CEI), CEI-24-11-0027
- Member of BNI Singapore
- Registered in Singapore · UEN 202635653K
- Career Conversion Programme applications for Singapore employers
