Hire commercial and admin talent across any sector with up to 90% salary support.
The Career Conversion Programme funds a large share of a mid-career hire's salary during on-the-job training. General and cross-sectoral roles receive 3 months of government-backed salary support. HRGrant.com guides you through the full application process.
Eligible roles & support duration
These are the general commercial roles most commonly funded under CCP. Select a role to see what it involves and how CCP applies.
Marketing Executive
Plans and executes marketing campaigns to build brand awareness, generate leads and support commercial growth — across digital, content and event channels — adapted to the specific sector the employer operates in.
- Plan and manage marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
- Create and publish content for social media, email and the company website
- Track campaign performance metrics and optimise based on results
- Support product launches, events and promotional activities
No prior marketing experience is required — employers can hire a career-switcher into this role under CCP. Marketing Executives receive extended support: the government funds up to 90% of salary (capped at S$7,500/month) for 3 or 6 months, depending on the programme pathway. Use the calculator below to compare both options.
Business Development Manager
Identifies and develops new business opportunities — building a pipeline of prospective clients and translating commercial relationships into revenue for the organisation, in whatever sector it operates.
- Research and qualify new business opportunities and prospective clients
- Lead outreach, pitch presentations and commercial negotiations
- Build and manage a CRM pipeline from lead to close
- Collaborate with product and operations teams to develop winning proposals
Candidates with no prior business development experience can be hired into this role under CCP — the government covers up to 90% of salary (capped at S$7,500/month) for 3 months while the new hire learns prospecting, pipeline management and commercial negotiation on the job.
Have a different role in mind?
The roles above are common CCP examples, not a closed list. Other roles may qualify depending on the sector, job scope, candidate profile and training plan.
What the funding looks like
How much you receive depends on the candidate's profile.
Age 40+ or unemployed 6+ months
of monthly salary, capped at S$7,500/mo
Aged 39 and below
of monthly salary, capped at S$5,000/mo
Support duration
months — 3 months for most roles; Marketing Executives can receive up to 6 months
What would your funding be?
Enter the role's details — the estimate updates live using current CCP rules for rate, monthly cap and duration.
Who qualifies for CCP?
Two sides have to line up — your company, and the person you want to hire or reskill.
For companies
- Registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Offer a full-time contract of at least one year for the CCP role
- Offer remuneration in line with the market for the role
- Commit to structured on-the-job training
- Submit a business or workforce transformation plan
For your hire
- Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident, aged 21+
- Completed national service or graduated at least two years prior
- Not a shareholder, ex-employee, or related to the company's shareholders
- New role differs substantially from previous jobs
- New-hire applications submitted within 3 months of CCP commencement
Indicative criteria for orientation — exact eligibility is set by Workforce Singapore and confirmed case by case. Your free consultation includes a definitive check.
We guide the application; you run your business
The CCP process is paperwork-heavy and easy to get wrong. Here's what we take off your plate.
Eligibility check
We confirm your company and intended hire qualify, and map the role to the right support tier — before you commit time.
Build the case
We help you prepare the training plan, role justification and supporting documents WSG expects to see.
Submit & liaise
You lodge the application — we guide you through the agency's back-and-forth to approval.
Claim the support
We guide your team through disbursement so the salary support lands, on time and in full.
We've helped 300+ companies secure grant funding
Over the past two years, we've built a track record that speaks for itself — with a 85%+ approval rate across CCP, MCP and OMIP applications.
Cases handled
Across all WSG programmes
Approval rate
Well above industry average
In operation
Focused on WSG grants
Frequently asked questions
The employer does. CCP reimburses a portion of the salary you pay the employee during their training period, lowering your cost of hiring or reskilling — it isn't a payment to the worker.
The higher 90% rate applies where the employee is aged 40 and above, or has been unemployed long-term. Otherwise it's 70%. Each rate has its own monthly cap — S$7,500 and S$5,000 respectively.
Most general and cross-sectoral roles are supported for 3 months under CCP. Marketing Executives are an exception — they can receive 3 or 6 months of support depending on the programme pathway. All other commercial, administrative and operational roles are funded for 3 months.
Both. CCP supports new hires moving into a converted role and existing staff being redeployed or reskilled into a substantially different role. We'll confirm which pathway fits in your consultation.
We'll be transparent about fees in your consultation, structured to make sense against the support you stand to receive. The initial eligibility assessment is free.
Let's see what you'd qualify for.
Book a free, no-obligation consultation. We'll confirm eligibility, estimate your support, and walk you through what's involved — before you decide anything.