Hire or convert wholesale trade talent 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. Wholesale Trade 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 wholesale trade roles most commonly funded under CCP. Select a role to see what it involves and how CCP applies.
Trade Executive
Manages day-to-day trading activities — from order processing and pricing to customer liaison and documentation — keeping commercial transactions flowing accurately and on time.
- Process sales orders, purchase orders and trade documentation accurately and on time
- Liaise with customers, suppliers and internal teams to resolve order queries
- Monitor trade volumes and flag discrepancies or risks to management
- Maintain records for regulatory compliance and audit readiness
No prior wholesale trade experience is required — employers can hire a career-switcher into this role under CCP, with the government funding up to 90% of salary (capped at S$7,500/month) for 3 months while the new hire learns trade documentation, order processing and commercial compliance 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
Wholesale Trade support duration
months of salary support for Wholesale Trade roles
What would your Wholesale Trade 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.
Wholesale Trade sector roles are supported for 3 months under CCP. Applications must be submitted within 3 months of the CCP commencement date to remain eligible.
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.