Training@MaritimeSingapore

Eligible courses

MPA pre-approved maritime courses, seminars and conferences

Funding available

Participant eligibility

• Applicants must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
• Applicants must be self-sponsored or employees sponsored by business entities/organisations registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Sponsored employees must not be public officers
• Except for conferences and seminars, participants must pass the course assessment
• For e-learning courses, participants must complete all modules
• Applicants must not receive other government funding for the same course, except for SkillsFuture Credit
  
  *Self-sponsored applicants may utilise SkillsFuture Credit on the net course fee after MCF funding for Skillsfuture Credit-eligible courses.

How to apply

Submit the MCF Application Form Trainees to the Training Provider before the course commences

Course requirements

• Training programme must be well-structured with lesson plans and learning outcomes.
• Except for conferences and seminars, training programmes must include an assessment component
• Orientation and induction programmes are not supported

Course fee requirements

Eligible delivery modes

• Classroom-based
  (must be conducted in Singapore)
• E-learning
  (platform must validate attendance records and track participants' progress)
• Live online training
  (may be conducted in Singapore or from an overseas location)
• Hybrid training involving both in-person and remote participants

Refer here for additional requirements that applynline and hybrid training.

Attendance recording requirements

• Attendance for participants and trainers must be recorded via SingPass.
• Foreign trainers who do not have a Singpass account will have to manually record and maintain their attendance.

Additional requirements for live online and hybrid training

• Training Providers must meet the following criteria:
  • Technical Support - Onsite technical support must be provided by the Training Provider or platform vendor throughout the training
  • Live participation - The live training platform must have interactive features to allow trainers and participants to communicate, raise questions or facilitate group discussions
  • Participants' Attendance - The live training platform must be able to capture/validate attendance records and track trainees' progress. The Training Provider must retain records showing:
    - Name and email address of trainer;
    - Name and email address of trainees;
    - Date and time records of delivery of training session; and
    - Date and time records of trainees' presence.
    All trainees must turn on video cameras throughout the session.
    • Training providers must keep the above documentation for 3 years after the completion of each course for audit purposes and produce them when requested.
  • Authentication of Participants - Training Providers must put checks in place to authenticate participants.
  • Checks by MPA - Upon request, Training Providers must provide the course link to MPA to enable checks while the training session is in progress.
• Training Providers offering live online training can be based overseas provided that the course administration (i.e. course registration, fee collection, etc) is done by a local entity.

How to apply for course pre-approval 

• Training programme must not have commenced prior to the application
• Training Providers must submit applications via the TPGateway

Getting Started

• Obtain Access to TPGateway
  - For existing TPGateway users: No further action required.
  - For non-TPGateway users: The organisation's Corppass Administrator will need to log onto Corppass and assign users with 'TPGAdmin' or 'TPGUser' role under TPGateway Digital Services. There must be at least one TPGAdmin user for each organisation.

Organisation Registration (OR) for new Training Providers

• New Training Providers are required to undergo a one-time OR on TPGateway.
• The OR will take approximately 6 weeks to process
• Training Providers can only commence their course after the OR (and course application) is approved.

Course Applications

• Submit course applications on TPGateway for pre-approval at least 30 days before course commencement date

 Fees

The following fees are chargeable for applications and appeals made on the TPGateway:

Queries

Please refer to the following resources for your enquiries on TPGateway:

• Self-Help Guides
  https://www.tpgateway.gov.sg/who-we-are/self-help-guides
• Trouble-shooting enquiries pertaining to TPGateway
  Tel : 69523011
  https://service-portal.skillsfuture.gov.sg/s/feedback/
• MPA-specific queries relating to MCF-Short Courses/ TPGateway

  Email : tgs@mpa.gov.sg

How to claim

Training Providers must manage the pre-approved MCF courses on TPGateway, including the following:

• Create and manage course runs and course sessions;
• Submit enrolments, attendance, fee collection status and outcome of assessment (except for seminars and conferences) for eligible MCF applicants for each course run; and
• Submit make-up attendance (e.g. trainee missed a class and attended a make-up class), if applicable.

Training Providers must comply with the following submission timelines:

Training Providers are reminded to check TPGateway on the status of their grant disbursement.

Disbursement

• Grants will be paid to the Training Provider’s Corporate PayNow.
• Training Providers must set up their Corporate PayNow account
  • Ensure that the organisation's Corporate PayNow is set up for transacting on TPGateway
  • Provide PayNow details in your Organisation Profile on TPGateway for the disbursement of grants

Queries

For enquiries, please refer to resources listed under "How to apply for course pre-approval".

Important timelines

Eligible courses

MPA pre-approved maritime-related certifiable courses

For courses which are not in the pre-approved listing, please refer to section "For participants: How to apply" below on how to enquire on funding availability.

Funding available

• 70% co-funding of the course or tuition fee (excluding GST), subject to a cap
• Examination fees and purchases of textbooks and other materials are not supported.

For Participants

Participant eligibility and obligations

• Applicants must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  (This requirement must be met on or before commencement of course.)
• Applicants must be self-sponsored or maritime employees sponsored by business entities/organisations registered or incorporated in Singapore. This excludes shipyards, companies in the offshore and marine engineering sector, ferry cruise lines, government agencies and statutory boards
  ^includes individuals who are unemployed, or mid career converts who wish to explore opportunities in the maritime industry
• Sponsored employees must not be Public Officers.
• Applicants must not receive other government funding for the same course, except SkillsFuture Credit or SkillsFuture Level Up
  *Self-sponsored applicants may utilise SkillsFuture Credit on the net course fee after MCF funding for SkillsFuture Credit-eligible courses.
• Participants must successfully complete the programme and be awarded with the relevant certification.

Post-completion obligation

• Participants who have received MCF funding are obligated to serve the maritime industry for 1 year after the course completion

How to apply

• Prior approval is not required for participants taking pre-approved courses.
• Applicants can use the MCF-CC self-assessment checklist to check their eligibility for MCF funding before enrolling.
• Applicants can enquire on availability of funding support for maritime courses not in the pre-approved list, such as PhD programmes with a maritime-related dissertation, by emailing to mcf@mpa.gov.sg at least 30 days before the course commencement date

How to claim

• Eligible applicants must submit the MCF-Certifiable Course claim form within one year after the date of completion^ of the course.
  ^The course completion date refers to degree conferment date or issuance date on the certificate of completion, as applicable.
• Copies of the following documents are required for the submission:
  
  • NRIC (front and back) of course participant
  • course completion certificate
  • invoices and receipts for course fees
  • bank statement or remittance advice showing equivalent amount paid in Singapore dollars or the exchange rate applied, if payment was made in foreign currency.
  • authorisation to use electronic signature of authorised company representative

For Training Provider

Eligible delivery modes

• Classroom-based
  (must be conducted in Singapore)
• E-learning
  (platform must be able to track participants' progress)
• Live online training
  (may be conducted in Singapore or from an overseas location)
• Hybrid training involving both in-person and remote participants

Refer here for additional requirements that applynline and hybrid training.

How to apply for course pre-approval

Submit the Application Form for Training Service Providers/Institute of Higher Learning to mcf@mpa.gov.sg for pre-approval at least 30 days before the course commencement date

Additional requirements for live online and hybrid training

• Training Providers must meet the following requirements:

• Technical Support - Onsite technical support must be provided either by the Training Provider or platform vendor throughout the training.
• Live Participation - The live training platform must have interactive features to allow trainers and participants to communicate, raise questions or facilitate group discussions.
• Authentication of Participants - Training Providers must put checks in place to authenticate participants.
• Checks by MPA - Upon request, Training Providers must provide the course link to MPA to enable checks while the lesson(s) are in progress.

Training Providers offering live online training can be based overseas provided that the course administration (i.e. course registration, fee collection, etc) is done by a local entity.

Eligible programmes

• Well-structured maritime-related training programme conducted in-house in Singapore to develop employees' knowledge and skills in maritime domains

Funding available

• 50% co-funding of qualifying costs, subject to a cap
• Qualifying costs refer to professional fees and economy return airfare/subsistence allowance* for overseas-based trainers
  *Subsistence allowance applies only to overseas-based in-house trainers and does not apply to external trainers.

Eligible applicants

• Maritime businesses/organisations registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Not receiving other government funding for the same in-house training programme

Programme requirements

• The programme must be instructor-led and delivered as a workshop or lecture
• The training programme must include an assessment component.
• The applicant or Training Provider must record the attendance of each trainee at every training session. 

• Classroom-based
  (must be conducted in Singapore)
• Live online training
  (may be conducted in Singapore or from an overseas location)
• Hybrid training involving both in-person and remote participants

Refer here for additional requirements that applynline and hybrid training.

Applicants must ensure that the Training Providers meet the following requirements:

• Technical Support - Onsite technical support must be provided by the applicant or Training Providers throughout the training.
• Live Participation - The live training platform must have interactive features to allow trainers and participants to communicate, raise questions or facilitate group discussions.
• Participants' Attendance - The live training platform must be able to capture/validate attendance records and track trainees' progress. The applicant must retain records showing: 
  - Name and email address of trainer;
  - Name and email address of trainee; 
  - Date and time records of delivery of training session; and
  - Date and time records of trainees' presence.
  
  All trainees must turn on video cameras throughout the session.

Programme duration

Trainee Requirements

• At least 25% of the employees attending the programme must be Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents
• Each funded trainee must pass the assessment

How to apply

Eligible applicants are to submit the MCF Application Form for In-house Training to mcf@mpa.gov.sg, at least 30 days before the programme commences

How to claim

• Approved applicants are to submit a copy of signed assessment record together with the trainer’s invoice and proof of payment to mcf@mpa.gov.sg within 3 months after the end of the programme.
• The assessment record must be signed by the trainer or examiner with his/her full name and designation, and contain the following information:
  
  • course name
  • course date(s)
  • names and NRIC of each trainee; and
  • each trainee's assessment result (Passed/Failed).

The live training platform must be able to capture/validate attendance records and track trainees' progress. The applicant or Training Provider, as applicable, must retain records showing:

• Name and email address of trainer;
• Name and email address of trainees;
• Date and time records of delivery of training session; and
• Date and time records of trainees' presence;

All trainees must turn on video cameras throughout the session.