NTUC CTC Grant: up to 70% support for an AI project, if your staff end up better off

The NTUC Company Training Committee (CTC) Grant is run by e2i, NTUC's employment institute. It supports up to 70% of the qualifying cost of a transformation project, a project that changes how your business runs. Consultancy, software, equipment and training all count. In return, every worker the project affects must get a pay rise, a career plan or a skills allowance. More details

Open until 31 March 2028
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Not unionised? You can still apply. A non-unionised company forms its committee by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NTUC's U SME. It needs the committee before it applies. More details

The short answer

NTUC CTC Grant at a glance

Support level
Up to 70% of the qualifying cost of each project. e2i sets the amount from how strong the project is and what the workers get for the money.[1]
Who qualifies
Any company, society or non-profit registered or incorporated in Singapore that forms a Company Training Committee. e2i publishes no local ownership rule.[1]
Does it cover AI?
Yes, as a transformation project with worker outcomes. Consultancy, software, equipment and training are all qualifying costs.[1]
The condition
Every affected Singaporean or PR worker gets a wage increase, a Career Development Plan or a skills allowance.[1]
How long
One year to complete the project from the Letter of Award, e2i's approval letter. Applications are open until 31 March 2028.[1]

Who qualifies

Your company can apply if

  • It is legally registered or incorporated in Singapore: a company, a society or a non-profit such as a charity.
  • It is not a government body, statutory board, organ of state or wholly owned government subsidiary.
  • It has formed a Company Training Committee, or forms one with NTUC before it applies.
  • Its transformation plan shows how the business improves and how its workers gain.
  • It commits that each affected local worker gets a pay rise, a Career Development Plan or a skills allowance.
  • It applies itself on e2i's Grant Portal. A consultant or vendor cannot submit for you.

More details: e2i NTUC CTC page, NTUC CTC page

Worked example

An AI project quoted at S$60,000

This is an example. The CTC Grant supports up to 70% of the qualifying cost. Consultancy and software count, and you claim the grant back after the project.

Consultancy and the buildS$45,000
Software and trainingS$15,000
You pay the vendor firstS$60,000
CTC support at 70%, claimed backS$42,000
Your cost after the grantS$18,000

70% is the most e2i gives. It sets your amount from how strong the project is and what it costs against the worker outcomes you commit to. More details: e2i NTUC CTC page, NTUC CTC page

Qualifying costs

What the grant can support

  • Consultancy services. Advice and project work for the transformation.
  • Equipment and software. Includes the related training from the maker or vendor.
  • Training. In-house training at S$9 an hour. External courses not already supported by SkillsFuture, at up to 70% of the course fee.
  • Local workers only. Funding goes to outcomes for the Singaporeans and PRs the project affects.

More details: e2i NTUC CTC page, NTUC CTC page

The worker outcomes

What each affected worker must get

  • A pay rise. e2i calls it a wage increase.
  • A Career Development Plan. Put in place and explained to the worker.
  • A skills allowance. Paid regularly, monthly to yearly, on a transformation project. Paid once on a training-only project.
  • e2i checks before it pays. You get the money only when the outcomes committed in your Letter of Award are met.

More details

Forming a committee

How a non-unionised SME forms a CTC

  • No union needed. A non-unionised company forms its CTC with an NTUC or worker representative from U SME.
  • Contact e2i or NTUC U SME. Through e2i's CTC enquiry page, or by emailing [email protected].
  • Sign an MOU. Your owner, MD, CEO or GM signs with the NTUC or worker representative and any other partners.
  • Validate the plan. Your senior management representative and the NTUC representative discuss and endorse the transformation plan.

More details: e2i NTUC CTC page, NTUC CTC page

An AI build under this grant

What an AI project under this grant looks like

  • The same team handles more work. An AI agent takes over the repetitive part of a job, such as keying in invoices or chasing quotes. The people who did that work take on more, and their pay rise or career plan is the worker outcome.
  • A project that cuts headcount does not fit. You cannot promise a pay rise or a career plan to a worker you plan to let go.
  • Every affected worker is named in the plan. Before you sign anything, we work out with you which workers the build affects and what each one gets.

Your next step

An AI project with worker outcomes is what we build

Bring us one job your team repeats every week. On the call we show what an AI agent would take off them, which workers it affects and what each one gets in return.

Your company submits the application itself. We prepare the plan and the costs with you.

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How to apply

From committee to claim

  1. Form a CTCContact e2i or NTUC U SME and sign the MOU.
  2. Write the planShow how the project improves the business and how each affected worker ends up better off.
  3. Validate itDiscuss the plan with your senior management representative and the NTUC or worker representative.
  4. Pre-submission reviewSend the draft to e2i for review before you submit.
  5. ApplySubmit on e2i's Grant Portal yourself. Third-party submissions are rejected.
  6. Letter of AwardIt states the funding period and the committed worker outcomes. You have one year to complete the project.
  7. ClaimSend the Claim Form and Outcome Report to e2i. The deadline is 1 month after the end date in the Letter of Award. e2i pays once the outcomes are met.

More details: e2i NTUC CTC page, NTUC CTC page

Documents

What to prepare

  • A transformation plan that shows the business outcomes and the worker outcomes.
  • Your CTC's endorsement: the senior management representative and the NTUC or worker representative.
  • The affected local workers and what each one gets: a pay rise, a Career Development Plan or a skills allowance.
  • Quotations from your vendors for each qualifying cost, so the assessor can see what the project costs.
  • At the end: the NTUC CTC Grant Claim Form and the Outcome Report.

More details: NTUC CTC page, e2i NTUC CTC page

Where applications go wrong

Common reasons a claim is cut or rejected

  • Outcomes not met. e2i pays only when the committed worker outcomes in the Letter of Award are met.
  • Outcomes too small for the money. e2i expects worker outcomes in proportion to the funding you ask for.
  • A vendor or consultant submits for you. Third-party submissions are rejected.
  • Counting foreign workers. Funding covers outcomes for Singaporeans and PRs only.
  • A late claim. Claims are due within 1 month after the end date in the Letter of Award.
  • Training already subsidised. Only external courses not supported by SkillsFuture count.
  • Missing the window. Applications close on 31 March 2028, and a project runs for one year.

More details: e2i NTUC CTC page, NTUC CTC page

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Questions owners ask

Straight answers on the NTUC CTC Grant

What is the CTC grant in Singapore?

The NTUC Company Training Committee (CTC) Grant is a grant run by e2i, NTUC's employment institute. It supports up to 70% of the qualifying cost of a transformation project. The project must also improve its workers' pay or careers.

The S$70 million grant is for organisations that have formed a Company Training Committee. More details: e2i NTUC CTC page, NTUC CTC page

What is CTC Singapore?

A CTC is a Company Training Committee, which NTUC sets up with a company. Management and union or worker representatives sit on it, and together they plan training and transformation for the company's workers.

A non-unionised company forms one by signing an MOU with NTUC's U SME. You need a CTC before you apply for the grant. More details: NTUC Company Training Committee page, e2i NTUC CTC page

How much does the NTUC CTC Grant cover?

Up to 70% of the qualifying cost of each project. Consultancy, software, equipment and training count.

e2i publishes no cap per project. It sets the amount from the strength of the project and its cost against the worker outcomes. More details

Does my company need to be unionised?

No. Any entity registered or incorporated in Singapore that forms a CTC can apply. A non-unionised company signs an MOU instead. A senior manager, an NTUC or worker representative from U SME, and any other partners sign it. More details

Does consultancy count as a qualifying cost?

Yes. e2i lists consultancy services, equipment and software, and training as supportable items. Each must be tied to the transformation plan. More details

What must happen to the workers?

Every local worker the project affects must get at least one of three things: a pay rise, a Career Development Plan that is explained to staff, or a skills allowance. e2i checks this before it pays the claim.

There is no minimum number of workers, but the outcomes should match the size of the grant you ask for. More details

Can an AI project get the CTC grant?

Yes, when it is a transformation plan with worker outcomes. Software, consultancy and training for the project are qualifying costs.

An AI agent that takes paperwork off a team can fit. The same people handle more work and are paid more. A project built to cut headcount does not fit. More details

When does the CTC grant close?

Applications are open until 31 March 2028. A successful applicant has one year from the Letter of Award to complete the project. More details

Official pages

Read the rules at the source

Grant rules change, so check the agency's page before you apply.

  1. NTUC Company Training Committee Grant, e2i (NTUC)
  2. NTUC CTC Grant, NTUC U SME
  3. Company Training Committee (CTC), NTUC

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