As part of the Adapt and Grow initiative to provide greater support for mid-career Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMET) jobseekers, the Workforce Singapore Agency (WSG) has developed a new Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) for Professional Executives - Hotel Sector.
The PCP for Professional Executives – Hotel Sector aims to attract new entrants and help mid-career PMETs re-skill with the necessary competencies to embark on a career in the industry. It will include a structured training plan to facilitate and enhance the employability for those seeking mid-career switch to take on jobs in the Hotel Sector.
The PCP for Professional Executives - Hotel Sector will also help companies to alleviate manpower challenges by tapping on additional sources of manpower. Through structured classroom training and OJT, companies are also able to align training according to their specific business and industry needs.
For more information about the Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) for Professional Executives (Hotel Sector), click here.
To apply, candidates must fulfil the following criteria:
The candidate must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident;
Minimum 21 years old;
Graduated or completed National Service for at least 2 years
The candidate must be newly hired and nominated by an eligible participating company for the PCP; and
Moving into new jobs within the same intra-sectors or cross-sectors, i.e. Intra-sector movements allow individuals to utilise and tap on their sector-specific expertise, which would facilitate the transition.
Concurrently, participating companies must fulfil the following criteria:
The participating company must be registered or incorporated in Singapore;
The participating company must issue a valid employment contract; and
The participating company must be able to provide structured on-the-job training for the candidate.
More information on the archetype for the PCP for Professional Executives – Hotel Sector is summarized in the table below:-
Archetype
Description
Training Delivery
Company-specific
Customised to the specific hotel employer’s hiring needs, with employer-proposed training.
Positions may include:-
Assistant F&B Manager /F&B Manager
Duty Engineer
Revenue Officer
Hotel Services Executives
Assistant Security Manager / Security Manager
Sales Manager
Structured training plan which will include one or more of the following:-
External Training selected by Employer
Structured in-house Training
Structured OJT
The PCP archetype operates under a Place-and-Train mode - participating employers will hire the participants before they commence training; and be required to provide structured training plans to ensure that the participants acquire the necessary competencies for their new role.
The employing company will receive the following funding upon the fulfillment of the corresponding requirements:
S/N
Funding Component
Requirement
1.
Course Fee Grant:
Up to 90% of course fees for government-approved training (based on pre-approved funding rates on Skills Connect)
Trainee passes all the required modules, assessments and assignments with at least 75% attendance
2.
Salary Support:
Up to 70% of the Singapore Citizen (SC) /Permanent Resident (PR) trainees trainee’s monthly salary, capped at $4,000 (excl. GST) per trainee per month, for the duration of the programme.
Up to 90%* of the Singapore Citizen (SC) trainee’s monthly salary, capped at $6,000 (excl. GST) per trainee per month, for the programme duration.
*For SC PMETs aged 40 years old and above, and/or participants who have been unemployed and actively looking for jobs for six months or more.
The salary support will be based on the actual training hours of the trainee.
Trainee remains employed at the hiring company for a minimum duration equivalent to the programme duration, after passing all the required modules.
