Career Facilitation Programme (CFP)
The Career Facilitation Programme (CFP) is a training programme for career practitioners who provide education and/or career guidance / coaching service as a primary role in their work. It aims to equip career practitioners with advanced education and career guidance / coaching competencies. The CFP is suitable for career coaches from career centres outfit, education and career guidance counsellors from secondary schools and Post-Secondary Education Institutions or those from organisations that provide education and career guidance / coaching services.
Benefits
  • Instructor-led online training with WSG funding
  • Hands-on practice-based learning with timely feedback
  • First step towards obtaining the Certified Career Practitioner (CCP) credential

What is CFP and Who is it for?


The Career Facilitation Programme (CFP) is a training programme for career practitioners who provide education and/or career guidance / coaching service as a primary role in their work. It aims to equip career practitioners with advanced education and career guidance / coaching competencies. The CFP is suitable for career coaches from career centres outfit, education and career guidance counsellors from secondary schools and Post-Secondary Education Institutions or those from organisations that provide education and career guidance / coaching services.


The training programme is designed to be self-paced supported by virtual contact hours where you can interact with both the facilitator and other participants and be involved in skill practices and discussions.


The 12 competencies of the Career Facilitation Programme are:


  1. Perform education and career advisory services

  2. Apply helping process in career development

  3. Apply problem solving and decision making skills in education and career advisory process

  4. Adapt career resources and to respond to the needs of diverse groups

  5. Market and promote career development services and initiatives

  6. Apply career development theories and principles

  7. Apply code of ethics and standards of practice in career development

  8. Apply career development instruments and tools to facilitate clients’ exploration of education, employment and career opportunities

  9. Educate clients to interpret labour market information and adapt career development resources for exploration of employment and career opportunities 

  10. Develop career development services and initiatives

  11. Develop labour market information and career development resources for delivery of career services

  12. Conduct group facilitation activities to deliver career services and initiatives


There are two pathways to attain the WSG CFP.


a) Training and Assessment Pathway: Participant will undergo self-paced e-learning followed by an 8-day classroom-based training. Participant will attain the qualification if they are assessed competent.


b) Assessment-Only Pathway (AOP): The AOP recognises an individual’s knowledge and skills acquired through prior learning and work experience. It provides an option for individuals to attain the WSG CFP certification directly through assessment without undergoing training. Participant will attain the qualification if they are assessed to be competent.

Entry Requirement
Training and Assessment Pathway
Assessment-Only Pathway

a) Must currently be providing education and/or career guidance / coaching as their primary job role in their company/organisation. They must be conducting career development facilitation in organisations, serving workers and/or groups with special needs, providing career advisory services to students in career centres at educational institutions or working in organisations managing career services and online portals, OR


b) Will be offering advanced education and/or career guidance / coaching in their organisation either on one-on-one or group basis


c) Effective verbal and written communication skills in the use of the English Language.

a) Be employed in a job that provides education and/or career guidance / coaching for at least 1 years OR


b) Be recommended for AOP by his immediate supervisor/employer


c) The applicant must complete the Assessment Readiness Self-Evaluation Checklist for the respective modules, and possess at least 60% of the competencies listed under the assessment criteria for each module

 

Training and Assessment Pathway


Self-directed learning
22 e-learning modules
Trainer-led learning
  • 6 sessions of webinars (3.5 hours each)
  • 8 days of virtual training over 3 modules (from 9.00a.m. to 5.00pm, 6.5 hours each)
Assessment

Assessment components include:
a) Written assessment comprising short and long answer questions
b) Practice-based Assessment including

  • Career coaching
  • Group facilitation
  • Project presentation

c) Interview with our assessor


Total learning hours: 89.5 hours
Total assessment hours: 3.5 hour
Mode of delivery: Virtual


Assessment-Only Pathway


Assessment components only


Total assessment hours: 3.5 hour
Mode of delivery: Virtual
Applicants are encouraged to complete the e-learning modules

Course RunApplication Opening DateApplication Closing DateE-learning Release DatePre-course webinar
(9.00am to 12.30am)
Training Dates
(9.00am to 5.00pm)
Assignment Submission

Assessment Dates
Runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM,

with each trainee allocated a 1-hour slot

#1#2Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 1Day 2Day 3
CFP Public run 37, M1Fri, 1 Aug 2025Sun, 31 Aug 2025Tue, 9 Sep 2025Tue, 7 Oct 2025Thu, 9 Oct 2025Tue, 14 Oct 2025Wed, 15 Oct 2025Thu, 16 Oct 2025Thu, 23 Oct 2025Thu, 30 Oct 2025Fri, 31 Oct 2025Mon, 3 Nov 2025
CFP Public run 37, M2Tue, 4 Nov 2025Thu, 6 Nov 2025Tue, 11 Nov 2025Wed, 12 Nov 2025Thu, 13 Nov 2025Thu, 20 Nov 2025Thu, 27 Nov 2025Fri, 28 Nov 2025Mon, 1 Dec 2025
CFP Public run 37, M3Tue, 2 Dec 2025Thu, 4 Dec 2025Tue, 9 Dec 2025Wed, 10 Dec 2025-Wed, 17 Dec 2025Fri, 26 Dec 2025
Mon, 29 Dec 2025Tue, 30 Dec 2025
CFP Public run 38, M1Tue, 23 Sep 2025Thu, 23 Oct 2025Tue, 4 Nov 2025
Tue, 2 Dec 2025Thu, 4 Dec 2025Tue, 9 Dec 2025Wed, 10 Dec 2025Thu, 11 Dec 2025Thu, 18 Dec 2025Fri, 26 Dec 2025Mon, 29 Dec 2025Tue, 30 Dec 2025
CFP Public run 38, M2Tue, 6 Jan 2026Thu, 8 Jan 2026Tue, 13 Jan 2026Wed, 14 Jan 2026Thu, 15 Jan 2026Thu, 22 Jan 2026Thu, 29 Jan 2026Fri, 30 Jan 2026Mon, 2 Feb 2026
CFP Public run 38, M3Tue, 3 Feb 2026Thu, 5 Feb 2026Wed, 11 Feb 2026
Thu, 12 Feb 2026-
Thu, 19 Feb 2026Thu, 26 Feb 2026Fri, 27 Feb 2026Mon, 2 Mar 2026
CFP Public run 39, M1Fri, 31 Oct 2025Sun, 23 Nov 2025Mon, 8 Dec 2025
Mon, 5 Jan 2026Wed, 7 Jan 2026
Fri, 9 Jan 2026Mon, 12 Jan 2026
Tue, 13 Jan 2026Tue, 20 Jan 2026Tue, 27 Jan 2026Wed, 28 Jan 2026Thu, 29 Jan 2026
CFP Public run 39, M2Fri, 30 Jan 2026
Mon, 2 Feb 2026Wed, 4 Feb 2026Thu, 5 Feb 2026Fri, 6 Feb 2026Fri, 13 Feb 2026Fri, 20 Feb 2026Mon, 23 Feb 2026Tue, 24 Feb 2026
CFP Public run 39, M3Wed, 25 Feb 2026Fri, 27 Feb 2026Mon, 2 Mar 2026
Tue, 3 Mar 2026-
Tue, 10 Mar 2026
Tue, 17 Mar 2026Wed, 18 Mar 2026Thu, 19 Mar 2026

 

Assessment-only Pathway


CFP AOPApplication Opening Date  Application Closing DateE-learning Release Date

Assignment Release Date

Assignment Submission

Assessment Dates   

9.00am to 5.00pm 

- 1.5 per trainee

CFP AOP #17Tue, 23 Sep 2025Sun, 30 Nov 2025Wed, 31 Dec 2025Wed, 28 Jan 2026Wed, 25 Feb 2026Wed, 11 Mar 2026Thu, 12 Mar 2026

 

Participants who meet and successfully complete and pass all the training and assessment with a minimum of 75% attendance will be awarded the WSG Career Facilitation Programme Certificate of Completion.


The Career Facilitation Programme is part of the WSG Career Development Framework (WSG CDF) for Career Practitioners. This is a practice-based credentialing framework. Participants who meet the requirements for the WSG Certified Career Practitioner (CCP) may apply for the credential.  To find out more about the WSG CDF credential, please visit this webpage: bit.ly/CDF_Credential

Fees and Funding

Training Pathway (Supports SSG subsidy and SkillsFuture credit claims)

 

Full course fee of $3,139.20 (inclusive of GST)

 

Participant ProfileSelf-Sponsored Fee
(Inclusive of GST)

Company Sponsored Fee
(Inclusive of GST)

SMENon-SME
Singaporeans aged 40 & aboveS$1,123.20
(After Baseline Course Fee Funding 50% + SSG Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy 20%)
S$1,123.20
(After Baseline Course Fee Funding 50% + Enhanced Training Subsidy for SMEs 20%)
S$1,123.20
(After Baseline Course Fee Funding 50% + SSG Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy 20%)
Singaporeans & Permanent ResidentS$1,699.20
(After Baseline Course Fee Funding 50%)
S$1,123.20
(After Baseline Course Fee Funding 50% + Enhanced Training Subsidy for SMEs 20%)
S$1,699.20
(After Baseline Course Fee Funding 50%)
ForeignersS$6,278.40
(No Funding)
S$6,278.40
(No Funding)
S$6,278.40
(No Funding)

 

 

Assessment-Only-Pathway (Does not support SSG subsidy and SkillsFuture credit claims

 

Participant ProfileFee
(Inclusive of GST)
Singaporeans & Permanent ResidentS$959.20
ForeignersS$1,918.40

 

Course fee payment can now be made online for self-sponsored individuals. Once course registration is confirmed, an email notification will be sent to the registered self-sponsored individual regarding the course fee payment to WSG. The link provided will allow participants to make payment using eNETS, credit/debit card, or their SkillsFuture credits for partial or full course fee payment.


E-invoices will be issued for company-sponsored participants. 


Please read the Terms and Conditions prior to applying.


Terms and Conditions

Course Enrolment


a) Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria and fulfil all requirements for course registration to be accepted into the course. Workforce Singapore Agency (WSG)'s decision on the outcome of the course registration is final.


b) All information provided in the registration form and supporting document (i.e. Company Sponsorship Form or Letter of Confirmation for self-sponsored applicants) must be true and correct. Applicants must not deliberately omit and/or misrepresent any material information or fact. Any false information or misleading declaration shall render the applicant liable for disqualification from the course and the applicant will be charged the full course fee (i.e. the course fee amount before any subsidy, training support, grants or funding).


c) Company-sponsored course applicants must ensure that the company and/or entity sponsoring their course application is their direct employer who will be paying for the full or nett course fee to qualify for SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) course fee subsidy. “Direct employer” refers to the employer that pays the applicants’ salary and provides the applicant with other statutory benefits (such as CPF contribution, medical benefits, leave etc). The employer’s Unique Entity Number (UEN) is a mandatory field in the Company Sponsorship Form and should be that of the direct employer. If the UEN provided is not the same as the direct employer’s UEN, the applicant will not be eligible for SSG’s course fee subsidy and the applicant will be charged the full course fee (i.e. the course fee amount before any subsidy, training support, grants or funding).


d) Applicants who are accepted for the course will receive a notification email, informing them of the course fee payable and instructions on course fee payment. Course fee payment must be made before course commencement.


e) Self-sponsored applicants will only be enrolled into the course upon full payment of course fee. For company-sponsored applicants, e-invoices will be sent based on the billing and contact person’s details provided by the direct employer in the Company Sponsorship Form.

 

Course Fee Subsidy, Training Support, Grants and Funding 


 

Enrolled participants must (in addition to any other applicable eligibility criteria) meet the following criteria to be eligible for SSG subsidy, training support, grants or funding:

 

a) Singapore Citizen (SC) or Singapore Permanent Resident (PR);

 

b) Meet at least 75% attendance for all modes of training for the course; 

 

c) Assessed as “competent” for each module or end-of-course assessment; and

 

d) SSG subsidy, training support, grants or funding are only given to those who have met the above requirement. Participants who are unable to meet the above requirements will not be eligible for SSG subsidy, training support, grants or funding and will be required to pay the shortfall in course fee (i.e. the subsidy, training support, grants or funding amount) to WSG.

 

Course/Assessment Deferment


a) Participants who failed to meet the attendance and assignment requirements for the course will not be allowed to sit for assessment.


b) They are required to put up a request for course and/or assessment deferment in writing using the prescribed Deferment Form obtainable from the course administrator. The request must be received by the course administrator at least five (5) working days from the course/module start date or the assessment start date.


c) The following non-refundable fee is payable for each deferment request. Such a request will be processed upon payment of the full fee.

 

Course/Assessment Deferment Fee (with GST)Fee (S$)
Career Advisory Programme (CAP)S$81.75
Career Facilitation Programme (CFP)S$81.75
Career Supervision Programme (CSP)S$81.75

 

 

Absence during Assessment


Participants who are unable to sit for their assessment must inform the assessor and the Course Administrator in advance. Participants will be given a 15-minute grace period for lateness after which they will be considered as “absent” for their assessment and will be awarded the grade of “Not Yet Competent”.

 

 

Re-assessment


a) Participants who did not submit their assignments or did not sit for their assessment or those assessed as “Not Yet Competent” at the end of their assessment are required to sit for re-assessment. Not more than two (2) re-assessments are allowed for a course.


b) A request for re-assessment must be made in writing to the course administrator. The request should reach the Course Administrator not later than three (3) working days from the date of their scheduled assessment.


c) The following non-refundable Reassessment Fee is payable for such a request.

 

Reassessment Fee (with GST)Fee
Career Advisory Programme (CAP)$147.15
Career Facilitation Programme (CFP)
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3

$174.40
$174.40
$147.15
Career Supervision Programme (CSP)$408.15

The request for reassessment will be processed upon payment of the full fee. Participants will be informed of the outcome of their request within five (5) working days from the date of request.

 

Course Withdrawal


a) An enrolled participant may be allowed to withdraw from a course due to valid reason. Only withdrawal due to medical condition and on compassionate grounds will be considered as valid reasons. The participant will be charged and shall be required to pay for the full course fee payment (i.e. the course fee amount before any subsidy, training support, grants or funding) for any withdrawal without valid reason.  The SSG subsidy, training support, grants or funding is only given to those who fully attended the course and meet the requirements set out above. 


    b) For a company-sponsored applicant, the company may replace the enrolled participant with another participant from the same company who meets the eligibility criteria for the course.


    c) For course withdrawal due to valid reason, the participant shall be required to pay the course fee amount as outlined in the table below:


     

    Written Notice Given Before Course Start Date

    Percentage (%) of Full Course Fee Amount Payable (i.e. the course fee amount before any subsidy, training support, grants or funding)

    More than 14 days

    0%

    Between 7 to 14 days

    50%

    6 days or less

    100%

     

    d) For SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) eligible courses, upon course withdrawal, the SFC will be cancelled.  To avoid doubt, for withdrawal without a valid reason, the participant will be required to pay the full course fee (i.e. the course fee amount before any subsidy, training support, grants or funding) to WSG. For withdrawal with a valid reason, the participant shall be required to pay the course fee amount as set out in paragraph c) above.