P-Max is a programme under the Adapt and Grow initiative that aims to:

• Help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to better recruit, train, manage and retain their newly-hired Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMETs)
• Enable SMEs to establish better communication channels between supervisors and staff and to adopt progressive HR practices (e.g. goals setting, performance management) for newly-hired PMETs within their SMEs
• Help newly-hired PMETs to better acclimatise to the new SME work environment and to encourage better retention of PMETs in SMEs 

• Local SMEs looking to hire PMETs.
• Job-seeking PMETs who are Singapore Citizens or Singaporean Permanent Residents, looking for a career with SMEs 
  

Job Matching: Job-seeking PMETs will be screened and matched with suitable positions in hiring SMEs by Programme Managers (PMs). SMEs with newly-hired PMETs are also eligible to participate.

Workshop Training: SME supervisors and their newly-hired PMETs will attend respective SME and PMET workshops. Both workshops enjoy up to 90% WSG course fee funding for Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents.

Post-Training Follow-up: Upon completion of both workshops, P-Max PMs will follow-up with the newly-trained PMETs and their SME representatives for a period of six months.

Assistance Grant: SMEs that successfully complete the six-month follow-up and retain their newly-hired PMET employee(s) will then be eligible for a one-off grant of S$5,000. 

With up to 90% funding support from WSG, SMEs are only required to pay the 10% nett fee portion of the respective SME and PMET workshop course fees.

SMEs who successfully complete the six-month follow-up aimed at strengthening HR practices and retain their newly-hired PMET employee(s), will also be eligible for a one-off S$5,000 Assistance Grant. 

SMEs must meet the following criteria:

• Be registered or incorporated in Singapore
• Be made up of at least 30% local shareholding
• Have an annual sales turnover of not more than S$100 million or employment size not exceeding 200 employees
• Offer PMET job vacancies that pay a gross monthly salary of at least S$2,500; and/or have hired a PMET within the last three months (i.e. 90 days) prior to enrolment into programme and paying a gross monthly salary of at least S$2,500

PMETs must meet the following criteria:

• Be a Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Resident who is keen to pursue a full-time career in an SME
• Diploma holder or have prior work experience in a PMET job
• Have graduated or completed National Service for a minimum period of 12 months

Contact the Programme Managers for more information: