Forum: Why do some SkillsFuture courses cost so much out of pocket?
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When SkillsFuture Credit was introduced in 2015, many Singaporeans were excited over what courses were available – either for career transition or to gain knowledge and skills.
When I was retrenched, the search for an appropriate SkillsFuture course was disappointing.
Those I wanted were either not funded, or I had to pay a lot even after the funding.
I came across other online course providers such as Udemy which were excellent, and which I subscribed to.
I did a search on similar courses and found that a simple local AI course would set me back more than $300 whereas an Udemy course that is more detailed and comes with reference material and support costs $28.
Over these years, I have gained tremendous knowledge and skills via Udemy and my entire expenses didn’t come even close to the out-of-pocket fees of a SkillsFuture course.
Eugene De Rozario
