Taking up self-study industry qualifications? SkillsFuture subsidies may not apply to your programme

SINGAPORE - The national push for people to increase their workplace skills is

constantly being ramped up

, but funding remains limited for those pursuing examination-based professional qualifications with a self-study format.

Qualifications for chartered accountants and chartered financial analysts, for instance, have no SkillsFuture subsidies that apply to them, despite being widely recognised by employers.