PROCEDURE - APPLICATION & CLAIM

1)   Ensure that any course(s) you intend to enrol is listed in Schedule II & Schedule III, a copy of which can be obtained from the Welfare Division or through www.sosea.org.sg. Please note that only courses listed in Schedule II and Schedule III are eligible for the training grant.

2)   Submit the duly completed course application form to the Welfare Division for endorsement together with the completed Union’s Training Grant application form which can be obtained from the Welfare Division or through www.sosea.org.sg.

3)   Proceed to submit the endorsed course application form to the course provider for enrolment and payment of course fee. Please note that you are to keep the original receipt issued to you by the course provider for claiming purpose later. 

4)   Inform the Welfare Division once the course schedule is confirmed within 6 months from date of application or submission of the Union’s Training Grant application form. The training grant application will be cancelled if no confirmation of schedule is received within 6 months from date of application or submission. In this instance, member has to re-apply with the Welfare Division and repeat procedure (1) and (2).

5)   On completion of the course or module+, submit the following to the Welfare Division for reimbursement of course fee and/or training allowance :-

a)   The original receipt or in the absence of such original receipt a proof of payment of course fee and

b)   A copy of the certificate or licence or in the absence of such certificate or licence, the attendance list from the course provider and

c)   The N-ETF claim application form for courses eligible for N-ETF funding. Please refer to important notes (8) on N-ETF claim.

+ For module courses that lead to course certification, only the course fee may be claimed at the end of the module by submitting the required documents. The training allowance can only be claimed upon obtaining the course certification at the end of all the prescribed modules. Please refer to important notes (7) on modular course claim.

6)   Having adhered to the procedure and met the requirements specified, reimbursement of SOS training grant for non N-ETF course will be made within three (3) working days from the date of submission of item (5).

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1)   Only the training allowance will be granted if the course fee is sponsored by other organisation. The above procedure applies.

2)   Reimbursement of course fee and training allowance will be granted only if the rate of attendance is more than 75%.

3)   The course fee and  training allowance will be paid as follow :-
1) Schedule II         :           Pass – 100%    Fail – 100%
2) Schedule III        :           Pass – 100%    Fail – 80%

4)  The maximum training allowance is capped at $200 per course.

5)   The number of courses entitled for training grant is two (2) courses per calendar year per member. Note that the year of claim follows the commencement date of course.

6)   A member shall not be permitted to apply for any course (s) that the Union has previously sponsored him.

7)  For modular courses, members who request for modular claim need to sign an undertaking to commit to all prescribed modules and the course certification. Member, who defaults, would be barred from applying training grant for modular courses up to a period of 5 years. However, this debarment will not be imposed if the member refund the training grant already disbursed to him for the completed modules of the course.

8)   For courses eligible for N-ETF funding, SOS will forward all N-ETF claims to NTUC-SDD within 60days of course completion or last date of examinations (whichever later). Reimbursement will be paid by NTUC directly to members via electronics funds transfer within one month from receipt of submission. NTUC will mail to members the payment voucher to inform that payment has been credited into member’s account. Thereafter, member will claim the unfunded course fee from SOS by submitting the payment voucher. SOS will then reimburse member the unfunded course fee within three (3) working days from the date of submission of the payment voucher.

9)   Member may wish to check with the course provider directly for more details on the courses.