Our Services

Instead of just giving you advice like most consultants do, we will work closely with your organization to develop systems, processes, and documentation according to the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA)’s requirements. We will take your organization step by step through the process of becoming a SWDA Funded TP – from getting your organization approved to getting your courses accredited to developing systems and putting them in place so you can fulfil your responsibilities as a SWDA Approved Training Provider.

We will be there when it is time for SWDA to audit your organization, and we will be there to help you with the day-to-day task of handling SWDA TP-related matters. In fact, we will be by your side throughout your SWDA TP journey.

Besides providing consultancy and management services, we also provide:

Who is SWDA Funded Training Provider (SWDA TP)?

Organisation offers courses that are funded by SWDA is a SWDA Funded Training Provider. The funded courses can be either WSQ or Non-WSQ courses (e.g. CASL).

There are 3 types of SWDA Funded Training Providers:

1. Public TP refers to an institution that offers training to the general public, including corporate clients and/or public walk-ins.

2. Public and in-house TP refers to an institution that offers training to the general public and its own employees.

3. In-house TP refers to a company that conducts training for its own employees only

To become SWDA Funded (Non-WSQ Course) Training Providers, see Non-WSQ Course Funding page for more details.

There are four steps to become SWDA Funded Training Provider.

• Evaluation of TP’s  management, operations and internal quality assurance systems and practices

Maintain and upkeep the standard through continuous improvement review

2. WSQ courses are eligible for SWDA’s funding

Individuals can apply for funding worth up to 70% of the course fee.

Employers can apply for funding worth up to 70% of the course fee. On top of that, they can apply for absentee payroll funding of up to $4.50 per hour of attended training, capped at $100,000 per calendar year. 

What are the additional benefits of being an In-House TP?

In-house TPs are companies which only conduct training for their own employees. Here are four reasons why you might want to become one.

Why is it important to have a structured and systematic set of systems and capabilities in place?

Continuous improvement review is essential to evaluate and review TP’s management, operations, and internal quality assurance systems and practices. This is to ensure TP’s workflow and processes are adherence to SWDA’s standard. In the event that the requirement is not adhered to, SWDA reserves the right to suspend your SWDA Approved TP status up to a certain period.

Why you need a training consultant and services?

Our Training Consultancy and Management Services provides advice and management for potential TPs. We help organisation through the process of becoming a SWDA Approved TP… from organisational registration application, course accreditation application, developing systems and capabilities to support fulfilment of the roles and responsibilities of a SWDA Approved TP, to continuous improvement review audits, and ongoing management.

Three most important reasons why you need a training consultant:

When you need to ensure the systems are implemented successfully and suggested changes are maintained. We have incorporated client training as part of our services. Hence, we do not only educate client employees on necessary knowledge and skills, but also train them in using the tools developed.

How we are able to assist you to setup effective systems and attain Approved TP status by half the duration?

Our team has more than 15 years of experience in facilitating and managing the process of achieving SWDA Approved TP status. We do not just give consultation and leave the actual work for you to do. We will actually work with your employees to develop the systems, processes and documentation according to SWDA’s requirement.

We are a team of highly skilled professionals. Unlike your in-house employees, we often have the ability to look at your organisation situations without bias and are less distracted by your office issues, hence we can be more productive than your in-house staff.

How we will address your fears and concerns?

Our team has served multiple clients in the same sector and across different sectors, hence our experience can direct you away from potential pitfalls that you might not know exist. With the best practices accumulated across industries and functions, we are able to recognize many different solutions to common problems faced by the potential TPs, therefore able to manage such problems more efficiently and effectively.

What benefits you can gain from our services?

The advantages of engaging our Training Consultancy and Management Services are:

With our experience, expertise and less distraction by your office issues, we are often more productive than your in-house staff, and therefore able to work faster, save time and produce result.

What are the considering factors of being a SWDA Funded TP?

One of the first questions you need to ask is … why? and

• Are you going to conduct your TP as a profitable business? (i.e. offering training to the public)
• Do you have a marketing plan, set of systems and capabilities in place?
• Can you prove your financial viability?

These are some of the initial audit requirements by SWDA.

What if the preliminary assessment shows that your organisation is not ready for SWDA Funded TP?

If after preliminary assessment evaluation, and the result shows that your organisation is not ready for SWDA Funded TP, but your organisation still think that SWDA Funded TP is still worth proceeding, then a more detailed understanding and collaboration can be better forged for this development.

To become a Non-WSQ Course Approved Training Provider, see Non-WSQ Course Funding page for more details.

What is the Non-WSQ Course Funding application process?

There are two steps to become a Non-WSQ Course Approved Training Provider.

Apply for Organisation Registration (OR)

Apply for Non-WSQ Course Funding

What are the benefits of being a Non-WSQ Course Approved Training Provider?

How we are able to assist you to setup an effective online learning system that meet SWDA’s requirement?

A key component in e-learning is interactivity, as it has been proven to have significant impact on the effectiveness of the learning process. With this in mind, our online learning system includes multi-media technology and scenario-based questioning so that learners can be more engaged and involved in the e-learning process.

We are a business training & education consultancy organisation with in-house digital media content production and learning management system development capabilities. We can definitely bring your online learning to the next level.

We have specially designed a WSQ approved training programme “Develop Training Systems and Capabilities” for training providers aiming to equip their staff with effective & efficient skills and knowledge in training system planning and implementation, which includes the process flow [what, who, when, why and how] of tasks as well as managing teams in a training organization.

Upon completing the training programme, learners will be equipped with the needed skills to operate a training organization in accordance with SWDA’s requirement.

How will this training programme benefit pre-TPs?

During this training programme you will understand SWDA’s requirement in operating a SWDA Funded TP and thereafter you will be able to better evaluate your organisation’s suitability to becoming a SWDA Funded TP prior to venturing into a highly administrative and rigorous system.