CTC Grant Singapore 2026: What It Covers and Who Qualifies

You want to automate a manual process, but the system costs money, and you are not sure your team can use it well.

A new system fails when the people who must use it are not trained alongside it. The tool gets installed, but the work stays the same.

The CTC Grant was made for this gap. It helps pay for the technology and for the people who will use it.

At TechTIQ Solutions, we build software for companies across Singapore. This guide covers who can apply, how much the grant pays, and the steps to follow.

Key Takeaways

• Funding: Up to 70% of qualifying costs for each project (e2i, 2026).
• Who runs it: NTUC leads the Company Training Committee program, and its Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) manages the grant.
• Main condition: You must set up a Company Training Committee before you apply.
• What it covers: Equipment and software, consultancy, and training that are tied to your transformation project.
• Worker result: Each affected Singapore Citizen or PR worker needs at least 1 outcome, such as a wage increase, a skills allowance, or a career development plan (e2i, 2026).

What Is CTC Grant?

The CTC Grant is a funding scheme for organizations that want to change how they work and help their workers grow at the same time. It pays part of the cost of technology, consultancy, and training tied to your project.

Its full name is the NTUC Company Training Committee (CTC) Grant. NTUC runs it through its Employment and Employability Institute, known as e2i. NTUC started Company Training Committees in April 2019 to help workers get better work prospects through company training, according to e2i in 2026.

What Is a Company Training Committee?

A Company Training Committee (CTC) is a team where management and worker representatives plan business changes together. You must set one up before you apply.

How a CTC Is Formed

The CTC has two sides. One side is a senior management representative, such as the owner, managing director, CEO, or general manager. The other side is an NTUC or worker representative, such as a union leader, a U SME director, or an NTUC cluster lead.

How you form it depends on your company type. If you have a union, you approach it, and the CTC can be written into your Collective Agreement. If you do not have a union, you work with e2i, and an MOU may be signed by your senior management representative, the NTUC or worker representative, and other partners. If you belong to SME Partners, email NTUC at sme@ntuc.org.sg.

If you search for the CTC grant NTUC page, you will see that NTUC leads the committee program and e2i runs the grant. Start with the committee, because it comes before the grant.

What a CTC Is Responsible For

The CTC is where management and workers agree on the plan. It looks at the skills and training your staff need and links them to where the business is going. The NTUC or worker representative then endorses the transformation plan before you submit it.

In 2026, e2i says the CTC exists so that the targeted outcomes are planned before you work on the plan for the grant. This is the biggest difference from grants run by Enterprise Singapore. Enterprise Singapore’s EDGE Grant asks about your business registration and local ownership, not about a committee with a union partner (Enterprise Singapore, 2026).

How Much Funding Does the CTC Grant Provide?

As of 2026, e2i says the Company Training Committee (CTC) Grant pays up to 70% of qualifying costs for each project.

Training has its own rates. e2i funds in-house training at $9 per hour for each worker. It funds external courses up to 70% of the course fee, but only for courses not supported by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). Funding caps may apply.

e2i sets your final amount by looking at two things. The first is how strong the project is for business transformation. The second is how the project cost compares with the worker outcomes you commit to. There is no minimum number of workers, but the outcomes must fit the size of the funding.

The e2i page does not list one total dollar cap for a project in 2026. Ask e2i directly or raise it with the NTUC representative on your CTC.

Payout depends on results. To be paid on a claim, you must meet the worker outcomes in your Letter of Award. Approved projects get 1 year to finish, and every approved item must be bought and put to use within that period. When the project is done, you submit your claim to e2i with an outcome report.

What Does the CTC Grant Support?

The CTC Grant Singapore covers three groups of costs. Each must tie to your transformation plan and lead to better results for your workers.

Technology and Automation Costs

e2i’s success stories from 2026 include a robotic lab system, digital oral scanners for dental clinics, an ERP system, and a warehouse management system. In the lab case, the team received a pay increment after automation freed them for higher-value work.

Training from the equipment maker or software vendor is covered under the project, not under the training component.

Automation projects now often include AI systems that handle repetitive tasks. Our AI transformation work follows the same pattern, where staff move to higher-value tasks once the routine steps are automated.

Consultancy and Project Costs

e2i lists consultancy services as a supportable item. The advice must be part of your transformation plan, and your CTC must endorse that plan. Keep in mind that e2i rejects applications sent by third parties. A consultant can advise you but cannot apply for you.

Training and Job Redesign Costs

Since 1 August 2024, the grant can also fund training that helps staff adapt to redesigned jobs, as e2i explains. This covers in-house courses and external courses that are not supported by SSG. The courses cannot receive other government funding. You can apply for a project with training, a project without training, or training alone for a project that is already approved.

The worker outcomes attached to the whole project are what set this grant apart from EDGE, which is built around business activities.

Who Is Eligible for the CTC Grant?

Eligibility covers two things: what kind of organization you are, and how your project is set up.

Company Eligibility Criteria

CTC grant eligibility starts with who you are. You need to meet all of the points below, according to e2i.

• You are legally registered or incorporated in Singapore. Foreign companies that are not registered here cannot apply.
• You are a company, a society, or a nonprofit organization. e2i also lists restructured hospitals, autonomous universities, and social enterprises.
• You are not a government body, a statutory board, an organ of state, or a wholly owned Government subsidiary.
• You have set up a Company Training Committee.
• You have a transformation or training plan endorsed by the NTUC or worker representative on your CTC.

e2i lists nonprofit organizations such as charities and social service agencies as eligible. A CTC grant non-profit Singapore applicant follows the same steps as a company: form a CTC first, then apply.

Project Requirements

The CTC grant requirements for a project are about worker results as much as business results.

• The project improves business capability, innovation, or productivity.
• It leads to better career prospects and wages for local workers, which means Singapore Citizens and PRs, through steps such as job redesign.
• Every affected worker gets at least 1 outcome: a wage increase, a recurrent skills allowance, or a career development plan shared with staff (e2i, 2026). For training only, a one-time skills allowance counts instead of a recurrent one.
• The size of the outcome fits the funding amount. There is no minimum number of workers.
• The same project or component has not been funded by another government source.

A career development plan sets out a worker’s job role, salary range, and the skills needed, according to e2i in 2026.

How Do You Apply for the CTC Grant?

The order matters. Form your committee first, plan the project second, and apply third. Here is how each CTC grant application step works.

Step 1: Form Your Company Training Committee

Contact your union or reach out to e2i if you do not have a union. Agree who will sit on the committee and who will be the NTUC or worker representative. Get the CTC in place first, because every later step depends on it.

Step 2: Define the Transformation Project and Worker Outcomes

Draft the plan with your senior management representative and your NTUC or worker representative. Say what will change in the business and how jobs, pay, or skills will improve for your workers. Include at least 1 outcome for every affected local worker. When the draft is ready, ask e2i to review it. You can reach the CTC grant team through e2i.sg/ctcenquiries.

Step 3: Prepare Quotations and Supporting Documents

Collect vendor quotations for the technology, consultancy, and training in your plan. The plan itself must be endorsed by your NTUC or worker representative. The e2i Grant Portal shows step by step what to upload, so check its current document list before you apply.

Do not sign any purchase before you have your approval. Approved items must be bought within the funding period in your Letter of Award, so confirm the timing with e2i first.

Step 4: Submit Your Application

Submit through the CTC Grant portal at grants.e2i.com.sg. The applicant must submit it directly because e2i rejects third-party submissions, including those from consultants and vendors.

As of October 2026, e2i lists 31 March 2028 as the application deadline. Some older pages still show 31 July 2026, which was the original deadline before e2i extended it.

Step 5: Run the Project and Submit Your Claim

After approval, you have 1 year to run the project (e2i, 2026). Deliver the worker outcomes you committed to, and keep your records. The e2i CTC Grant team checks those outcomes before it pays your claim. Submit the claim with an outcome report once the project is done.

CTC Grant vs EDGE Grant: Which One Fits Your Project?

The CTC Grant SG and the EDGE Grant serve different goals. You can use each for a different part of one plan, as long as the same cost is not funded twice. EDGE replaced the EDG, PSG, and MRA schemes on 30 September 2026, according to Enterprise Singapore.

Read our guide to EDGE Grant eligibility and funding for SMEs to see how it works in detail.

How TechTIQ Solutions Supports Your Project in Singapore

A CTC project moves faster when the technology and paperwork are planned together.

TechTIQ Solutions can be your partner for the technology side of a CTC project. That can be an automation system, an internal platform, or a tool that changes how your team works each day.

We deliver each system with documentation and staff training. The grant pays after you meet your worker outcomes, so the handover matters as much as the build.

We also work with consultants who know the Singapore grant landscape. You get the technical scope, the quotation, and the supporting documents prepared by one team, which keeps your plan consistent when e2i reviews it.

Most CTC projects start with a process that still runs on spreadsheets or paper. Our custom software development team builds the system that replaces it, which is where job roles change, and worker outcomes become real. For plans that touch several departments, our digital transformation work covers the full scope.

Planning a CTC project? Talk to us early, while the scope and the worker outcomes are still being drafted.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Do I need to be a unionized company to apply for the CTC Grant?

No. Companies without a union can set up a CTC with e2i, often through an MOU signed by senior management and an NTUC or worker representative. Unionized companies go through their union, and the CTC can be written into the Collective Agreement. Either way, you need a Company Training Committee before you apply, as e2i states in 2026.

What is the difference between the CTC Grant and SkillsFuture funding?

SkillsFuture Singapore funds training courses. The CTC Grant funds a transformation project, which can include equipment, software, consultancy, and training. e2i supports external courses only when SSG does not fund them. Use SSG for courses on its list, and keep CTC funding for the rest of your project.

Can I use the CTC Grant together with other government grants?

In general, yes, for different parts of a plan. The NTUC CTC Grant cannot cover a project or component that another government source already funds, according to e2i’s FAQ. Training funded here also cannot receive other government funding. Split your costs clearly and confirm the split with e2i before you apply.

Does the CTC Grant cover software development costs?

e2i lists equipment and software as supportable items in 2026, as long as they are tied to your transformation plan and lead to worker outcomes. Custom builds are not named on its page, so confirm your case with e2i before you commit to a vendor quotation. e2i assesses the business transformation, not just the purchase.

Is the CTC Grant affected by the change to the EDGE Grant?

No. NTUC runs the grant through e2i, so it was not one of the EDG, MRA, and PSG schemes that Enterprise Singapore replaced with EDGE on 30 September 2026. e2i’s 2026 page still lists the grant, with applications open until 31 March 2028. The rule against funding the same cost twice still applies.

Conclusion

Start with your Company Training Committee, then plan the project and the worker outcomes. Get the plan endorsed by your NTUC or worker representative and apply through e2i. The CTC Singapore grant can pay up to 70% of qualifying costs, as e2i states in 2026, but only after you deliver results for your workers.

Ready to plan the technology side? Contact TechTIQ Solutions at inquiry@techtiqsolutions.com to talk through your project.