Career Trial Programme Details for Jobseekers

The Career Conversion Programmes and Career Trial Digital Services will be undergoing scheduled maintenance from 11pm on 26 Apr 2024 to 7am on 28 Apr 2024. These services will be intermittently unavailable during this period. Thank you for your patience.

The Career Trial Digital Services are currently experiencing a high volume of applications and claims and the processing time may take longer than usual. In particular, the applications for new Career Trial position may take about 2 months. Our apologies for the inconvenience caused.

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Career Trial for Jobseekers

Jobseekers can gain experience through a short-term trial to be assessed for employment

What is Career Trial about?

Career Trial is part of the suite of career services offered by Workforce Singapore (WSG) and the Employment and Employability Institute (NTUC’s e2i).

Career Trial aims to encourage jobseekers and host companies who are unsure about the job fit to go through a short-term trial before considering formal employment. It is targeted at full-time jobs paying at least $1,500/month and part-time jobs paying at least $750/month.

For more information, download the Career Trial factsheet and FAQ here, and the Reference guide for application and claim submission here.

How Career Trial benefits jobseekers?

Eligible jobseekers can also benefit from the following incentives:

Funding Component		Funding for Jobseekers
Training Allowance for Individuals		$7.50 – $15/hour Full-time positions: Up to 480 hours Part-time positions: Up to 240 hours (capped at 80 hours/month)
Retention Incentive for Individuals		One-off $500 incentive for jobseekers who stay in the same job for ≥ 3 months retention One-off additional $1,000 incentive for jobseekers who stay in the same job for ≥ 6 months retention (for unemployed jobseekers who have been actively looking for jobs for at least 6 months; or for jobseekers who are Persons with Disabilities regardless of unemployment duration)

Note: Eligible jobseekers will not receive CPF contributions as there is no formal employer-employee relationship between the host company and the jobseekers during the Career Trial. Jobseekers under the Career Trial will be covered by insurance provided by WSG / NTUC’s e2i.

How do jobseekers apply for Career Trial?

Browse Career Trial positions at https://go.gov.sg/ct-positions and log in with Singpass to apply.

If the host company shortlists you for the Career Trial, an email invitation would be sent to you with a URL to complete your Career Trial application via the Career Trial Portal. Jobseekers can commence Career Trial after the host company and the jobseekers have received written approval via email from WSG/NTUC’s e2i.

How do I qualify for Career Trial?

You need to be a:

Singaporean¹ who has been actively seeking employment on a permanent basis prior to commencing Career Trial;
Unemployed² before commencing and during the period of Career Trial; and
At least 16 years old, have completed full-time studies and National Service (if applicable)

¹Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident

²Not under any form of employment (also includes self-employment, part-time, ad-hoc, casual/temporary work) and have not received any CPF contribution.