[DRP-5000] What SkillsFuture Funding Is Available for Attending the Advanced Level DRP Certification Course?

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What SkillsFuture Funding is Available for the DRP-5000 IT Disaster Recovery Expert Implementer Course?

All Singaporeans and Singapore PRs attending as self-sponsored or company-sponsored are eligible for course fee funding from Skillsfuture Singapore.

If you are working with a government body or civil service, you are only required to pay (or invoice) the nett Singapore dollars: $ 1,155 if you are above 40 years of age and $ 1,925 if you are below 40.

For Singaporeans above 40 years old, you will be eligible for the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy.

What is SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy?

The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy recognises that mid-career Singaporeans may face more significant challenges in training.

It provides additional subsidies to encourage them to upskill and reskill to adapt to changing job requirements. Click the icon to learn more.

What is Skillsfuture Credit?

SkillsFuture Credit aims to encourage individual ownership of skills development and lifelong learning.

Introduced in 2015, the SkillsFuture Credit Scheme provides an opening credit of S$500 to all Singaporeans aged 25 and above. Click the icon to learn more.

From 1 April 2020, eligible Singaporeans can start using their one-off SkillsFuture Credit top-up. A one-off SkillsFuture Credit top-up of $500 will be provided to every Singapore Citizen aged 25 years and above.

The funding is also applicable for BL-B-5 Blended Learning or online courses.

What is the DRP-5000 Course?

IT Disaster Recovery Expert Implementer course, better known as course code DRP-5000, is the most comprehensive course that provides the three competency levels, "Know-Do-Manage." Click the icon to learn more.

It ground the participants with the necessary DRP fundamentals and progressively worked toward introducing the essential steps of developing DRP strategies. It will also teach the designing and implementation of DRP plans.

This course is available as Blended Learning (100% Online) and Hybrid Learning (50% Online for Modules 1 and 2 with 50% onsite for Modules 3 and 4).

Note that the funding only applies to the online or blended learning course.

Read about the Most Comprehensive IT Disaster Recovery Expert Level [DRP-5000] Course offered by BCM Institute, which introduces the essential steps of developing IT DR strategies. Click the icon to learn more.

It will also teach designing and implementing BCM plans.

Course Fee

DRP-5000-3D-Cover-228x300 The course fee before funding is Singapore Dollar SGD 3,850. This pricing applies to all participants globally.

Note that the DRCE certification application fee of SGD 150 is not included.

Who is Eligible?

All Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) are eligible for Skillsfuture Funding.

The funding is applicable for both individual and corporate-sponsored.

The tables below provide a detailed breakdown of the funding support for:

Self-sponsored applicants; and
Company-sponsored applicants.

Funding Support for Self-sponsored Applicants

Criteria	Funding Support	Funding and Course Fee Payable
Singaporeans 40 years old and above	Up to 70% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 2,695 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,155
Singaporeans 39 years and below / PRs	Up to 50% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 1,925 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,925

Funding Support for Company-sponsored Applicants

Criteria	Funding Support	Funding and Course Fee Payable
SMEs	Up to 70% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 2,695 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,155
Non-SME	Up to 50% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 1,925 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,925

Post-secondary Education Account (PSEA)

The Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) is part of the Post-Secondary Education Scheme, which helps pay for Singaporeans' post-secondary education.

You may use your money to pay the course fee. Click the icon to learn more.

Course Fee after Skillsfuture Funding and SkillsFuture Credit

Frequently Asked Questions?

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More Information About IT Disaster Recovery Planning Courses

To learn more about the course and schedule, click the buttons below for the DRP-300 IT Disaster Recovery Implementer [DR-3] and the DRP-5000 IT Disaster Recovery Expert Implementer [DR-5].