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FAQ on SkillsFuture Funded (Non-WSQ) Advanced-level Course

May 27, 2023 7:17:34 PM

Frequently Asked Questions on SkillsFuture Funding and Non-WSQ Advance-level Courses?

You would have read the SkillsFuture (SSG) funding programme under SSG and the course content for the advanced-level course.

These are the courses available for SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funding.

In this article, you are presented with some commonly asked questions when you embark on government funding and the relationship between the other courses offered by BCM Institute.

What are Hybrid (HL) and Blended Learning (BL) courses?

The Non-WSQ courses are Hybrid Learning (50% online and 50% onsite) and Blended Learning (100% online).


BCM-5000	CM-5000	DRP-5000	BCM-8530

Is there a difference when attending the Hybrid version of the Non-WSQ course?

SkillsFuture funding is allocated to the [BL] Blended Learning (100% online) course. Should you choose to attend the [HL] Hybrid Learning (50% online and 50% onsite) version, the course fee is Singapore Dollar SGD 4,150.

Also, SSG does not fund the expert-level application fee of SGD 150.

I understand BCM Institute is conducting WSQ courses. What is the difference between WSQ competency-based versus advanced-level Non-WSQ funded course offerings?

These two types of funding from SSG include the advanced-level international certification (Non-WSQ) course versus competency-based (WSQ) accreditation.

The button below illustrates the difference between business continuity management (BCM) and crisis management (CM) courses.

	Business Continuity Management	Crisis Management

Which course (WSQ or non-WSQ) should I attend?

The current WSQ competency-based training is equivalent to BCM Institute's intermediate certification level professional certification level.

If you are looking for basic BCM or CM and are above 40 years of age, the WSQ course helps build the foundation; the budget is SGD 720. If you are below 39, the course fee is SGD 1,950.

Why am I awarded the Planner certification after completing the Expert-level course?

Even though you have attended the expert level course, the professional certification of specialist level to expert level depends on your prior related experience.

Completing the eligibility of your SkillsFuture funding requires you to complete your payment to BCM Institute, complete and pass the qualifying exam and finally attend 75% attendance.

The invoice is a planner-level certification even though you attend an expert-level course.

Click your preferred course to find out more.

[SSG-F][BL-B-5] Certification Issued After Exam

[SSG-F][BL-D-5] Certification Issued After Exam

Can I organise this course in-house?

Yes, it is possible if at least eight confirmed participants are enrolled for the course.

The content of the course can be contextualised to your organisation in terms of the example and the specific industry good practices.

The challenge is that this course requires us to deploy a senior and experienced BCM or CM professional without a conflict of interest and speak to the BCM Institute's training team.

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Please feel free to send us a note if you have any of these questions, or register now by clicking the button below so we can get back to you.

Suhana Sunreh

BCM-5000, SSG, Business Continuity Management, Blended Learning, SkillsFuture Credit Claim

[BCM-5000] [SSG] What Funding Is Available for Attending BCM Certification Course?

Nov 10, 2020 6:35:11 PM

What SkillsFuture Funding is Available for the Business Continuity Management Course?

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

Course Fee before Funding

Course	Course Fee Payable before Funding
BCM-300 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Implementer	Singapore Dollars SGD2,400
BCM-400 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Manager	Singapore Dollars SGD2,400
BCM-5000 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Expert Implementer	Singapore Dollars SGD3,850

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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

Course	Criteria	Funding Support	Funding and Course Fee Payable
BCM-300 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Implementer	Singaporeans 40 years old and above	Up to 70% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SG1,470 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 630
	Singaporeans 39 years and below / PRs	Up to 50% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 1,050 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,050
BCM-400 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Manager	Singaporeans 40 years old and above	Up to 70% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SG1,470 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 630
BCM-400 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Manager	Singaporeans 39 years and below / PRs	Up to 50% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 1,050 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,050
BCM-5000 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Expert Implementer	Singaporeans 40 years old and above	Up to 70% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 2,940 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,260
	Singaporeans 39 years and below / PRs	Up to 50% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 2,100 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 2,100

Funding Support for Company-sponsored Applicants

Course	Criteria	Funding Support	Funding and Course Fee Payable
BCM-300 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Implementer	SME	Up to 70% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SG1,470 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 630
	Non-SME	Up to 50% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 1,050 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,050
BCM-400 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Manager	SME	Up to 70% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SG1,470 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 630
BCM-400 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Manager	Non-SME	Up to 50% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 1,050 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,050
BCM-5000 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management Expert Implementer	SME	Up to 70% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 2,940 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 1,260
	Non-SME	Up to 50% of nett payable course fees	Funding amount: SGD 2,100 Course fee payable after funding: SGD 2,100

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 BCM-5000 Course?

The ISO22301 Business Continuity Management System Expert Implementer course, better known as course code BCM-5000, is the most comprehensive course that provides the three levels of competency, "Know-Do-Manage." Click the icon to learn more.

It applies to the ISO 22301 standard, and professionals are upgrading their BCM programme. 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.

It grounds the participants with the necessary BCM fundamentals and progressively works.

Read about the Most Comprehensive Business Continuity Management Expert Level [BCM-5000] Course offered by BCM Institute, which introduces the essential steps of developing BCM strategies. Click the icon to learn more.

It will also teach designing and implementing BCM plans.

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?

These are some of the questions often asked by potential participants about competency-based training (with Skillsfuture Funding government funding from the Singapore government).

Click the button below to learn more about Skillsfuture Funding funding and all other Skillsfuture Funding requirements.

More Information About BCM-5000 [B-5] or BCM-300 [B-3]

To learn more about the course and schedule, click the buttons below for the BCM-300 Business Continuity Management Implementer [B-3] course and the BCM-5000 Business Continuity Management Expert Implementer [B-5] course.



	If you have any questions, click to contact us.

Suhana Sunreh

BCM-5000, SSG, Business Continuity Management, SkillsFuture Credit Claim

Calculations and Costings for Singaporeans above & below 40 years old Attending Blended Learning Course

Nov 10, 2020 6:32:15 PM

If you are reading this page, it is assumed that you have read this blog, such as for BCM-5000 (or the rest of the 5000 and 8530 courses) "What is the Specific Funding for the Advanced Level BCM Certification Course? Especially on funding and SkillsFuture Credit eligibility.

Click the icon below to learn how to register for SkillsFuture funding for the respective course.

[SSG-F][BL-DR-5] What Funding Is Available?

In the respective four icons you have clicked, we have also appended several detailed "Summary of Funding" tables on the breakdown of the combination options with their funding for each respective expert-level certification course.

Type of Expert-level Certification Courses

Following your eligibility, this blog provides you with the sample calculation of a Singaporean who is above 40 years of age and is keen on attending the following:

BCM-5000 ISO22301 BCMS Expert Implementer
CM-5000 Crisis Management Expert Implementer
DRP-5000 IT Disaster Recovery Expert Implementer
BCM-8530 ISO22301 BCMS Lead Auditor
CC-5000 Crisis Communication Expert Implementer [Not available]
OR-5000 Operational Resilience Expert Implementer [Not available]

Skillsfuture Funding and SkillsFuture Credit


Singaporean Attending 5000 / 8530 Level Course	Course Fee	After SkillsFuture Funding	*After SkillsFuture Credit Claim**
40 years of age and above	3,850	1,155	155
Below 40-year-old or Singapore Permanent Resident	3,850	1,925	925

*Skillsfuture Credit depends on the amount left in your MySkillsfuture account.

Meanwhile, here's more information on "What Are the Blended Learning courses" to attend?

Contact Us

Please send us a note if you have any of these questions, or register now by clicking the button below for us to get back to you.

Find out more about Blended Learning BCM-300 [BL-B-3] & BCM-5000 [BL-B-5]

Please feel free to send us a note if you have any of these questions.

Suhana Sunreh

BCM-5000, CM-5000, DRP-5000, Business Continuity Management, BCM-8530, CITREP+

What is Skillsfuture Funding?

Mar 17, 2020 3:57:08 PM

What is SkillsFuture Funding?

SkillsFuture Funding is government funding for training available to all Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs).

SkillsFuture Singapore, or SSG, is working with training providers such as BCM Institute to curate and offer quality professional development courses and certifications that impart skills and domain knowledge that are in demand.

Training courses and certifications which impart knowledge and skills in the identified skill areas will be evaluated and endorsed under Skillsfuture Singapore. Self-sponsored trainees and organisations sponsoring their employees in these endorsed courses and certifications can apply for Skillsfuture funding support.

Am I Eligible for Skillsfuture Funding?

All Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs), both self-sponsored and company-sponsored, are eligible for Skillsfuture Funding. Click to refer to SSG's policy.

Frequently Asked Questions?

Click the button below to learn more about SkillsFuture funding and all other requirements.

Contact Us

Please send us a note if you have any of these questions, or register now by clicking the button below for us to get back to you.

BCM-5000	CM-5000

DRP-5000	BCM-8530

Find out more about Blended Learning BCM-300 [BL-B-3] & BCM-5000 [BL-B-5]

Please feel free to send us a note if you have any of these questions.

Suhana Sunreh

[Skillsfuture Funding] FAQ on ISO22301 BCMS Expert Implementer [BCM-5000] Course Funding

CM-5000, Business Continuity Management, CITREP+

[BCM-5000] FAQ on ISO22301 BCMS Expert Implementer Course Funding

Nov 3, 2019 3:49:05 PM

What is SkillsFuture Funding and BCM-5000 Course?

You would have read the Skillsfuture funding programme under Skillsfuture Singapore and the course content for the ISO22301 BCMS Expert Implementer course.

Read "What is the Specific Funding for the Advanced Level BCM Certification Course [BCM-5000]?" to learn more about the funding if you have not read it yet.

In this article, you are presented with some commonly asked questions when you embark on government funding and the relationship between the other courses offered by BCM Institute.

Frequently Asked Questions on SkillsFuture Funding

SkillsFuture Funding is now available for our advanced certification courses & competency-based (WSQ) courses.

1. Certification Courses (Non-WSQ) Vs Competency-based (WSQ) Funded Courses

What is the difference between Non-WSQ Certification and Competency-based (WSQ) Courses?

Professional BCM international certification versus competency-based accreditation

2. Choice of Attending Certification Course Vs WSQ Courses

Should I attempt the WSQ BCM course or BCM Institute's Certification courses?

The current WSQ competency-based training is equivalent to BCM Institute's intermediate certification level professional certification level.

4. Bridging of WSQ (Intermediate Level) Course to Advanced Level BCM Course

If I take the WSQ competency-based training route, how can I achieve the highest (expert) level certification awarded by BCM Institute?

How do bridge using WSQ crisis management courses [BCM-310, BCM-320 and BCM-330] to achieve the Business Continuity Certified Expert (BCCE) certification?

5. Funding Applicable to In-house Training for Unit BCM Coordinators

Can I conduct this course in-house for all of my unit-level BCM coordinators?

It is recommended that WSQ competency-based training be provided if it is for the unit-level or department-level coordinator.
Do speak to our Singapore training team to conduct it in-house as the content can be contextualised to your organisation and even used it as an annual update to your BCM plan.

6. Funding for In-house BCM Programme Office

For my BCM program office (Senior BCM Team) , can I have this course conducted in-house for my team managing the corporate or organisation-level programme?

It is possible as long as there is at least 6 confirmed participants enrolled for the course.

As such course requires us to deploy a senior and experienced BCM professional with no conflict of interest, do speak to the BCM Institute's training team.

7. Registered for BCM-5000 ISO22301 BCMS Expert Implementer, but in the invoice, it is reflected as Business Continuity Certified Planner (BCCP)?

Understand the reason by clicking "What Certification Will I Be Receiving After Attending the Certification BCM Course?"

8. Can we make claims against Skillsfuture Credit as well?

Yes, that is possible.

More information here:
[SkillsFuture Credit] Calculations and Costings for Singaporean above & below 40 years old Attending Blended Learning Course

Contact Us

Please feel free to send us a note if you have any of these questions to sales.ap@bcm-institute.org or register now by clicking button below for us to get back to you.

Find out more about Blended Learning BCM-300 [BL-B-3] & BCM-5000 [BL-B-5]

Please feel free to send us a note if you have any of these questions.

Suhana Sunreh