SSG Funding

Based on the course you have just enquired about specifically for the SkillsFuture funding (Non-WSQ), what additional questions may you ask?

Why Am I only Awarded the Planner-level certification after completing the advanced-level course and passing the expert-level qualifying examination?

Besides completing the payment to BCM Institute, the other condition for the claim of the SkillsFuture funding to take place is to be awarded the Planner or level certification.

Hence, you would get a "Planner" certification once you pass the Qualifying Examination attached to the courses.

Meanwhile, as you have successfully completed expert-level training and passed the exam, you can apply for higher certification concerning your prior related experience.

What Do I Need to Do to Get the SkillsFuture Funding?

1. Make the payment according to the invoice issued after funding *.
2. Attend 75% of the course.
3. Pass the accompanying qualifying exam and be awarded the Business Continuity Certified Planner (BCCP) certification.
4. Funding only applies to this course's 100% online or Blended Learning version.

Please provide your Identification Number and Birthdate to facilitate the registration process.  Note that we need your permission from you based on the PDPA requirement.

 

What If I Fail the Examination?

 

If you did not meet the 75% passing requirement for the examination, you would be provided one complimentary re-examination to be attempted within 30 days of your first exam.

 

Within that time, our certification department will assist you by providing you with which of the seven body of knowledge or BoK you are weak at. 

Subsequent attempts after 2nd examination would be payable at SGD 250 per try. The exam is now e-Protored via ZOOM.

 

 

Based on our track record running this course for more than a decade, do note that it is rare that we have participants who fail in their 2nd attempt if they spent the time paying attention and studying the handbook and electronic information provided on our electronic Wikipedia.

What SkillsFuture Funding is Available for the BCM-5000 Business Continuity Management 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 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.

Course Fee

The course fee before funding is Singapore Dollar SGD 3,850.  This pricing applies to all participants globally.

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

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?

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.

 

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.

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?

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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]

 

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Eligibility Criteria for SME Status for Funding Support

Sponsoring SMEs organisation applying for up to 90% funding support must meet the following criteria as defined by Enterprise Singapore or ESG’s definition:

• Having been registered and operating in Singapore
• Having a minimum 30% local shareholding and having a group annual sales turnover of not more than S$100 million or
• Group employment size of not more than 200 employees.
• Group tracing includes all corporate shareholder(s) holding more than 50% of the total shareholding of the company and any subsequent corporate parents and all subsidiaries of the company.

Eligibility Criteria for Applicant

• Be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Trainee must be an employee of the sponsoring organisation.
• The sponsoring organisation must be incorporated or registered in Singapore.

Note for SME-funded Organisation: Up to 90% of the net payable course and certification fees, capped at $3,000 per trainee, regardless of the participants are above or below 40 years of age.

Condition

• The trainee must complete at least 75% of the training course attendance within twelve (12) months from the commencement date.
• The trainee must complete and pass all examinations required by BCM Institute to achieve the final certification status.
• Payment must be made to BCM Institute before attending the course.
  Click on the button below to read more about Skillsfuture Funded Programme.

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

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What is SkillsFuture Funding and BCM-8530 Course?

You would have read the SkillsFuture funding programme under SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) initiative 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-8530]?" 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 (SkillsFuture Funding from SSG) and the relationship between the other courses offered by BCM Institute.

Frequently Asked Questions for SkillsFuture Funding?

1.  Funding Applicable to In-house Training for BCM Team, Unit BCM Coordinators and Internal Auditors

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Resource

Goh, M. H. (2016). A Manager's Guide to Auditing and Reviewing Your Business Continuity Management Program. Business Continuity Management Series (2nd ed.). Singapore: GMH Pte Ltd.

 

Find out more about Blended Learning BCM-8530 [BL-A-5] & BCM-8030 [BL-A-3]

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