IBF Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS)

Financial Training Scheme (FTS)

What is the IBF Standards Training Scheme?

The IBF Standards Training Scheme ("IBF-STS") provides funding for training and assessment courses:

  • That cover key skills needed in the financial sector.
  • Accredited under the Skills Framework for Financial Services (SFwFS).

    This scheme is available for both self-sponsored and company-sponsored individuals.

Overview

Eligible Individuals
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents, physically based in Singapore; and
  • Successfully completed IBF-STS accredited course (including passing all relevant assessments and examinations)
  • Funding of training programmes under the Critical Core Skills[1] and Future-Enabled Skills[2]  categories will only be available to locals employed in the financial sector (i.e. by financial institutions or Singapore FinTech Association certified firms).
Eligible Companies
  • Financial Institutions based in Singapore[3]
  • FinTech firms certified by Singapore FinTech Association (SFA)
IBF-STS Funding Quantum
TRAINING COURSES
Commencing
1 Jan 2023
ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS
[4]
Singapore Citizens and PRsSingapore Citizens aged
40 years and above
FUNDING AMOUNT FOR DIRECT TRAINING COSTS
[5]
50%
capped at S$3,000 per participant per course
70%
capped at S$3,000 per participant per course

  1. Funding support for the same course will be granted only once per calendar year per participant.

Footnotes:

[1] Critical Core Skills are common, transferable skills that enable individuals to be employable and employed, facilitate their career mobility, and enable the acquisition of Technical Skills and Competencies relevant for job roles in the sector. Examples include creative thinking, problem solving, and communication. For more information, please refer to SkillsFuture Singapore's website here.

[2] Future-Enabled Skills are skills that will complement existing functional and technical skills required across various job functions. Examples include agility, data storytelling, and content generation strategies. For more information, please refer to the IBF website here.

[3] Entities regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (either licensed, approved, registered or recognised; or exempted from being licensed, approved, registered or recognised), as listed on the MAS FI Directory.

[4] Individuals who attend a course in the capacity of an instructor or facilitator, e.g. presenter / speaker / panelist are not eligible for IBF-STS funding.

[5] Direct training cost would be based on the gross course fee charged by the external training provider or apportioned basic salaries of internal staff involved in developing and/ or delivering in-house courses. Qualifying expenses include training costs incurred for both executive and non-executive staff, as well as staff employed on a short-term basis (less than one year, inclusive of contract staff and interns). Apportioned basic salaries of full time in-house trainers involved in developing and/or delivering in-house courses will also be eligible for support.

 

See all IBF-STS Accredited Programmes

IBF-Accredited Training Providers

IBF welcomes training providers and financial institutions to join our community as accredited training providers under the Skills Framework for Financial Services and contribute toward raising the professional competencies of financial practitioners in Singapore.

Current accredited training providers include Training Providers, Institutes of Higher Learning and Financial Institutions.

 

Organisations with accredited Training Programmes

Under the Skills Framework for Financial Services

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A.B. Maximus & Co

ACAMS (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Accord Business Solutions Pte Ltd

Advent Connect Pte. Ltd.

AgileAsia Pte Ltd

Agilenlite Pte Ltd

Agilitics Pte. Ltd.

Agilitics Pte. Ltd.

AIA Singapore Private Limited

Alpha Development Partnership Pte. Ltd.

ATD Solution (S) Pte. Ltd.

ATD Solution (S) Pte. Ltd.ACAMS Chapter (Singapore)

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance

Aventis Learning Group Pte. Ltd.

Aviva Ltd

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Baker & Mckenzie Wong & Leow

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.

Bank of Singapore Limited

Beacon Consulting Pte Ltd

Bells Institute of Higher Learning Pte. Ltd.

Best of Me Pte Ltd

Bondblox Pte. Ltd.

BPP Singapore Pte. Ltd.

BTS Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

C

CAIA Association Singapore Office Limited

Capelle Academy Pte Ltd

Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Pte Ltd

CFA Singapore

Chartered Banker Institute

Compas Management Consulting Pte Ltd

CyberQuote Pte Ltd

E

Eagles Flight Asia Pte Ltd

Emarsity Pte Ltd

Euromoney (Singapore) Pte Ltd

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Falco Academy Pte. Ltd.

FHL Capital Pte Ltd

Financial Life Coaching Pte Ltd

Financial Perspectives Pte Ltd

Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS)

Financial Services Manager Association (FSMA)

FinTech Academy Pte Ltd

Fintelligence Ltd

Fitch Learning Singapore Pte Ltd

Flame Centre Pte Ltd

Fortress Advisers Pte Ltd

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Garranto Pte. Ltd.

Global Association of Risk Professoinals (GARP)

Global ICT Training & Certification Pte Ltd

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Hubbis Pte Ltd

Hyper Island Institute of Higher Education Pte Ltd

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IFMF Investment Academy Pte. Ltd.

IIL Asia Pte Ltd

Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA) (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Institute of Singapore Project Management

International Compliance Training Academy

Intuition Publishing Pte Ltd

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Kapitalminds Pte. Ltd.

Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd.

KnowledgeHut Solutions Pte Ltd

Korn Ferry (SG) Pte Ltd

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Laures Solutions Pte. Ltd.

Lightbulb Capital (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Literacy Empowerment Pte Ltd

London School of Business and Finance Pte Ltd

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MB9 Private Limited

Momenta Group Pte Ltd

Monochrome Learning Solutions Pte Ltd

mSolutions Pte Ltd

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National University of Singapore - Institute of Systems Science

National University of Singapore - Risk Management Institute

National University of Singapore - Strategic Technology Management Institute

Nayang Technologcial University, Nanyang Business School

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

NTUC Learning Hub Pte Ltd

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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS RISK SERVICES PTE. LTD.

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Quantinsti Educational Ventures Pte. Ltd.

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Salmon Thrust Pte Ltd

Sapience Consulting Pte Ltd

Singapore College of Insurance Limited

Singapore Exchange Limited

Singapore Institute of Management Group Limited

Singapore Quality Institute

Singapore University of Social Sciences

SmartAcademy Pte Ltd

SMU - Financial Services

SMU Academy

SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business

Software Education Asia Pte Ltd

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Tertiary Infotech Pte Ltd

The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship Ltd

The London Institute of Banking & Finance (APAC) Pte Ltd.

TMC Academy Pte Ltd

Trainocate (S) Pte Ltd

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Unicorn Financial Solutions Pte. Limited

V

Vertical Institute Pte. Ltd.

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Wealth Management Institute International Pte. Ltd.

Wealth Management Institute Limited

WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature (Singapore) Limited

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Xaltius Pte. Ltd.

Financial Institutions (In-house programmes)