Workforce Development Grant (Job Redesign+) - WDG(JR+)
Streamlining Roles for Smarter Production
About the Grant
WDG JR+ enables comprehensive workforce transformations through professional help and expertise. It assists businesses and enterprises with creating specialised roles, position expansions, and equipping employees with new skills for the evolving demands of the modern workplace.
As a pre-approved panel consultant, SFIC Institute streamlines the entire process so you only pay the net fee upfront. With this new grant process, we handle the grant disbursement directly with the government, keeping your cashflow light and your risk minimal.
Who Is Eligible
At point of application, enterprise must
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Be registered or incorporated and be operating in Singapore
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Have at employed least three local employees for the past 1 month
And enterprise must NOT have
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Made a payment for JR-related consultancy service; OR
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Signed a contract or purchase order for JR or workforce-related consultancy services either with a pre-approved consultant or third party.
All applications will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
To check your eligibility, please log in to apply.gov.sg and navigate to BGP 2.0 > My Grants > Apply Grants. If the WGD grants option is available under this section, you are eligible to apply.
Enterprise Workforce Transformation Journey with WDG (JR+)
Connect with Consultants
Project Proposal Draft
Proposal Review
Application Discussion
Apply for WDG(JR+)
Start Project
SNEF monitor milestones
Project Completion & Claim Disbursement
More in-depth discussion with our WDG(JR+) consultant(s).
Draft the proposal and quotation.
SNEF will call the company to discuss their application
Client to make upfront payment upon SNEF’s approval.
How We Help
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Strategic Workforce Planning
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Plan and identify skills needs/manpower requirements to ensure future workforce and skills are aligned to business strategies via skills-gap assessment, training-needs analysis, and career pathing
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Organisation-Level Restructuring
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Rethink structure and reorganise to optimise workforce, redesign work processes and jobs, and implement training and reskilling.
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Talent Strategies and HR, enabled by technology
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Enhance HR policies and talent strategies and implement HR tech tools that can help support change
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Support Career Health (CH) through talent management strategies and practices
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Change Management and Sustainment
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Put in place robust change management process and build up capability to sustain workforce transformation
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Workforce Consultancy
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Enable comprehensive workforce transformation via consultants available for end-to-end support (from initial business diagnosis to implementation plan)
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Capability-Building Initiatives
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Implement JR efforts aligned with strategic goals, organisation development, management changes and transiting employees into new roles with the help of external expertise
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Workforce Tech Solutions
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Facilitate data-driven workforce planning and skills development and the adoption of diagnostic tools, L&D systems that build HC capabilities in enterprises and identify skill gaps
Maximise Your Investment with SFEC
Eligible employers may utilise the SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC), a one-off $10,000 credit per firm, to offset up to 90% of out-of-pocket expenses incurred under WDG JR+. This significantly reduces the financial commitment required from your organisation.
The current SFEC cycle will conclude on 30 November 2026. A refreshed credit of $10,000 will be made available from 1 December 2026. Companies may indicate their intent to apply SFEC towards WDG JR+ at the point of application.
To verify your organisation's SFEC balance and eligibility, please visit SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit — GoBusiness.
Mode of Payment
Assuming the total project cost is $10,000
Streamline Job Redesign with AI HR Software
Our HR AI software transforms the job redesign process by automating critical workflows and providing data-driven insights. From initial assessment through final evaluation, the platform intelligently analyses workforce structures, identifies skill gaps, and recommends optimised role configurations, reducing manual effort and accelerating implementation timelines.
Watch how Northstar leverages our AI HR solution to complete their job redesign initiative, while improving role clarity and employee engagement across their organisation.
