Introduction

Singapore's highly developed infocomm sector has been a key driver of Singapore's success as an economic hub. As technology is constantly evolving, maintaining a competitive edge for sustained growth remains a top priority for the country. With this objective in mind, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) developed the Infocomm Leadership and Development Programme (iLEAD) Expanded to nurture Singapore's next generation of infocomm experts. iLEAD Expanded provides infocomm professionals with the opportunity to sharpen their skills in niche technology areas:

Programme Description

iLEAD Expanded aims to ensure that Singapore's infocomm manpower capabilities keep pace with technology changes and Singapore remains at the forefront of technology development. iLEAD Expanded will help grow and groom infocomm leaders and experts in the following high-end, niche areas.

• Application Development
• Cloud / Grid Computing
• Green ICT
• Infocomm Security
• Network Engineering (Fixed / Wireless)
• Business Analytics
• Infocomm in Business Domains

Professionals who are interested to participate in the iLEAD Expanded programme may wish to approach their organisation to apply as an iLEAD Partner.

Become an iLEAD Partner

Organisations can choose to partner IDA by providing on-the-job training to infocomm professionals or enrolling their employees, including new hires in iLEAD Expanded to further develop their skills through local and overseas work attachments and overseas professional development courses.

Become an iLEAD Centre of Attachment (COA)

Alternatively, eligible organisations can also choose to become an iLEAD Centre of Attachment (COA) . COAs are MNC Centres of Innovation (COIs), R&D Centres/ Research Institutes and academic institutions who will be able to offer attachment opportunities for project work and training and mentorship to infocomm professionals to equip them with high-end, "expert" level skills in the areas identified under iLEAD Expanded over a period of 1 - 12 months.

Benefits

For iLEAD Partners

• Boost your organisation's competitive advantage in the area of infocomm
• Sharpen and deepen your employees' infocomm capabilities under a funded scheme
• Help your organisation build a pipeline of infocomm experts in high-end, niche technology areas
• Enable your organisation to broaden learning horizons through funded overseas attachment/courses

F or iLEAD COAs

• Additional resource to pursue expert-level exploratory project in emerging areas supported by IDA;
• Increased pool of professionals trained in the technologies/platforms supported by the COA; and
• National recognition as an iLEAD COA for the project period.

Programme Support

For iLEAD Partners

IDA together with the iLEAD Expanded partner will co-fund training to cover the following components:

All trainees on the programme will be required to serve a bond in their area of training either with the iLEAD partner

	Local attachments	Overseas attachments	Overseas specialised professional development courses
Duration of attachment / course	Minimum of 3 months Maximum of 12 months		Maximum of 3 months
Co-funded items	Monthly Training grant		-
	-		Course and/or certification fees;
	Co-location (to COA) grant
	-	Return airfare
	-	Living allowance

All trainees on the programme will be required to serve a bond in their area of training either with the iLEAD Expanded partner or within the local infocomm industry for a specified period.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify as iLEAD Partner

iLEAD Partner must:

• Develop a expert-level training plan in areas supported under iLEAD Expanded
• Ensure that the trainees* under iLEAD Expanded must be:
  • Existing employees identified as high potential staff with talent progression plan or individuals who are diploma or degree holders;
  • With 3 years of relevant working experience; and
  • Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents

*Companies must source for their own trainees.

T o qualify as iLEAD COA

iLEAD COAs must possess:

• Past manpower development track record of providing training/project work in the relevant areas
• The necessary hardware, software, specialized facilities and connectivity required for training/ project work
• Capacity to train minimum 4 trainees annually and provide at minimum 2 mentors/ trainers/ supervisors
• Capability to develop training plan to include relevant project work opportunities for trainees to acquire skill sets/ technologies identified under iLEAD Expanded

Application Procedure

For iLEAD Partners

The iLEAD Expanded application process is a straightforward one as demonstrated by the following flowchart:

Interested iLead Partners should submit the following documents to [email protected] :

• Company Training Plan
• iLEAD Expanded Partner Proposal Form
• ACRA (latest statement)
• Financial statement (last 3 years)

For iLEAD COAs

The iLEAD COA application process is a straightforward one as demonstrated by the following flowchart:

Interested iLead COAs should submit a one-page COA application form to [email protected] :

Enquiries

For enquiries, please email [email protected] .

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