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Anonymous

02 Mar 2020

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Why is it that you can only enjoy the $500 SkillsFuture credit top-up when you are 25 y.o. and above?

As someone who had just graduated from university and not planning to take up a job related to what I have studied, I felt that I could really use the SkillsFuture credits to learn a new course. Why did the govt fix 25 as the age requirement in this aspect?

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Andy Sim

02 Mar 2020

HR Professional at a Financial Institution

Hi Anon, the Skills Future credit at 25 years old is targeted at people who are already in the workforce or people who just graduated, so that they can use the credits and upgrade their skills. Ofc there are people who entered the workforce earlier that's why there are people asking for the age to be decreased to 21 years old.

But ultimately I feel the credit should be used to take up a course which you have passion or are interested in, not necessarily learning sth related to your career.

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