National Arts Council (NAC) is collaborating with National Instructors and Coaches Association (NICA) to support NICA arts educator-members’ i.e., “Members” continuous professional development through the provision of course fee subsidies and/or training allowance to lower the actual and opportunity costs of attending training.  

The NAC-NICA Training Support i.e., “Training Support” will run from 1 October 2023 to 31 March 2025, and is in tandem with the Skills Framework for Arts (Arts Education and Technical Theatre & Production). 

• Interested self-employed arts educators must be/ sign up as a NICA member before applying for the Training Support.  
• NICA will also help Members to apply for additional training fund (UTAP). 
  
  

When NICA Arts Educator-Members attend and complete courses under the pre-qualified courses, workshops, and conferences, they can claim up to $500 Training Support as indicated below.  

• Up to 90% of unsubsidised course fee subsidy and/or,  
• Up to $10/hour of training allowance, based on the course duration;  
• For courses/ conference/ workshops below $200, only training allowance will apply.

Application Process:

Please review the instructions (PDF document) and FAQ on Training Support before proceeding to apply for the Letter of Eligibility. 

• Download the PDF for Training Support (Instructors)
• Download the PDF for FAQ 

What are the supporting documents needed?

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the difference between NTUC and NICA membership?
  

• If I am not yet a NICA member, can I still apply for the LOE if I’m interested in a pre-qualified course?   

If you are not yet a NICA member, please sign up as a NICA member first to be eligible for the Training Support that all pre-qualified courses would have access to. Do note that all other eligibility criteria will have to be met as well, in order to successfully be issued the LOE.  

If you are a freelance or self-employed coach/ instructor in the arts (or sports, fitness, and enrichment), you can sign up as a NICA member.  You may sign up online at www.ntuc.co/nica and select “NICA” under the company field.

• Do I still need to register for NICA membership if I am an existing NTUC member?
  If you are an existing NTUC member, please email NICA at nica@ntuc.org.sg to do a membership conversion to NICA.

• When can I expect to receive reimbursement of course fee subsidy and/or training allowance if I meet the minimum course attendance and pass the mode of assessment (if any)?
  

Need help?

Should you have questions that are not addressed by the FAQs, please reach us at nicatrainingsupport@ntuc.org.sg