Arts Education: National Arts Council - National Instructors and Coaches Association (NICA) Training Support

Upskilling support for Singapore's self-employed arts educators

Upskilling plays an important role in one’s professional development. The National Arts Council (NAC) and the National Instructors and Coaches Association (NICA) recognise that self-employed arts educators require additional dedicated support as they face unique challenges in upskilling e.g. actual and opportunity costs to training. NAC and NICA currently offers the NAC-NICA Training Support that provides up to 90% of unsubsidised course fee subsidies* and/or training allowance at $7.50/hr for a selected list of courses, conferences and workshops that are assessed to be aligned with the Skills Framework for Arts (Arts Education).  Training Providers include LASALLE, NAFA, O SCHOOL, Singapore Drama Educators’ Association and others.

*Additional course fee subsidies under NTUC’s Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) may apply.

In order to be eligible for the Training Support, instructors must be: 

1. A NICA member with no outstanding arrears

2. Working in the Arts sector

3. A Self-Employed Person (SEP) with no concurrent full-time employment, regardless of sector

4. A subscriber of NAC Arts Resource Hub

Interested candidates are required to submit supporting documents to NICA in order to obtain a Letter of Eligibility (LOE) prior to course commencement.