IMDA x GECO Asia · Company-Led Training

Train for a tech role on a full salary, from day one

Company-Led Training (CLT) is a career programme backed by IMDA. You're employed full-time from the day you start, trained for six to eight weeks for one of six tech roles, then placed on work with an MNC or SME for up to 12 months, subject to availability.

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01 / Who can apply

Who CLT is for

Requirement

You must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.

  • 01Fresh graduates.

    Including people who have never worked full-time.

  • 02Mid-career professionals.

    Including people switching into IT from another field.

  • 03Mature PMETs.

    Professionals, managers, executives and technicians.

  • 04A degree, diploma, ITE certificate or equivalent.

    Your qualification doesn't have to be in IT or another STEM subject.

You don't need IT experience. The training covers the technical skills and the soft skills you need to work in IT.

02 / What you get

What the programme gives you

From day one

A full salary throughout.

You're paid through the training and through your placement.

  • Training · six to eight weeksPaid
  • Placement · up to 12 monthsPaid

Six to eight weeks of structured training.

Designed with people from industry, taught by experienced practitioners and mentors, with work on real-world projects.

A placement of up to 12 months.

After training you're placed on work with an MNC or SME, subject to availability.

One-to-one mentoring.

Mentoring and career guidance, with further upskilling and networking along the way.

03 / How it works

From application to placement

Paid from day one

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Timeline: apply and assessment before Day 1, then 6 to 8 weeks of training and a placement of up to 12 months. A full salary runs without a break from Day 1 to the end of the placement.
Week 4You're training for your role, employed full-timePaid: yes
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  1. Step 1Before Day 1

    Apply.

    Pick the role you want and fill in the form below.

  2. Step 2Before Day 1

    Assessment.

    If you're shortlisted, we contact you for a further assessment.

  3. Step 3From Day 1

    Train.

    Six to eight weeks of full-time training for your role, employed and paid from day one.

  4. Step 4After training

    Placement.

    Up to 12 months on work with an MNC or SME, subject to availability, with mentoring alongside.

04 / Roles

Six roles you can train for

Choose one when you apply. You'll train for that role and be placed in it.

Role 01 of 06

Full-Stack Developer

Front-end and back-end development, with hands-on training and guidance from experienced developers.

  • 01Build and maintain web applications, with React, Angular or Vue.js on the front end and Node.js, Java or Python on the back end.
  • 02Design database schemas and queries in SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
  • 03Build and maintain APIs that connect to other systems.
  • 04Take part in code reviews, testing and debugging, and help deploy applications to production.
  • 05Work in a team using Git, GitHub or GitLab.

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Questions about CLT

What is Company-Led Training?

A career programme backed by IMDA. You're employed full-time while you train for a tech role, then placed on work with an MNC or SME.

Am I paid while I train?

Yes. You receive a full salary through the training and through your placement.

How long is it?

Training lasts six to eight weeks. It's followed by a placement of up to 12 months, subject to availability.

Do I need an IT degree or IT experience?

No. Fresh graduates and career switchers can apply, and non-STEM diplomas and degrees are accepted. You do need a degree, diploma, ITE certificate or equivalent.

05 / About GECO Asia

Who you'd be working with

  • 700+Projects delivered

    Across SAP, Oracle, cloud and data engagements since 2006.

  • 50+Enterprise customers

    MNCs and technology firms across the Asia Pacific region.

  • 1,000+Consultants deployed

    Screened, upskilled and placed onto client project teams.

  • 20+Years in Asia Pacific

    Founded in Singapore in 2006 as the Asian arm of Germany’s GECO Group; independent since 2020.

  • PartnersGECO works with IMDA, SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore and TeSA, and with approved training partners.
  • AwardGold, SkillsFuture Employer Awards (2023).
  • AI talentAn industry partner working alongside IMDA and AI Singapore on AI talent, as presented at ATxEnterprise 2025.

GECO Asia operates under Employment Agency Licence No. 07C4453, issued by Singapore's Ministry of Manpower.

06 / Next step

Ready to apply?

It takes one form. Choose your role and tell us when you could start.

Apply now