SINGAPORE: Training providers should not offer incentives for people to refer others to sign up for courses, SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) said after FirstCom Academy was suspended for three months because of its marketing practices.
This is against SSG’s terms for training providers, the authority said in response to CNA’s queries.
A former FirstCom employee who worked with trainers told CNA that these incentives included shopping vouchers, free food and gifts.
One trainer who used to teach courses at FirstCom Academy showed CNA an email from 2022 about the...