Written Answer to PQ on CCP and MCPP application and participation by age band
NOTICE PAPER NO. 494 OF 2025 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 13/02/2026
QUESTION NO. 992 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
MP: Dr Wan Rizal
To ask the Minister for Manpower for each of the last five years, in respect of the Career Conversion Programme and the Mid-Career Pathways Programme, what are the (i) applicant profile and (ii) participant profile, respectively, broken down into the age bands (i) 21 to 35; (ii) 36 to 40; (iii) 41 to 50; (iv) 51 to 60 years; (v) 61 and above.
Answer:
The profile of Career Conversion Programme (CCP) participants and applicants, and Mid-Career Pathways Programme (MCPP) participants by age bands are appended in the tables below. The number of CCP applicants exceed the number of CCP participants, which is common in employment programmes. Additionally, some individuals may apply for multiple CCPs, contributing to higher overall application numbers. The Ministry of Manpower does not track the number of applicants for MCPP.
Table 1: Number of CCP applicants, by year, by age band
|
Age band
|
Number of CCP applicants#, by year
|
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
2024
|
2025
|
|
21 to 35
|
8,650
|
7,044
|
9,014
|
7,508
|
6,187
|
|
36 to 40
|
2,126
|
1,755
|
2,206
|
2,598
|
2,140
|
|
41 to 50
|
3,517
|
2,747
|
4,128
|
4,585
|
3,512
|
|
51 to 60
|
1,678
|
1,362
|
2,281
|
2,423
|
1,797
|
|
61 and above
|
316
|
304
|
551
|
663
|
432
|
# This does not include unsuccessful applicants who applied for CCP directly through their employers.
Table 2: Number of CCP participants, by year, by age band
|
Age band
|
Number of CCP participants, by year
|
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
2024
|
2025
|
|
21 to 35
|
2,823
|
2,303
|
3,119
|
3,230
|
2,549
|
|
36 to 40
|
624
|
619
|
860
|
1,048
|
900
|
|
41 to 50
|
1,090
|
1,017
|
1,838
|
1,865
|
1,481
|
|
51 to 60
|
622
|
573
|
1,188
|
1,097
|
784
|
|
61 and above
|
183
|
170
|
396
|
423
|
266
|
Table 3: Number of MCPP participants, by year, by age band
|
Age band
|
Number of MCPP participants, by year
|
|
2022
(Apr – Dec)^
|
2023
|
2024
|
2025
|
|
40* – 50
|
578
|
533
|
435
|
241
|
|
51 – 60
|
348
|
338
|
257
|
127
|
|
61 and above
|
161
|
146
|
147
|
57
|
^ MCPP was launched in April 2022.
* MCPP is only available to mature workers aged 40 and above.