Hiring new staff? Find out more about [Talent Upstart] A Turnkey Solution to Help Startups & SMEs attract, develop & retain talents. A grant supported by WDA initiative valid till March 2016. Up to $347k per company available Contact Lithan [90226004] or email lithantalents@gmail.com to have a pre-evaluation discussion on your company's eligibility to be part of this scheme

1. A TURNKEY SOLUTION TO ATTRACT, DEVELOP & RETAIN
TALENTS IN STARTUPS & SMES
BY EZEN HO

2. a. We are the leading specialist education provider for selected professional communities
in Asia. With fully-equipped training centers across major cities in Singapore, India, Malaysia
and Myanmar.
b. We deliver our training programmes through innovative Technology and Pedagogy to offer
Relevant, Flexible, and Affordable Learning Programmes that Produce Skilled Professionals for
enterprises in areas like SAP ERP Professionals, Systems Management Professionals,
Business Intelligence Professionals, Infocomm Technopreneur Sales & Marketing
Professionals, etc.
c. We leverage on our tight integration with the industry to deliver excellent career services/
manpower resources for both our students and our corporate clients.
d. Acquire 4 years Edu Trust among 400 + institutions in Singapore. (Top 10% institutions in
Singapore)
About Lithan Academy

3. Partners
Statutory
Partners:
Industry Partners:

4. • Add your first bullet point here
• Add your second bullet point here
• Add your third bullet point here
ARE YOU A FAST
GROWING STARTUP
WANTING TO
SCALE?

5. TOP 3 CHALLENGES STARTUPS
FACE ?
Unable to hire
the right
talent
Unstructure
d Business
Processes
Unable to
upskill and
retain existing
talents

6. • Business Focused
• Confident
• Multi-tasking all rounder
• Good Interpersonal
Relationships
• No “Just-a-job” mindset
CHALLENGE 1: FINDING THE RIGHT TALENT
Characteristics of Entrepreneurial Talents

7. CHALLENGE 2: UNSTRUCTURED BUSINESS
PROCESSES
• Burnt Out Founders
• Inexperienced in refining business processes
• Lack of guidance to develop best practices

8. Challenge 3: Upskilling & Retention of Staff
• Lack of training resources
• No clear career progression pathway
• No structured career appraisal system
• Little mentorship
• External Stress from Family

9. LITHAN’S TALENT UPSTART IS A ‘PLACEMENT’ SOLUTION
THAT HELPS INFOCOMM STARTUPS ATTRACT, RETAIN AND
DEVELOP TALENTS LEVERAGING ON WDA’S ETS SCHEME
WITH LITHAN’S UNIQUE PEDAGOGY.
HELP PLACE JOB-SEEKING PMES INTO STARTUP ROLES
ASSIST STARTUPS TO BUILD TEAMS WITH MULTI-
DISCIPLINARY SKILLSETS
PROMOTE A POSITIVE AND DYNAMIC WORKPLACE
THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
AND MENTORING PROGRAMS.

10. SALES,
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT,
MARKETING,
PRODUCT
OR OPERATIONS?
IN THE NEXT 3 – 6
MONTHS?
WHO IS TALENT UPSTART SUITABLE
FOR ?
Hiring

11. BENEFITS TO
STARTUP
Get up to $347,000 worth
of ETS grants

12. Hire staff yourself &
outsource training to us
- We can also help you
recruit, for a nominal
fee of $2000, inclusive
of advertising,
screening & interview
arrangements
- OJT Implementable
upon completion of
training
PLACE &
TRAIN
TRAIN &
PLACE
TRAIN Only
Recruit from our pool of
ready trained talents
- Free recruitment when
you give us the JD
- Pay market wages
- OJT – implementable
immediately
Train your existing staff
- Identify staff to groom
- Select modules to train
in
- OJT Implementable upon
completion of training
3 WAYS STARTUPS CAN JOIN TALENT UPSTART

13. Competency-based
Blended Learning
Just in Time Skilled
Talents
Education
Technology On
Demand
Concepts
eLearning
Higher Order
Skills
Work-Based
Learning
Applied Learning
Work Place
Learning
Blended
Training
On-Job-Training
base on blueprint
Customized Curriculum Development
In-House training
• Develop career
roadmaps, OJT
blueprints and conduct
training needs
analyses
• Participate in our P&T
and PCP programmes
to meet your new
talent requirements
and training
simultaneously and
cost-effectively
• Leverage on our on-demand
learning platform to deliver your in-
house training programmes, monitor
and assess staff training across
multiple delivery channels.
• Complement your standard training
programmes with our competency-
based qualification and modular
courses; including qualified faculty,
learning facilitators and mentors.
LITHAN’S TRAINING PEDAGOGY

14. WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES WE ARE PLACING
?
Poly & Uni Graduates
19 – 25 yr old
Executives, Associates,
Analyst
$1800 - $3000
Studies business,
engineering , science and
IT
Junior – Mid Executives
25 – 35 yr old
Senior executive, Assistant
Managers, Managers, Snr
Managers
$2300 - $4000
IT, Business, Arts, Social
Sciences, Comp Sci.
Mid Career Changers
25 – 55 + yr old
Senior Managers, VPs,
CTO
$3500 - $6000
Strong industry network,
functional skillsets
Level
Age
Positions
Salary
Range
Backgrou
nd

15. NEW STAFF WILL BE TRAINED IN

16. Strategize & Plan
+
Generate LEADS using
Search Engine Marketing,
Content and E-Mail
Marketing, Social media
marketing, Mobile
Advertising
+
Execute , Measure ,
Optimize campaigns
Understand Customers &
their Problems
+
Solution-Focused
Approach
+
Appreciate business in its
entirety
+
Responsible for Revenue
/ Cost
Build Sales Canvas
+
Produce Sales
Systems, Scripts,
validated Sales Kits
+
Develop Enterprise
Sales Best B2B
Practices & Processes
+
Sell & Overcome
Objections
SKILLSETS ACQUIRED DURING
BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING

17. LEVERAGE COURSE MENTORS TO
IMPROVE BUSINESS PROCESSES
All lithan’s mentors are experienced hands on professionals
who are either serial entrepreneurial (for startup bootcamp)
or owners of digital marketing agencies, or professional sales
people in enterprise sales for many years.

20. Aravinth Kumarasamy
• Founder, Sambaash
• Senior VP, Chief Product Officer
System Access
• Group VP SunGard
• Huin Computer Systems
• CSP Systems
• Far East Computers
Himli Ali
• Sales & Management Coach, Asia
Pacific Sales & Marketing Academy
• Certified Coach, Speaker & Trainer
for John C. Maxwell programme
• 20 years in Regional Sales & Training
• Several Senior positions regionally
• IBM, AT&T, Lucent Technologies,
Avaya Inc, Aspect Software
Zeenath Kuraisha
• Director, Corporate Solutions and
Academics Asia Pacific Sales &
Marketing Academy
• 20 Years of Enabling Customer-focused
Sales & Marketing Strategies
• President - Singapore Chapter of
American Association of Inside Sales
Professionals
• Previous roles in Microsoft, SAP, Oracle
SALES MASTERY MENTORS

21. Overview of ETS Scheme

22. EG: ROADMAP OF A TALENT UPSTART CANDIDATE
Night: Business Fundamentals
(3 modules – 108 hrs)
1) Innovative Startup Bootcamp
2) Digital Marketing
3) Sales Mastery
Day: Full time work + Implement
On-Job-Training (ETS OJT)
Claim up to max of $3780 (252 hrs @ $15/hr)
Interviews
2 – 4 mths Time
Activity&Progression
Course fee Grant : Pay less $
ETS OJT Scheme : Receive $

23. Description Duration/hr
Actual Cost
(A)
Total WDA Grants
received (B)
Founders
(A – B)
Sponsorship of 3
modules for
Business
Fundamentals
108 $6000 $5400 $600
On-Job-Training
252* 0
$3780
(Funding of S$15/hr)
($3780)
OJT Career Blueprint
Customization
N.A $2300 $2000 $300
Total $9200 $11,180
Benefit up to
$2,880 + per
candidate
HOW STARTUPS CAN LEVERAGE WDA ETS SCHEMES
*(up to a maximum of 252 hrs subject to T&C)

24. yellowElevator is an Employee Referral System
that uses the power of Social Referrals and Gamification to
increase referral effectiveness and employee engagement

25. FREE SUBSCRIPTION
FOR COMPANIES JOINING TALENT UPSTART
TILL APRIL 2016

26. 110 TALENTS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN 2 YEARS
AND MANY MORE…

27. AND MANY MORE…

28. 1. Complete Lithan’s Company Evaluation Form
http://bit.ly/upstartevaluation
2. Determine who are your identified local staff whom you want to send
for training (ensure that current + future new staff to send fulfills 50%
of total local workforce criteria)
3. Prepare existing employee’s CV
4. Prepare existing employee’s letter of appointment
5. Attach all files together, submit your company logo, ACRA Bizfile &
completed forms to lithantalents@gmail.com
NEXT STEPS – TRAINING EXISTING STAFF

29. 1. Complete Lithan’s Company Evaluation Form
http://bit.ly/upstartevaluation
2. Talent Upstart Hiring Request Form, including Job Description &
Responsibilities bit.ly/upstartform
3. Submit your company logo, ACRA Bizfile & completed forms to
lithantalents@gmail.com
4. CVs may be sent to hiring manager for consideration in the
meantime
5. Recruitment drive will be conducted on our campus
NEXT STEPS - RECRUITING NEW TALENT?

30. Continual Learning
with world’s largest
online Learning
content
www.Lynda.com
Access to Private
Investor Pitching
Events
Perfect your
Investment Pitch with
mentoring
Access to Monthly
Networking & Inudstry
Insights Events
OUR GRADUATES ENJOY

31. KEEP IN TOUCH
STARTUP INSIGHTS
www.facebook.com/LithanAccelerator
www.meetup.com/Startup-Insights-Singapore
LITHAN ACCELERATOR

32. THANK YOU!
Proudly brought to you by:
ezen@lithan.com 90226004
https://sg.linkedin.com/in/ezenho

33. CONDITIONS FOR ETS SCHEME (PRE-APPROVED)
1. Only Singaporean & PR Employees (Directors not eligible for ETS)
2. Min. number of employees (current & future) to onboard program: 50%
3. Level of hires: Junior - middle level PME roles.
4. Company should be prepared to hire candidate undergoing program for at least 9months
– 1 year
5. Scheme is meant to expand skillsets of existing staff to take on new responsibilities
6. ** If you have identified a NEW staff you want to hire, you can also onboard them onto
Talent Upstart program to enjoy the ETS scheme
7. ETS grant is applied on pre-approval basis, where WDA will have a site visit to the
company. Lithan will assist company in the administration and pre-assessment.

34. Q: Can existing staff enjoy the ETS grant?
A: Yes, can enroll current stand and Lithan will crafts a OJT training blueprint
Q: What if I decide to terminate the staff after his probation period?
A: Depending on where he is in the career progression pipeline, you may terminate his contract
as per contractual agreements. The OJT training implementation will be pro-rated till the
termination
Q: When will I receive the WDA ETS OJT reimbursement?
A: In 3 tranches
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)