The Industrial Training Fund has confirmed that only SUPA Phase 2 trainees who achieve at least ninety percent attendance will receive payment, according to official letters circulated to approved centres nationwide. The letters, issued on November 14, 2025 from the Special Duties Office under reference ITF/SDO/ADM/4/S/3/V1/98, began reaching centres on Tuesday, November 18 after internal dispatch procedures were completed.
In the document addressed to the head of a certified training centre, the Fund reiterated that SUPA Phase 2 was intentionally designed to simplify programme administration and strengthen transparency in the payment process. Centres were reminded that trainees’ admission and acceptance letters must be collected upon resumption as part of the onboarding requirement that validates each participant’s presence.
The letter emphasized that the Memorandum of Understanding signed with every centre had already made it clear that payments would reflect the actual number of trainees who resumed and actively participated. It noted that attendance is the core determinant for payment and that trainees must physically meet the required threshold before they can be considered eligible.
To confirm compliance, the Fund carried out on-the-spot checks during the programme, including head count exercises and reviews of attendance registers across centres. These checks enabled the Fund to identify the exact number of trainees who met the ninety percent requirement in each location.
Centres were informed that although a specific number of trainees had been allocated earlier, only those who satisfied the attendance rule would count for payment. The Fund added that payments will be processed soon, applying the same verification standards uniformly across the country.
The Industrial Training Fund also stressed that trainees themselves must meet the ninety percent attendance mark to qualify for their stipends, explaining that this rule ensures that participation is meaningful and that public funds are deployed with accountability. For training centers and MSME-focused skill hubs, the clarity of this rule sets a firmer expectation for managing attendance, planning program delivery and aligning trainee engagement with performance-based funding.
