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Kenny used his (the $500 top-up provided by the government) to cover the entire cost of the $350 course fee. He didn’t pay a cent out of pocket.

“Honestly, if I had to pay cash, I might have hesitated. $350 feels small, but when you just lost your job, every dollar feels like a boulder. SkillsFuture removed that friction.”

He has also used the digital literacy skills from the course to track his earnings via an Excel dashboard he built himself. “My wife joked that I over-prepared. But last month, when the surge pricing algorithm glitched, I knew exactly which zones to move to. The course paid for itself in two days.” skillsfuture pdvl course

“The instructor, Mr. Raj, didn’t treat us like kids. Half the class were former managers, technicians, even a chef who lost his restaurant during COVID. Raj told us: ‘You aren’t just drivers. You are mobile business owners.’ That changed my mindset.”

As he pulls away from the curb to pick up his next passenger, Kenny waves. “Tell SkillsFuture thank you. They didn’t just give me a course. They gave me a steering wheel back.” Kenny used his (the $500 top-up provided by

That is, until he discovered the at a community centre in Tampines.

For more information on the SkillsFuture PDVL course, visit the SkillsFuture SG website or contact any NTUC LearningHub or accredited driving centre. $350 feels small, but when you just lost

The PDVL is a mandatory certification for anyone wanting to drive a private hire car (like Grab or Gojek) in Singapore. But for Kenny, the three-day, 10-hour course wasn't just about passing a test on the Highway Code or learning how to calculate surcharges. It was a crash course in modern entrepreneurship.