Hsin Ping-lung, an associate professor with the Graduate Institute of National Development at National Taiwan University, describes the STSPP as "subsidizing salaries under the guise of [support for] training." Hsin argues that though the program has good intentions its implementation has given rise to disputes over the "unfairness of the subsidies" and the ambiguity of its orientation.
「這是藉訓練之名，行薪資補貼之實，」台大國發所副教授辛炳隆說，「充電加值」計畫立意良善，但落實執行時卻有補貼不公平、定位不清楚的爭議。