Source: SKILLSFUTURE SINGAPORE
Data Last Updated: 23/09/2024
Update Frequency: Annual
Footnotes: Prior to Oct 2016, data were from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA). With effect from Oct 2016, data are from the SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). SSG is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE). It is formed to drive and coordinate the implementation of SkillsFuture. In Oct 2016, SSG took over some of the functions performed by WDA and absorbed the Council for Private Education (CPE), which was a statutory board under MOE. The Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) is a national credential system that trains, develops, assesses and certifies skills and competencies for the workforce. Training programmes developed under the WSQ system are based on skills and competencies validated by employers, unions and professional bodies. WSQ emphasizes flexible competency-based adult learning, open access to skills upgrading and clear career progression pathways for workers to upgrade their skills. With the roll-out of the Skills Frameworks in 2016, the WSQ adopted the skills and competencies covered in the Skills Frameworks. Data are based on calendar year and pertain to local WSQ trainees who have attained at least one WSQ Statement of Attainment. Data for each certification level are based on unique headcounts. That is, a trainee with more than one WSQ Statement of Attainment of the same certification level is counted once. A trainee with more than one WSQ Statement of Attainment at different certification levels is counted once in each certification level. Data for 2023 is unavailable due to ongoing review and adjustments to the WSQ qualification framework. The transition is expected to be completed by 2024/25 and full reporting will resume in 2025/26.
Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183101