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 The Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) is a robust and integrated continuing education and training system.
Designed to build industry competencies, it is founded on best international practices and validated by industries and employers. It differs from the pre-employment training system delivered by national schools and post-secondary education institutions.
As the WSQ caters to adult workers who have widely diverse training needs, it offers a correspondingly wide range of certifications and qualifications from certificate to graduate diploma.
The WSQ is designed to facilitate adult learning, make skills upgrading more accessible to our workforce and provide career progression pathways for them.
It aims to equip our workforce with the necessary employability, industry and occupational skills to remain competitive and add value to the organisation.
The WSQ is governed by four underlying principles:
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Authority to give each employee the assurance that the skills they get are recognised by employers and validated by the industry;
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Accessibility to ensure that every employee can access the skills upgrading pathways and benefit from structured training. Instead of academic qualifications for entry to WSQ training, courses are generally open entry. The skills and qualifications framework recognises existing skills, work experiences and credentials. Training is offered in bite-sized modules as well as on-the-job to widen opportunities for upgrading;
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Relevance to both employees and businesses, so that it meets their needs. The training that employees get must be useful and improve their opportunities for finding and keeping jobs, and advancing their careers.
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Progression for employees as they upgrade their skills for career progression and achieve excellence in their respective fields. |
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