1. Benchmark against best practices across the industry;
   
2. Guide job description development;
   
3. Improve performance management systems and training programmes;
   
4. Establish employee career paths;
   
5. Guide training needs analysis;
   
6. Facilitate recruitment of competent staff; and
   
7. Provide skills assessments.

An employer can either send its staff to an external Approved Training Organisation or provide the training internally if they meet the required criteria as an Approved Training Organisation itself.

For workplace literacy and numeracy skills (WPLN), you could obtain the current competence of your staff and seek recommendation for appropriate training level for your staff from the Centre for Employability Skills. For employability and industry-related skills, you can assess the training needs of your staff and send them for relevant training at any of the approved training centres under the WSQ.

For more information on WSQ courses to help your staff to: Get Basic Skills under ESS Get Skills for Retail Industry Get Skills for Training Industry Get Skills for Finance Industry To obtain more information on how to be an Approved Training Organisation, please download the accreditation guide. To download the WSQ Organisational Approval Application Form (CA1), please click here. To download the WSQ Course Accreditation Application Form (CA2), please click here. To download the form for declaration of personnel details (CA-T1), please click here. To download the Cross Reference Matrix, please click here. Continuous Improvement Review Guide This guide is developed for approved training organisations (ATOs) under both NSRS & WSQ systems as a reference on the details of Continuous Improvement Review (CIR) and how it is conducted. Get Practical Guide on Managing For Training and Assessment Excellence The Practical Guide is published for Approved Training Organisations (ATOs) under the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) System and the National Skills Recognition System (NSRS).  This guide provides practical tips to assist ATOs to strengthen their internal systems and processes, as part of WDA's holistic quality assurance system.  Through this guide, ATOs - both public as well as in-house training providers - can build their capabilities by adopting the following to strengthen their internal systems and processes :   a) The Plan-Do-Check-Act Improvement Process b) The Assessment Management System c) Linking Training to Outcomes WSQ Communication Guide for Approved Training Organisations Training Providers who have been awarded Accredited Course status may use the WSQ Identity on all communication materials for related advertising and promotional purposes. Training providers need to seek the prior approval of WDA before releasing any communication materials bearing the WSQ Identity. This guide provides guidelines to ATOs for marketing and communication of their WSQ programmes. This booklet sets the guidelines that ATOs need to adhere to so as to ensure consistency in WSQ message and brand identity across all communication platforms. Singapore Workforce Skills Qualification System: An Introduction   This guide is designed for ATOs under the WSQ system. It aims to give a good understanding of the objectives, design principles and essential aspects of the WSQ system. It may be used as supplementary reading for the WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment, CU1 – Interpret the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualification Framework.   To download the guide, please click here.