ESS Credentialing Project

The ESS credentialing project is aimed at getting organisations and training institutions to recognise ES credentials, particularly Workplace Literacy (WPL) and Workplace Numeracy (WPN). Recognising ESS means that the ESS WPLN credentials can be used as an alternative criteria to the current academic qualifications such as GCE ‘N’ and ‘O’ levels for recruitment or admission purposes.  

This alternate pathway opens up a bigger pool of eligible candidates for companies to meet their manpower demands. On the other hand, it also opens doors for better job placements or skills upgrading for adult workers who have missed out on the opportunity to pursue formal education.

ESS WPLN credentials are now recognised by more than 270 training institutions and companies ranging from tourism, F&B, retail, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing and security sectors. Click  here for the list of training institutions and companies that have recognised the ESS WPLN credentials either as an alternate recruitment crtieria or alternate enrolment criteria.

Click here for a documentary about the ESS Credentialing Project.

How can companies participate in the ESS credentialing project?

To embark on the ESS credentialing project, companies and training institutions are required to identify:

(1)  the positions that will be accepting ES credentials as an alternate entry requirement to the jobs or training modules accepting ES credentials

(2)  the appropriate ES WPLN level that will be pegged as an alternate entry requirement to the jobs or training modules accepting ES credential

Upon confirmation of the positions and pegging level of the credentials, WDA will issue a Letter of Acknowledgment to recognize the acceptance for the initiative. Companies and training institutions may then proceed to schedule their potential workers or students for the CAT at the Centre for Employability Skills (CES).

You may wish to contact CES at 64717107 or visit them at 141 Redhill Road Singapore 158828.

Members of the public who are interested in ESS or the ESS Credentialing project can contact WDA at 6883 5885, or email wda_ess_enquiry@wda.gov.sg for more information.