[SSG CIRCULAR/MIPD/2026/2] Circular Applicable to Registered Training Providers
1 April 2026
[SSG CIRCULAR/MIPD/2026/2]
Circular Applicable to Registered Training Providers
1. This is a Circular Applicable to Registered Training Providers issued for the purposes of the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Terms for Training Providers (“Terms”).
2. With effect from 1 April 2026, Clause 5.3B of the Terms shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following contents:-
“5.3B In respect of any of your SSG-Funded Courses which is also a (a) Certifiable Course, and (b) non-WSQ course, for as long as that course remains an SSG-Funded Course, a Certifiable Course, and a non-WSQ course, you shall ensure that all Adult Educators assigned to that course who conduct training and/or assessment(s):-
(a) are registered with the National Adult Educator Registry managed by the Singapore University of Social Sciences- Institute for Adult Learning Singapore (the “AE Registry”); and
(b) possess at least one of the following:-
(i) the WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (“WSQ ACTA”); or
(ii) the WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (“WSQ ACLP”); or
(iii) such other qualification as may be deemed by SSG (in its sole discretion) to be an equivalent of the WSQ ACTA or WSQ ACLP
(the “Trainer and/or Assessor AE Qualifications”).”
3. With effect from 1 April 2026, Paragraph 5 of Appendix C to the Terms shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following contents:-
“5. Your application must reflect that the course for which you make your application fulfils the applicable requirements set out in Table 1 below.
Table 1
Type of Training Provider | Requirement |
Public WSQ Registered Training Provider | All Adult Educators assigned to the course who design and develop curriculum must:- (a) be registered with the AE Registry; and (b) possess at least one of the following:- (i) a WSQ Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (“WSQ DACE”); or (ii) a WSQ Diploma in Design and Development of Learning for Performance (“WSQ DDDLP”); or (iii) such other qualification as may be deemed by SSG (in its sole discretion) to be an equivalent of the WSQ DACE or WSQ DDDLP. |
All Adult Educators assigned to the course who conduct training and/or assessment(s) must:- (a) be registered with the AE Registry; and (b) possess at least one of the Trainer and/or Assessor AE Qualifications. | |
In-House WSQ Registered Training Provider | All Adult Educators assigned to the course who conduct training and/or assessment(s) must be registered with the AE Registry. There must be at least one Adult Educator assigned to the course who is both a trainer and curriculum developer for the course, and such an Adult Educator must possesses at least one of the Trainer and/or Assessor AE Qualifications. |
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4. With effect from 1 April 2026, Paragraph 7(b)(iv) of Appendix C to the Terms shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following contents:-
“(iv) if you are a Public non-WSQ Registered Training Provider, all Adult Educators assigned to the non-WSQ course (for which you apply for Funded Course Status) who conduct training and/or assessment(s):-
(A) are registered with the AE Registry; and
(B) possess at least one of the Trainer and/or Assessor AE Qualifications.”
5. Thank you.
