This Act is the Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.
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Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026
An Act to establish the Skills and Workforce Development Agency, to repeal the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016 and the Workforce Singapore Agency Act 2003, and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other Acts.
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In this Act —“Agency” means the Skills and Workforce Development Agency established by section 3; “authorised person” means an authorised person appointed by the Agency under section 46(1); “career, employment and training matters” means ma
A body called the Skills and Workforce Development Agency is established by this section.
(1) The Agency —(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; (b) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and (c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name. (2) The Agency may use, and operate under, one or more tr
(1) The Agency has the following functions:(a) to promote the development and enhance the quality of career and employment services and training in Singapore, including by collaboration and cooperation with universities, public sector post‑
(1) The Agency has power to do all things necessary or expedient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the powers of the Agency include the following:(a) to enter into c
(1) The Minister may give to the Agency any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.(2) To avoid doubt, the Minister is entitled —(a) to have information in the possession of the Agency; and (b) where the inform
(1) The Agency has the exclusive right to the use of one or more symbols or representations as the Agency may select or devise (each called in this section the Agency’s symbol or representation), and to display or exhibit those symbols or r
(1) The Agency consists of at least 7 and not more than 15 members.(2) One of the members (who is not the Chairperson) may be the Chief Executive. —(1) The Agency consists of at least 7 and not more than 15 members. (2) One of the members (
(1) Each member of the Agency is to be appointed by the Minister.(2) Every appointment must be made by instrument in writing given to the member. (3) The instrument must state —(a) the term of the appointment; and (b) the date the appointme
(1) In appointing members of the Agency, the Minister must have regard to whether the members of the Agency will collectively possess the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to assist the Agency to perform its functions effectively
(1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint —(a) a member (other than the Chief Executive) to be the Chairperson of the Agency for the period specified in the instrument; and (b) one or more members (other than the Chairperson)
(1) If a premature vacancy occurs in the office of any member of the Agency, the Minister may, subject to sections 9, 10 and 11, appoint an individual to fill the vacancy and hold that office for the remainder of the term for which the vaca
(1) The Minister may appoint an individual (other than the Chief Executive) to act temporarily as the Chairperson during any period, or during all periods, when the Chairperson —(a) is absent from duty or Singapore; or (b) is, for any reaso
(1) The Minister may, at any time and without giving any reason, remove a member of the Agency from office.(2) Every removal under subsection (1) must be made by written notice given to the member with a copy to the Agency. (3) The notice m
(1) A member of the Agency may resign his or her office by written notice to the Minister (with a copy to the Agency) signed by the member.(2) The resignation is effective when the notice in subsection (1) is received by the Minister or at
(1) Despite section 33 of the Interpretation Act 1965, the performance of any function or exercise of any power of the Agency by the Agency is not affected merely because at the relevant time —(a) there was a vacancy in the membership of th
(1) Subject to section 20, each member of the Agency holds office for a period of 3 years or any shorter period specified in the instrument of appointment.(2) A member of the Agency may be re‑appointed.
The members of the Agency may be paid, out of the funds of the Agency, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister determines.
(1) A member of the Agency ceases to hold office if he or she —(a) dies; (b) is adjudicated a bankrupt or makes an arrangement with any of his or her creditors; (c) becomes otherwise disqualified from being a member under section 11(2); (d)
The Minister may specify other terms and conditions of appointment of a member of the Agency in the instrument of appointment.
Subject to this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the members of the Agency may regulate their own proceedings and business.
(1) The Agency must hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions.(2) The Chairperson must appoint the times and places of the meetings of the Agency, and cause notice of those meetings to be given to each member,
(1) The quorum for a meeting of the Agency is the higher of the following:(a) one‑third of the number of members; (b) 3 members. (2) No business may be transacted at a meeting of the Agency if a quorum is not present.
(1) At a meeting of the Agency, the following person presides:(a) if there is a Chairperson and he or she is present and is not interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter — the C
(1) Each member of the Agency has one vote.(2) In addition to his or her general vote, the person presiding at a meeting has, in the case of an equality of votes at the meeting, a casting vote. (3) A resolution of the Agency is passed if it
(1) The Agency must have a seal.(2) The seal of the Agency is to be kept and used as authorised by the Agency. (3) A document is duly executed by the Agency if —(a) the seal of the Agency is affixed to the document in the presence of one of
(1) The Agency may, by resolution, appoint any number of committees that the Agency thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Agency, would be better regulated and managed by means of those committees.(2) A committee appointed un
(1) Section 17 applies to a committee, and to committee members or individuals purporting to be committee members, with the necessary modifications.(2) Subject to this Act, the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and any restrictions by a r
(1) The Agency may delegate any of its functions or powers, either generally or specially and subject to any conditions or restrictions that the Agency thinks fit, to any of the following persons:(a) a member of the Agency; (b) the Chief Ex
(1) A delegate (or subdelegate) who purports to perform a function or exercise a power under a delegation (or subdelegation) —(a) is taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation (or subdelegation) under section 30, unless t
(1) There must be a Chief Executive of the Agency, whose appointment, removal, discipline and promotion must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.(2) The Agency may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 201
The Agency may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as the Agency may determine, such other officers, consultants and agents as may be necessary for the effective performance
(1) Without affecting sections 20 and 21 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, every delegate and subdelegate of the Agency —(a) is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871 in relation to his or her perfor
(1) Any member or committee member of the Agency, the Chief Executive, any officer, consultant, agent, delegate or subdelegate of the Agency, or any authorised person or inspector, who has information in his or her capacity as such that wou
No liability shall lie against any member or committee member of the Agency, the Chief Executive, any officer, delegate or subdelegate of the Agency, or any authorised person, inspector, or other person acting under the direction of the Age
(1) The financial year of the Agency begins on 1 April of each year and ends on 31 March of the succeeding year.(2) However, the first financial year of the Agency begins on the date of commencement of this Act and ends on 31 March of the s
(1) The funds and property of the Agency include —(a) all moneys paid to the Agency by way of grants, subsidies, donations, gifts and contributions for the purposes of the Agency; (b) all moneys paid to, and all other moneys and property la
(1) The Agency must open and maintain one or more accounts with such bank or banks as the Agency thinks fit.(2) Every such account may only be operated by a person who is authorised to do so by the Agency.
The Agency may invest its moneys (except the Skills Development Fund) in accordance with the standard investment power of statutory bodies as defined in section 33A of the Interpretation Act 1965.
As a consequence of —(a) the vesting of any property, rights or liabilities in the Agency under this Act; or (b) any capital injection or other investment by the Government in the Agency in accordance with any other written law, the Agency
(1) The Agency cannot raise loans for the performance of its functions under this Act or any other Act administered by the Agency except in accordance with this section.(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Agency may raise loans by —(a) mortg
(1) In addition to the requirements of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Agency must, in every financial year, prepare or cause to be prepared, and must adopt annual estimates of income and expenditure for the Skills Development
The provisions of Part 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 do not affect the requirements in sections 20 and 21 of, and the First Schedule to, the Skills Development Levy Act 1979 insofar as the requirements apply in relation to th
In this Part, an incentive, a grant or a loan from the Agency means —(a) an incentive, a grant or a loan given by the Agency out of moneys in the Skills Development Fund in accordance with section 7 of the Skills Development Levy Act 1979;
(1) The Agency may appoint an officer or agent of the Agency, a public officer, an officer of another public body or any other suitably qualified individual to be an authorised person for the purposes of section 47.(2) The Agency may appoin
(1) The powers under this section may be exercised only for the purpose of inquiring into or ascertaining —(a) the truth or correctness of any statement made, or of any information given, by a person who applies or has applied for an incent
(1) An inspector may, for the purpose of investigating an offence under this Act, exercise all or any of the following powers:(a) the powers conferred on an authorised person under section 47(2), (3) and (4) as if a reference to an authoris
(1) In this section and sections 50 and 51, “funding arrangement” means any agreement, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable) where the purpose, or one of the purposes, is to obtain an incentive,
(1) A person commits an offence if the person —(a) enters into or facilitates a funding arrangement that is an abusive funding arrangement; (b) knows or has reason to believe that the funding arrangement is an abusive funding arrangement; a
(1) The court before which a person (A) is convicted of an offence under section 50(1) may, in addition to imposing the penalty and punishment under section 50(2), order A to repay to the Agency the amount of wrongly obtained funding that A
(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person publishes or causes to be published, or distributes or causes to be distributed, any advertisement that is false or misleading in a material particular; and (b) the person knows or ought re
(1) This section applies where the Agency is of the opinion that a person has published or caused to be published, or distributed or caused to be distributed, any advertisement for which an offence under section 52(1) may have been committe
(1) This section applies where —(a) the Agency has given an incentive, a grant or a loan to any person (called in this section a funding recipient) in connection with a course or programme; (b) a person (called in this section a trainee) ta
(1) A person who is given a direction by the Agency under section 53 or 54 and is aggrieved by the Agency’s decision to give the direction (called in this section an appellant) may appeal to the Minister against the Agency’s direction in ac
(1) After considering an appeal under section 55, the Minister may —(a) reject the appeal and confirm the Agency’s decision to give the direction; or (b) allow the appeal and vary or revoke the direction that is the subject of the appeal. (
(1) The Minister may designate any of the following office‑holders in his or her Ministry to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal made under section 55:(a) the Second Minister, if any; (b) any Minister of State or Senior
(1) A person must not —(a) in relation to the person’s application, or in support of an application by another, for any incentive, grant or loan from the Agency, make, or authorise the making of, a statement that the person knows to be fals
(1) A person must not —(a) obstruct or hinder a member, an officer, an agent or a delegate or subdelegate of the Agency, an authorised person or an inspector, who is performing or exercising any function or power under this Act; or (b) negl
(1) The Chief Executive, or an officer of the Agency authorised in writing by the Agency, may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having commit
(1) Where, in any proceedings for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an officer, employee or agent of the corporation engaged in tha
(1) Where, in any proceedings for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated association or a partnership in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an employee or agent of the un
Despite the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court has jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and has power to impose the full punishment for the offence.
(1) A document that is permitted or required by or under this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section.(2) A document permitted or required by or under this Act to be served on an individual may be served —(a)
The Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(1) The Agency may, from time to time —(a) issue one or more codes of practice or guidelines applicable to service providers generally or particular types of service providers; (b) approve as a code of practice or guidelines applicable to s
In this Part —“agreement” includes an arrangement or undertaking; “asset”, in relation to the transferor, means property of any kind (whether tangible or intangible, whether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by or the subje
(1) On the transfer date, the following assets and liabilities are transferred to the Agency:(a) all assets and liabilities of the SSG; (b) all assets and liabilities of the WSG. (2) When any asset or liability of the transferor is transfer
(1) On the transfer date, every SSG employee and every WSG employee —(a) stops being an employee of the SSG or the WSG, as the case may be; and (b) is each transferred to the service, and becomes an employee, of the Agency on terms no less
(1) When an SSG employee or a WSG employee is transferred to the service of the Agency under section 69(1) (called in this section a transferred employee), the transferred employee’s service with the Agency must be regarded for all purposes
On the transfer date, the following records become the records of the Agency:(a) all records of the SSG; (b) all records of the WSG.
(1) If any dispute arises —(a) as to whether an asset or a liability, or a record, is transferred under section 68 or 71; or (b) as to whether any, or part of any, contract or document relates to an asset or a liability, or a record, transf
Repeal the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016.
Repeal the Workforce Singapore Agency Act 2003.
In the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018, in section 5(1), replace paragraph (g) with —“(g) to cooperate and collaborate with the Skills and Workforce Development Agency established by section 3 of the Skills and Workforce Development Age
In the Income Tax Act 1947 —(a) in section 13(1)(zx), delete “Workforce Singapore’s”; (b) in section 14O(6), replace the definition of “accredited” with —“ “accredited”, in relation to a course, means accredited —(a) by the Singapore Workfo
In the Institute of Technical Education Act 1992, in section 5, replace paragraph (c) with —“(c) cooperating and collaborating with the Skills and Workforce Development Agency established by section 3 of the Skills and Workforce Development
In the Private Education Act 2009 —(a) in section 2, replace the definition of “Agency” with —“ “Agency” means the Skills and Workforce Development Agency established by section 3 of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026;”; (
In the Skills Development Levy Act 1979 —(a) in section 2, replace the definition of “Agency” with —“ “Agency” means the Skills and Workforce Development Agency established by section 3 of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 202
(1) In the Accounting Standards Act 2007, in the Schedule —(a) replace item 59 with — “59. Skills and Workforce Development Agency Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026”; and (b) delete item 63. (2) In the Attorney‑General (Addit
(1) Any incentive, grant or loan given before the appointed date by the SSG in the performance or exercise of its functions and powers under the repealed Act is, as from that date, deemed to be an incentive, grant or loan given by the Agenc
(1) Any incentive, grant or loan given before the appointed date by the WSG in the discharge or exercise of its functions, duties and powers under the repealed Act is, as from that date, deemed to be an incentive, grant or loan given by the
(1) Anything done by the SSG before the appointed date under —(a) the Private Education Act 2009 as in force immediately before that date; or (b) the Skills Development Levy Act 1979 as in force immediately before that date, continues to be
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Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026 (Singapore Statutes Online). Retrieved via LawPlayer, https://lawplayer.com/sg/act/SWDAA2026 (accessed 2026-08-22)
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