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Registration of CoreTrade Personnel - Registration Requirements

Workers who are eligible for registration include locals as well as suitable longer-staying and experienced foreign workers who have been working in the construction industry in Singapore. CoreTrade personnel, through registration, are recognized for their competence and experience in their respective trades.


Registration Criteria

There are 2 key criteria that construction personnel have to meet before they can be registered as CoreTrade personnel:

  1. Personnel are skilled.
    He must be skilled in his trade, to ensure that construction works are carried out in a proper manner, and high quality results are delivered.

    A worker’s skills in his trade can be inferred from the trade skills certification that he has acquired, and if necessary, verified through a skills assessment.

  2. Personnel are experienced.
    The more years of experience a worker has in the construction industry, the more familiar he is with his trade.

During application, a worker interested in becoming a CoreTrade personnel will be assessed based on his skill qualifications and experience. If necessary, he will also be required to undergo a skills assessment (for tradesman applicants)/ skills assessment+written test (for foreman applicants) to verify his competency in his trade. Upon registration, a registered trade foreman will be required to attend a bridging course, unless he has attained a trade diploma in the trade that he is registered in.

Flow chart for registration of CoreTrade tradesmen

Flow chart for registration of CoreTrade foremen

 

Acceptable Trade Skill Qualifications

The following are the trade skill qualifications in the class of work that an applicant wishes to be registered in and applicant will need to be verified through a skills assessment.

CONSTRUCTION TRADESMEN:

Registration Class Relevant Qualifications
(1)  Construction plant operation:  
  (a) saddle jib tower crane SEC(K), SEC or CSC in Tower Crane (Saddle Jib) Operations
  (b) luffing jib tower crane SEC(K), SEC or CSC in Tower Crane (Luffing Jib) Operations
  (c) mobile crane (truck mounted) SEC(K), SEC or CSC in Mobile Crane Operations
  (d) crawler crane SEC(K), SEC or CSC in Crawler Crane Operations
  (e) hydraulic excavator SEC(K), SEC, CSC or BBC in Hydraulic Excavator Operations
  (f) telescopic handler SEC(K), SEC, CSC or BBC in Telescopic Handler Operations
  (g) bulldozer SEC(K) or SEC in Bulldozer Operations
  (h) track shovel SEC(K) or SEC in Track Shovel Operations
  (i) excavator loader SEC(K) or SEC in Excavator Loader Operations
  (j) piling rigs SEC(K) or SEC in Bored Piling Operations
SEC(K) or SEC in Driven Piling Operations
SEC(K) or SEC in Jack-In Piling Operations
(2)  Electrical works SEC(K), SEC or BBC in Electrical Wiring Installation
(3)  Plumbing and piping works Builder Certificate in Plumbing and Pipefitting
Advanced Builder Certificate in Plumbing and Pipefitting
SEC(K), SEC or BBC in Plumbing and Pipefitting
SEC(K) or SEC in Pipe Fitting
SEC(K) or SEC in Gas Pipefitting
(4)  Tiling and stone laying SEC(K), SEC or BBC in Tiling

where
 

“BBC” means the Basic Builder Certificate issued by the Building and Construction Authority;

“CSC” means the Certificate of Successful Completion issued by the Building and Construction Authority Academy;

“SEC(K)” means the Skills Evaluation Certificate (written and practical) issued by the Building and Construction Authority;

“SEC” means the Skills Evaluation Certificate (Practical) issued by the Building and Construction Authority.


CONSTRUCTION FOREMEN:

Registration Class Relevant Qualifications
(1)  Electrical works

Trade Diploma in Electrical Technology
SEC(K), SEC or BBC in Electrical Wiring Installation
(2)  Plumbing and piping works

Trade Diploma in Plumbing Technology
Builder Certificate in Plumbing and Pipefitting
Advanced Builder Certificate in Plumbing and Pipefitting
SEC(K), SEC or BBC in Plumbing and Pipefitting
SEC(K) or SEC in Pipe Fitting
SEC(K) or SEC Gas Pipefitting

(3)  Tiling and stone laying

Trade Diploma in Tiling and Stone Laying
SEC(K), SEC or BBC in Tiling
(4)  Waterproofing works

Trade Diploma in Waterproofing
SEC(K) or SEC in Waterproofing
(5)  Reinforced concrete works

Trade Diploma in RC Construction
SEC(K) or SEC in Timber Formwork
SEC(K) or SEC in Metal Formwork
SEC(K) or SEC in Steel Reinforcement Work
(6)  Structural steel works

Trade Diploma in Structural Steel Works
SEC(K) or SEC in Structural Steel Fitting
SEC(K) or SEC in Welding
SEC(K) or SEC in Pipe Fitting

where
 

“BBC” means the Basic Builder Certificate issued by the Building and Construction Authority;

“SEC(K)” means the Skills Evaluation Certificate (written and practical) issued by the Building and Construction Authority;

“SEC” means the Skills Evaluation Certificate (Practical) issued by the Building and Construction Authority;

“Trade Diploma” refers to a trade diploma issued by the Building and Construction Authority Academy.

Most of these courses are offered at BCA Academy , the training and research arm of BCA.

For more information on training courses, please click here.

Application to become registered CoreTrade personnel