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Altron Education Group The Altron Education Group offers a variety of training in the fields of IT, financial and media arts

FTMS FTMS, established in 1983, offers training in professional accounting and finance, business, computing sciences and management education.

PurpleTrain.com PurpleTrain.com is an e-learning portal that provides business and IT education and corporate training.

Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) MDIS is a not-for-profit professional institute for lifelong learning. It is dedicated to the development and training of individuals through the provision of well-accredited courses, seminars and management services. MDIS also provides opportunities for individuals to develop professionally through academic programmes that are offered in collaboration with acclaimed universities from Australia, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

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Business & Management

PSB Academy As the training arm of PSB, the PSB Academy is one of the largest public training institutions in Singapore and trains more than 25,000 managers, supervisors and workers annually. Its courses are held both on a public-run basis and on an in-company basis.

Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) SIM runs a range of 400 executive seminars, workshops and conferences annually. It also provides a tailored approach in helping companies achieve effectiveness in various fields of management.

Singapore Management University (SMU) Singapore's third university, SMU's curriculum adopts a flexible and multidisciplinary approach towards managing the increasingly complex demands of modern businesses, notably with an emphasis on computer literacy and high technology, company attachments, business visits and student exchange programmes.

Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) The SNEF Training Institute conducts training programme with the aim of developing and enhancing the skills of managers, executives and support staff.

CSM Academy CSM Academy provide knowledge, experience sharing and tools on the psychological, behavioral, motivational and technological aspects of customer service and support as well as managerial skills via in-house training sessions, public seminars, management conferences, and professional qualifications.

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Communications and Literacy

National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) NTUC provides various courses for workers training. Examples are computer courses, basic education courses (e.g. English, Maths etc.) and general skills courses (e.g. CREST).

The British Council The British Council runs many courses for companies and their employees. For blue collar workers, it runs a series of workplace communication skills courses. For professionals, they can take advantage of short courses, including CREST, or longer courses that are run in Singapore on behalf of British universities.

MERCU Learning Point MERCU is an education and training provider that offers a comprehensive range of programmes and services to the general public, corporate, grassroots organisations and other Voluntary Welfare Organisations.

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Construction and Building

Construction Industry Training Institute (CITI) CITI conducts a wide range of part-time and full-time training programmes for workers, supervisors and managers in the construction industry. As the national agency for certification of construction work, it also conducts trade tests in 55 construction trades.

Singapore Institute of Building Limited (SIBL) SIBL is the professional institute in Singapore for persons engageder in Building practice in a managerial, technical or administrative capacity in the development, construction or maintenance of buildings. Its membership benefits include continuing professional development.

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Electronics

Electronics Industry Training Centre (ELITC) ELITC is a non-profit organisation set up in 1986 by a group of leading electronics MNCs in Singapore. Working closely with leading companies in the electronics industry, ELITC a wide range of training programmes from Electronics and Computer Technology to Electronics Manufacturing.

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Finance and Accounting

Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) Training and development are administered by the training arm of ICPAS, also known as the Singapore Accountacy Academy. The Singapore Accountacy Academy offers a range of training and professional development programmes in the field of accountancy.

The Institute of Banking and Finance The Insitute of Banking and Finance offers training programmes, library abd reference facilities, as well as advice and consultancy on training in the banking and financial sector. Training programmes are conducted for various levels of employees in the banking and financial services industry.

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Hotels and Restaurants

Baking Industry Training Centre (BITC) The BITC was established in September 1993 as a partnership of Prima Limited and the Productivity and Standards Board (PSB) to assist the baking industry of Singapore in the development of a modern and efficient industry. Professional training and consultancy services for the baking industry are complemented by an extensive range of courses offered to the wider community in both English and Mandarin.

Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC) SHATEC offers quality full-time programmes designed for 'O', 'N' and 'A' level holders in the hospitality and tourism industries. In addition, it also offered in-services courses for industry employees required for current jobs or for future jobs in hotel and catering.

Singapore Tourism Board (STB) The STB continually develops and encourages training schemes and programmes to attract quality employees to the tourism workforce. There is a wide variety of tourism-related training programmes available to develop a quality tourism workforce.

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Human Resource Development & Management

Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) SHRI offers a range of human resource development and management programmes for professionals and individuals involved in human resource.

Singapore Training and Development Association (STADA) STADA provides a wide range of human resource development services that include organising workshops and conferences as well as in-house consultancy.

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Information Technology

ACP Computer ACP Computer was established in 1996 with the intent to provide IT training to local schools. Its scope has extended from the provision of IT training to providing services such as IT consultancy.

COMAT Training Services COMAT provides training to thousands of IT professionals from corporations across Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei. COMAT specialises in the training of Lotus technical products.

Cyberland Learning Centre Cyberland specialises in customised computer training services to schools and colleges. It also offers IT training programmes to the public.

Executrain Executrain offers instructor-led and technology-based training for popular desktop applications. It also provides other services like course development and training specifically tailored to meet individual company's software applications and proprietary systems.

Genetic Computer Genetic is a Singapore based international computer training school that develops and offers computing lessons.

Global Knowledge Global Knowledge offers IT education programmes on a wide variety of products from companies like Cisco, Microsoft, Oracles, IBM, SAP etc. It delivers instructor-led courses that lead to manufacturer certification and also provides specific skills and knowledge outside of an established manufacturer certification framework.

HP Education HP Education offers IT-based training programmes to businesses, IT professionals and end users.

HT Zone HT Zone is a registered training provider with SDF EasyNet accredited under NCC Education for its Universal Internet Certification (UIC) program. Various fast-track workshops to help organizations to learn and adopt Internet applications in a hassle-free manner.

Informatics Computer School Informatics offers a wide range of IT courses from end-user's IT Training which include MS Office XP, AutoCAD etc. to diploma, advanced diploma and degree programmes

Institute of Systems Science (ISS) ISS offers professional development and managerial training in IT related areas. It also advises organisations in the use of new information technologies through customised training programmes and consulting services.

MERCU Learning Point MERCU is one of the training providers for IDA and it offers computer training to students, housewives and adult workers. Courses range from basic computer to certificate level.

New Horizons New Horizons offers a wide spectrum of curriculum in the IT field that enables corporate clients to effectively implement a full range of technologies and individuals to realise their acreer aspirations. Each year, it teaches 2.4 million students all over the world.

Sapient College Sapient College is the education and training centre established by SAP and facilitates the transfer of IT knowledge and skills that includes SAP solutions to the public.

Sun Educational Services Sun Educational Services is the customer education arm of SunService that offers training in UNIX and Java.

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Institutes of Higher Learning

Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) Training at NYP is broad-based in the first two years to give a solid foundation and students choose their area of specialisation in the final year. Training programmes are modularised and the credit-based system injects more flexibility for students to complete their courses at a learning pace they are comfortable with.

NgeeAnn Polytechnic The Polytechnic offers both business-related and technology-based diploma programmes.

Singapore Polytechnic The Polytechnic offers technology and business-based diploma programmes. It also offers certain courses through the Internet.

Temasek Polytechnic The Polytechnic offers courses ranging from academic, professional short courses to community courses during holidays.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) NTU has a modern campus with up-to-date facilities for teaching and research as well as residentia and recreational facilities for staff and students. It is also an intelligent campus where professional and personal communications are done via the university's electronic highway.

National University of Singapore (NUS) NUS has grown and evolved over the years to become a quality teaching and research-intensive institution. It runs a quality teaching programme with emphasis on multidisciplinary learning and cross faculty modules.

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Insurance

Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) SCI is the first industry-based non-profit training and education centre to be set up to upgrade the quality of manpower in the insurance industry. It conducts courses and examinations that lead to professional insurance qualifications and runs a series of seminars, workshops and conferences for insurance practitioners to network and exchange experiences

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Logistics

Chartered Institute of Transport (CIT) CIT is the professional body for those engaged in transport and logistics. It offers a range of educational programmes and training courses, with examinations or course certification, in order to raise the level of professionalism in the transport and logistics industries

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Occupational Safety and Health

Developing Competencies Through Training Find out more about safety and health related training courses and the Accredited Training Providers.

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Project Management

IPS Associates IPS Associates is Sillicon Valley's largest worldwide provider of training and development in tactical planning and implementation for a diversity of businesses. The company helps to increase their clients' competitive advantage through comprehensive project management solutions. IPS currently operates in 30 countries around the world, with offices in the United States, Asia and Europe.

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Public Administration and Management

Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) IPAM offers an extensive range of training courses focusing on Core Values, Leadership/ Management and Public Administration.

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Retail

SRA Institute for Retailing The SRA Institute for Retailing conducts retail training courses in English, Japanese and Mandarin. It also offers customised training solutions for retail enterprises. Training courses are conducted by external lecturers/trainers who are mostly senior retail executives and practioners.

Singapore Tourism Board (STB) The STB continually develops and encourages training schemes and programmes to attract quality employees to the tourism workforce. There is a wide variety of tourism-related training programmes available to develop a quality tourism workforce.

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Technical Training

Institute of Technical Education (ITE) ITE is a statutory board under the charge of MOE. It is tasked to promote technical education & training to secondary school leavers and working adults.

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Tourism

Tourism Management Institute of Singapore (TMIS) TMIS is the training arm of the National Association of Travel Agents (NATAS). Through the years, it has been addressing the needs of different aspects of the tourism industry with programmes ranging from customer service and human resource management to reservations and ticketing to tour operations.

Singapore Tourism Board (STB) The STB continually develops and encourages training schemes and programmes to attract quality employees to the tourism workforce. There is a wide variety of tourism-related training programmes available to develop a quality tourism workforce.

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