Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Trainees By Level Of WSQ Statement Of Attainment, Annual
Description
Annual counts of local Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) trainees who attained at least one Statement of Attainment, by certification level, from SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG; WDA before October 2016). Unique headcounts apply within and across levels; 2023–2025 data are unavailable during framework transition. Adult-learning analysts track WSQ credential uptake. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M183101.
Official description
Source: SKILLSFUTURE SINGAPORE Data Last Updated: 06/07/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Prior to Oct 2016, data were from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA). With effect from Oct 2016, data are from the SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). SSG is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE). It is formed to drive and coordinate the implementation of SkillsFuture. In Oct 2016, SSG took over some of the functions performed by WDA and absorbed the Council for Private Education (CPE), which was a statutory board under MOE. The Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) is a national credential system that trains, develops, assesses and certifies skills and competencies for the workforce. Training programmes developed under the WSQ system are based on skills and competencies validated by employers, unions and professional bodies. WSQ emphasizes flexible competency-based adult learning, open access to skills upgrading and clear career progression pathways for workers to upgrade their skills. With the roll-out of the Skills Frameworks in 2016, the WSQ adopted the skills and competencies covered in the Skills Frameworks. Data are based on calendar year and pertain to local WSQ trainees who have attained at least one WSQ Statement of Attainment. Data for each certification level are based on unique headcounts. That is, a trainee with more than one WSQ Statement of Attainment of the same certification level is counted once. A trainee with more than one WSQ Statement of Attainment at different certification levels is counted once in each certification level. Data for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are unavailable due to changes in the WSQ credentialing framework and adjustments to the Skills Framework proficiency levels. The transition of WSQ courses to the Skills Framework with new proficiency levels is expected to commence in 2027, and data for 2027 will be available in 2028. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183101
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2011-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 8
- Columns
- 16
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Of WSQ Trainees | 417850 | 382175 | 310221 | 288646.000000 | 310764.000000 | 262905.000000 | 322843.000000 | 327996.000000 | 310491.000000 | 289699.000000 | 267655.000000 | 267423.000000 | 231009.000000 | 198322.000000 | 192249.000000 |
| Certificate | na | na | na | 166106.000000 | 175173.000000 | 128567.000000 | 179164.000000 | 226721.000000 | 220810.000000 | 203627.000000 | 190680.000000 | 188700.000000 | 164867.000000 | 155148.000000 | 147901.000000 |
| Higher Certificate | na | na | na | 52279.000000 | 60587.000000 | 87620.000000 | 83413.000000 | 26856.000000 | 17478.000000 | 15743.000000 | 13457.000000 | 10728.000000 | 11146.000000 | 7294.000000 | 11678.000000 |
| Advanced Certificate | na | na | na | 75924.000000 | 95585.000000 | 71382.000000 | 70269.000000 | 71782.000000 | 61907.000000 | 60041.000000 | 50727.000000 | 55944.000000 | 45699.000000 | 31628.000000 | 48433.000000 |
| Diploma | na | na | na | 46969.000000 | 60614.000000 | 47047.000000 | 49483.000000 | 52796.000000 | 46436.000000 | 41918.000000 | 35887.000000 | 36117.000000 | 32873.000000 | 19771.000000 | 23363.000000 |
| Specialist Diploma | na | na | na | 10094.000000 | 11732.000000 | 11966.000000 | 12117.000000 | 14664.000000 | 10986.000000 | 9514.000000 | 7902.000000 | 8790.000000 | 7604.000000 | 5760.000000 | 5417.000000 |
| Graduate Certificate | na | na | na | 1024.000000 | 266.000000 | 794.000000 | 774.000000 | 594.000000 | 488.000000 | 580.000000 | 483.000000 | 756.000000 | 784.000000 | 751.000000 | 1029.000000 |
| Graduate Diploma | na | na | na | 116.000000 | 648.000000 | 1673.000000 | 406.000000 | 653.000000 | 1007.000000 | 980.000000 | 847.000000 | 738.000000 | 550.000000 | 393.000000 | 390.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Text | Yes |
| 2024 | Text | Yes |
| 2023 | Text | Yes |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |