Committee for Private Education

Committee for Private Education
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Headquarters 2 Bukit Merah Central, #01-05, Singapore 159835
Agency executive
  • Brandon Lee, Director-general, Private Education
Parent agency SkillsFuture Singapore
Website www.cpe.gov.sg

The Committee for Private Education Singapore (Abbreviation: CPE), previously known as the Council for Private Education[1], under the SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), was a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore. The Singapore Workforce Development Agency and Council for Private Education was restructured to form SSG on 3 October 2016.

Previously established under the Private Education Act, the CPE was sanctioned with the legislative power to regulate the private education sector in Singapore. Now, the Committee for Private Education (CPE) is appointed by the SSG Board to carry out its functions and powers relating to private education under the Private Education Act. The CPE is supported by a team of dedicated staff from SSG to regulate the sector, provide student services, consumer education and facilitate capability development efforts to uplift standards in the local private education industry. The regulatory initiative continues to comprise the mandatory Enhanced Registration Framework[2] (Abbreviation: ERF) which sets out the basic standards that private education institutions (Abbreviation: PEIs) need to adhere to in order to operate.

While private schools are required to register with the CPE, this is not an endorsement or accreditation of the school.[3]Employers, organisations and individuals are to discrete the various school qualifications for recognition and acceptance purposes.[4]

EduTrust Certification Scheme

The EduTrust Certification Scheme (EduTrust) is a quality assurance scheme that differentiate private schools according to their quality in education and improvements leading to a good education outcome. There are 7 PEIs that the scheme covers.[5]

History

In September 2009, the Private Education Act was passed in the Parliament of Singapore with the aim of strengthening and levelling up the quality of the private education sector through an enhanced registration framework and enforcement. The Act also provided for the establishment of the Council for Private Education (CPE) to oversee a new regulatory function. The CPE began its operations on 21 December 2009.

References

  1. ↑ "Stringent Laws to Govern Private Schools". Asiaone.com (September 17, 2009).
  2. ↑ "Enhanced Registration Framework (ERF)".
  3. ↑ "About CPE". CPE. Retrieved 8 Jul 2017.
  4. ↑ "CPE Note". CPE. Retrieved 8 Jul 2017.
  5. ↑ "EduTrust Certification Scheme".
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