Glossary entries beginning with S

The common national secondary examination certificate being introduced from 2027.

An officer or role responsible for official correspondence, records, scheduling and administrative coordination.

The development of skills for understanding emotions, forming relationships and managing social situations.

A collection of security controls and tools designed to protect endpoint devices used for engineering work.

An investment company that co-invests in Singapore-based start-ups to support enterprise development and innovation.

A trade union representing engineers and executives of SIA Engineering Company, supporting them in workplace matters and advancing their collective interests.

The development of skills for understanding and managing emotions, building relationships, showing empathy and making responsible decisions.

An office responsible for security policy, emergency planning and organisational preparedness.

Singapore's premier island resort and leisure destination.

The practice of improving website content and structure so it can be discovered and ranked more effectively by search engines.

A substantive Education Service grade for officers holding key-personnel or other senior professional appointments.

A person who earns income by carrying on a trade, business, profession or vocation without working under an employment contract.

A redevelopment scheme in which selected HDB blocks are acquired and residents receive rehousing benefits.

A national taskforce coordinating measures to strengthen Singapore's economic resilience.

The highest or a very high incident-severity classification, normally requiring urgent response and senior attention.

Singapore's national movement for lifelong learning, skills mastery and career development.

Singapore legislation regulating capital markets, securities and futures activities, market operators and intermediaries.

The statutory board overseeing food safety and food security from farm to fork.

The Singapore Police Force command specialising in sexual offences, family violence and related victim-sensitive investigations.

A cluster coordinating organisations, systems or initiatives in social and family development.

A credit supporting eligible employers in enterprise transformation and workforce development.

An email or note shorthand asking the recipient to read attached, linked or forwarded material for awareness rather than action.

The former name of Singapore's national subsidised health-screening programme, now known as Healthier SG Screening.

A mid-career support package combining enhanced SkillsFuture Credit and training allowances for Singaporeans aged 40 and above.

A network that brings together officers or organisations to share foresight, scenarios and long-term strategic analysis.

An office that examines long-term trends, emerging risks and alternative future scenarios to inform strategy.

An officer who applies strategic foresight to identify emerging issues, scenarios and longer-term policy implications.

A secure file-transfer protocol that runs over SSH to encrypt authentication and data in transit.

A national guide to healthcare job roles, career pathways, and the technical skills and competencies required for them.

Singapore’s national governing body for gymnastics, responsible for developing the sport and supporting competitions and participation.

A reference model that standardises government data concepts and relationships.

A collaborative environment for discovering, sharing and using Singapore geospatial data and services.

A government service for securely creating, sharing and collaborating on documents.

A managed service protecting endpoint devices against malware, exploits and other security threats.

A government service providing instant messaging and online conferencing alongside SG-Mail.

A managed service for packaging and distributing approved software to organisational devices.

The Singapore Government's Microsoft Teams environment for workplace messaging, meetings and collaboration.