Certificate of Employment Intermediaries (CEI)

What is the CEI

The Certificate of Employment Intermediaries (CEI) aims to equip employment agency (EA) personnel with knowledge of employment laws and regulations.

This ensures that EA personnel understand their obligations under the law and are able to advise their clients of their rights and responsibilities.

For more information on the CEI, read the related questions on CEI.

Who needs to be certified

The CEI requirement applies to employment agencies with any of the following licences:

• Comprehensive Licence (All)
• Comprehensive Licence (Local)
• Comprehensive Licence (non-MDW)

It is required for:

• All key appointment holders, regardless whether they perform EA work.
• All EA personnel doing EA work.
• Other personnel holding the following positions:
  
  

  Position	For ACRA entity
  Director or Managing Director	Company (ROC)
  Owner	Business (ROB) – Sole Proprietorship or Partnership
  Partner	Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
  General partner	Limited Partnership (LP)

Once you obtain the CEI, your records in the EA Personnel Search will be updated within 7 working days.

Who doesn't need to be certified

• EA personnel not performing EA work
• EAs with a Select Licence

When to get certified

Each key appointment holder and EA personnel must attain the CEI by this timeframe:

Which CEI course to take

There are two main types of CEI courses:

• CEI (KAH) for key appointment holders (KAH) and other personnel.
• CEI (Basic) for other EA personnel performing EA work.

If you work for an EA whose licence does not permit it to place foreign employees, you can opt to attend the CEI (KAH) and CEI (Basic) courses without the Employment of Foreign Manpower (EFMA) and Immigration Act (IA) modules.

CEI (KAH)

The CEI (KAH) course for key appointment holders covers key legislation such as the Employment Act, Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA), and Companies Act.

CEI (Basic)

The CEI (Basic) course for other EA personnel covers only the key legislation relevant to their work.

Course structure

There are 6 courses:

• CEI (KAH)
• CEI (Basic)
• CEI (KAH) – non-MDW
• CEI (Basic) – non-MDW
• CEI (KAH) – without EFMA
• CEI (Basic) – without EFMA

Each course comprises 1 to 4 of the following modules:

Courses

Where to take the course

You can register for the CEI directly with the following training providers:

Course fees and subsidies

You can contact the appointed training providers, or contact SkillsFuture at 6785 5785, to check if the course is eligible for subsidy.

The fees (inclusive of GST) for the various courses are as follows:

Course fees by courses

Course fees by modules

Taking the CEI test

First time taking test

If this is your first time taking the CEI test, it is optional for you to attend the CEI course.

Re-taking a test

However, if you failed your first test, you must attend the course before you can re-take the test.

After attending the course, you can re-take the corresponding test. There is no limit to the number of re-takes. You can re-take without taking the course again.

You can also take another CEI test that has the same modules as the CEI course.

Test providers

To take the test, register directly with the test provider: