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MOM Cancels Accredited Training Provider Status of Four Companies

Workplace safety and health
10 December 2014

  1. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has acted against errant Accredited Training Providers (ATPs) for training and assessment malpractices, which compromised the integrity and robustness of their Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) courses.
  2. Earlier this year, MOM received information about four ATPs that were allegedly violating the Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) for ATPs. The T&Cs stipulate the required training and assessment standards for safety courses conducted by ATPs.
  3. MOM’s investigations showed that the four ATPs – Safety Council Pte Ltd, Safety Academy Pte Ltd, Foster Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and Global Tech Training Solutions Pte Ltd – had violated the T&Cs, and all were immediately ordered to stop all WSH training.
  4. The violations uncovered included providing trainees with answers to assessment questions, allowing trainees to copy from one another during assessments and failing to deliver the course contents adequately by not adhering to the stipulated duration for the conduct of courses.
  5. MOM has cancelled the ATP status of the four companies and will also not approve an application by any company applying for ATP status if any of the following persons is proposed by the company to be the Director, Principal, and or Trainer:

    a. Mr Ong Lai Huat and Ms Lee Kok Moi – Directors of Safety Council Pte Ltd and Safety Academy Pte Ltd

    b. Mr Adrian Yeo – Director of Foster Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

    c. Mr Aravind Raja Periasamy – Director of Global Tech Training Solutions Pte Ltd
  6. In addition, three trainers (involved in the conduct of WSH courses in Foster Asia Pacific Pte Ltd had their MOM-approved trainer status suspended for between three and six months. (Please refer to the Annex A for details of the cases.)

    MOM to continue with audits of ATPs
  7. MOM will continue with the audits of ATPs to ensure the proper conduct of WSH training and assessment. Er. Ho Siong Hin, MOM’s Commissioner for WSH said, “ATPs who violate the terms and conditions of their ATP status erode the trust in our WSH training standards. We will investigate complaints against poor training standards by ATPs, and will not hesitate to take action against ATPs if they are found to have malpractices.”

    Public encouraged to report poor WSH training practices by ATPs
  8. Employers and trainees may contact MOM at 6317 1111 or email mom_oshd@mom.gov.sg if they encounter poor training practices for WSH courses. All information submitted will be kept strictly confidential.
Annex A

 Case 1
Company Name and Address:
Safety Council Pte Ltd
61, Ubi Avenue, #02-03, Singapore 408941
Safety Academy Pte Ltd
Joo Koon Crescent, #04-05, Singapore 629027  
Course/s approved to conduct:

a) Building Construction Supervisor Safety Course (BCSS)
b) Construction Safety Orientation Course (CSOC)
c) Lifting Supervisor Safety course (LSSC)
d) Shipyard Supervisor Safety Course (SSSC)
e) Shipyard Safety Instruction Course for Workers - General Trade (SSIC – GT)
f) Shipyard Safety Instruction Course for Workers - Hot-Work Trade - (SSIC – HW)
g) Shipyard Safety Instruction Course for Workers - Painter Trade (SSIC – PT)
h) Work-at-Height Course for Supervisors (WAH-Supervisor)
Action taken:
a) ATP status cancelled as at 13 October 2014
b) The Directors shall be disallowed to apply as an ATP Director, Principal and or Trainer with MOM for a period no less than 24 months from the date of cancellation
Name of Director/s: a) Mr. Ong Lai Huat
b) Ms. Lee Kok Moi


 Case 2
Company Name and Address:
Foster Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
1 Soon Lee Street, Pioneer Centre, #05-18, Singapore 627605
Course/s approved to conduct:

a) Construction Safety Orientation Course (CSOC)
b) Safety Orientation Course for Worker (Metalworking)
c) Shipyard Safety Instruction Course –General Trade (SSIC-GT)
d) Work at Height Course for Supervisors (WAH – Supervisor)
e) Work-at-Height Course for Workers (WAH-Workers)
Action taken:
a) ATP status cancelled as at 1 October 2014
b) The Director shall be disallowed to apply as an ATP Director, Principal and or Trainer with MOM for a period no less than 24 months from the date of cancellation
Name of Director/s: a) Mr. Adrian Yeo


 Case 3
Company Name and Address:
Global Tech Training Solutions Pte Ltd
61, Bukit Batok Crescent, #04-06A, Singapore 658078
Course/s approved to conduct:

a) Building Construction Supervisor Safety Course (BCSS)
b) Lifting Supervisor Safety Cource (LSSC)
c) Shipyard Safety Instruction Course –General Trade (SSIC-GT)
d) Shipyard Safety Instruction Course –Hot Works Trade (SSIC-HW)
e) Shipyard Safety Instruction Course –Painter Trade (SSIC-PT)
f) Shipyard Supervisor Safety Course (SSSC)
Action taken:
a) ATP status cancelled as at 14 April 2014
b) The Director shall be disallowed to apply as an ATP Director, Principal and or Trainer with MOM for a period no less than 24 months from the date of cancellation
Name of Director/s: a) Mr. Aravind Raja Periasamy