Private schools issue certificates for attendance and/or completion of courses. In some instances, schools also issue certificates to students who have been successful at internal examinations/performance assessments conducted by the individual school concerned. The results obtained at internal examinations such as those taken upon completion of a course are normally viewed as students’ preliminary performance prior to his attempting external examinations, eg Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE), London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), National Computing Centre (NCC), City & Guilds (C&G), etc.

Singapore does not have a central authority that accords recognition to qualifications and courses of study. The Ministry of Education is not an accreditation authority on qualifications. Recognition and/or acceptance of certification is entirely at the discretion of the individual prospective employer. When considering suitability for appointment to a post/job vacancy, employers take into consideration a whole host of factors, including the character and conduct of the applicant; his academic track records; reputation and academic standing of the educational institutions where the applicant studied, relevance of the applicant’s qualifications, experience, etc, in relation to the position/job applied for, etc.