The Council for Private Education

Established under the Private Education Act, the Council for Private Education (CPE) is a statutory board empowered with the legislative power to regulate the private education sector. In addition to its role as the sectoral regulator of private education institutions, the Council facilitates capability development efforts to uplift standards in the local private education industry.

Under the Private Education Act, the Council for Private Education will implement two schemes: a mandatory Enhanced Registration Framework (ERF) and a voluntary quality assurance scheme, called EduTrust.

Edutrust Scheme

• EduTrust is a voluntary certification scheme that helps to distinguish higher quality players in Singapore’s private education industry.
  

• Private education institutions need to be EduTrust-certified before being able to offer placement for international students who require a Student Pass from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
  

• Private education institutions may be awarded any one of the following certification awards:
  

  -	EduTrust Star
  -	EduTrust
  -	EduTrust Provisional

Enhanced Registration Framework (ERF)

• The Enhanced Registration Framework (ERF), as set out under the Private Education Act and the Private Education Regulations, spells out the mandatory registration requirements and legislative obligations which all private education institutions, operating in and from Singapore, must meet.
  
  
• It is administered by the Council for Private Education.
  
  
• The Enhanced Registration Framework aims to ensure that private education institutions in Singapore are of a certain acceptable standard to protect the interests of the students enrolled in their schools.
  
  
• KIBS has registered successfully under ERF.
  CPE Registration No: 201119036Z.
  Period of Registration: 6 Oct 2010 – 5 Oct 2011
  To view our ERF Certificate (click here)

Last Updated on 12 April 2011

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