Glossary entries beginning with S

A teaching plan setting out topics, learning objectives, activities and assessment across a period.

A description of the work, boundaries, deliverables and exclusions covered by a project or engagement.

A document defining the deliverables, activities, responsibilities, assumptions and terms for contracted work.

A Singapore polytechnic providing applied diploma education, continuing education and industry-oriented training.

Predefined, commonly used products or configurations offered to meet recurring organisational needs.

CSF's foresight approach retaining scenario planning as its core while adding tools for weak signals, discontinuities, black swans and wild cards.

Quality assurance and accreditation framework used to support and recognise quality improvement in Singapore preschools.

Singapore's professional regulator for pharmacists, responsible for registration, education standards and professional conduct.

A collective reference to the Singpass and Corppass digital-identity systems.

A proposed security system or framework for enforcing and administering security policies; the exact product and expansion remain unresolved.

A specialised Singapore Prison Service unit trained to respond to serious security and emergency incidents.

Education and support designed for students with special educational needs.

A financial-assistance scheme helping eligible students in government-funded special-education schools with school-related expenses.

A platform supporting demonstration projects for low-carbon energy and enterprise decarbonisation solutions.

An office responsible for coordinating public education and awareness efforts against scams.

An industry association representing Singapore companies in precision engineering and related technology sectors.

Singapore's high-performance sports system for developing and supporting athletes who compete at major international competitions.

Singapore's national police force, responsible for preventing and investigating crime and maintaining public order.

A system for recording, reviewing and sharing information about suppliers' performance.

Government-paid leave that eligible parents may share after the birth or adoption of a child.

Singapore's top-tier professional men's football competition, contested by local and invited clubs under the national league system.

An XML-based standard for exchanging information and requests used to provision user accounts and access across systems.

The senior officer at a polling station who supervises polling procedures, staff and issue resolution.

Microsoft's cloud-hosted SharePoint service, commonly used for team sites, document libraries, archives and knowledge repositories.

The named person or team serving as the main channel for coordination, enquiries or issue routing.

The national agency developing sport participation and high-performance sport in Singapore.

A brief, time-sensitive report on a specific incident, observation or significant event.

A committee that reviews security policies and recommends updates or controls.

A former enterprise-development agency that merged with IE Singapore to form Enterprise Singapore.

A political office-holder appointment supporting a ministry and its parliamentary and policy work.

An HDB priority scheme for eligible seniors applying for suitable flats.

Singapore's corrections agency, responsible for secure custody, rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders.

The wider body of officers and organisations serving the Government, including ministries and statutory boards.

Senior leaders holding major appointments across the Singapore Public Service.

A senior tier or grouping within the Public Service's leadership appointments and development system.

A recession-era programme that heavily subsidised training so companies could retain, retrain and upgrade workers.

A vocational school providing training in security, policing and related operational duties.

A trade union representing workers in Singapore's port operations, supporting them in workplace matters and advancing their collective interests.

A national award recognising organisations with outstanding management systems and business excellence.

A business-excellence recognition for organisations demonstrating sound management systems and performance.

A standard language for defining, querying and managing data in relational databases.

A support or fulfilment request raised through the relevant service-management process; for example, an SIS SR may be required for whitelisting.

A trade union representing employees of Singapore Refining Company, supporting them in workplace matters and advancing their collective interests.

A framework allocating specified anti-scam responsibilities among financial institutions, telecommunications providers and consumers, including remediation where duties are breached.

An MOE research programme that gives students experience conducting scientific projects with mentors.

Singapore's population-based registry for end-stage kidney failure and renal-replacement treatment.

A voluntary retirement-savings scheme that offers tax relief for eligible contributions.

The national standard time used in Suriname, at UTC-3.

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

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