Civil Service College

CSC is a statutory board under the Public Service Division, Prime Minister's Office. Its mission is to develop people for a first class public service. CSC envisages itself to be the Heart of Learning Excellence and Development for the Singapore Public Service. CSC brings together public service officers from diverse backgrounds and provides them opportunities to plug into a service wide network to exchange views, build shared ethos and perspectives, creating a rich environment for dialogue, knowledge sharing and learning. CSC programmes and services are practitioner focused. With access to public sector thought leadership and line management, much of the training is facilitated by highly experienced practitioners who speak with authority and offer first hand knowledge and experience. Through its programmes and services, CSC aims to build commitment and strategic capacity in governance, leadership, public administration and management for a networked government for the Singapore Public Service.

Service Offerings:

• Public Service Leaders

CSC grooms a pipeline of leaders for Singapore Public Service.

Milestone Programmes:
Intensive courses for public service leaders at key stages of their careers

Workshops and Seminars:
Short courses to continuously enhance the skills and knowledge of our public service leaders

Talks and Forums:
Events for eminent speakers and participants to exchange ideas, perspectives and experiences

• Public Service Officers (all levels)

CSC offers an extensive range of programmes in 6 core areas to develop public officers, namely Governance, Leadership, Public Administration, Public Service 21 (PS21) and Managing for Excellence (MFE) Initiatives, Personal Development & Effectiveness, and Global Orientation

• Public Service Organisations

CSC supports Public Service Organisations.
CSC provides the following services:

• focused and in-depth consultancy and advisory services in talent assessment, organisation & people development tools and diagnostics and leadership research & development towards people and organisational excellence.
  
• assists Public Service Organisations in implementing specific organisational development
  initiatives.
  
• serves as a hub for research and thought leadership in Singapore Public Service by facilitating
  the exchange of new insights and alternative perspectives on strategic issues among international
  experts, public and private sector leaders and academia.

• Public Services of Foreign Countries

CSC builds strategic partnerships in the wider global community.
Customised training programmes and workshops in Public Governance and Administration can be conducted both in Singapore and overseas. Some of the programmes include

• Better Governance in the Public Sector
• Challenges in Policy Development
• Performance Management for the Public Sector
• Public Resource Management: Doing More with Less
• Human Resource Planning & Management for the Public Service - Effective Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Effective Interpersonal Communications and Negotiation Skills & Speech Writing

CSC also provides consulting services in the following areas:

• Designing of Capacity Building Programmes and Processes
• Establishment of Public Service Training Institutes
• Public Sector Reform Programmes
• Human Resource Management and Development Strategies
• Institutional Techniques and Training Design
• Quality Management