Unless excused, pass the points-based Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS).

Note: Candidates who do not satisfy stage 1 will not be eligible for an EP, regardless of the points they would have scored under COMPASS.

- Employers and work agents can utilize the enhanced Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) to check a prospect's eligibility before they use.
- Employers need to continue to meet the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) job advertising requirement before sending new EP applications.

EP certifying salary (Stage 1)

The following EP qualifying income requirements apply to brand-new applications and renewals:

Select your sector to see the EP qualifying wage by age:

Financial services

COMPASS (Stage 2)

COMPASS is a transparent points-based system that gives services higher clarity and certainty for manpower planning. It allows employers to choose premium foreign specialists, while improving workforce variety and developing a strong local core.

How to pass COMPASS

Your application needs to make 40 indicate pass COMPASS.

Criteria details

C1. SalaryShow

This criterion criteria your candidate's wage versus the local PMET salaries in your sector.

It is different from the EP certifying income, which is the minimum bar that candidates require to pass to obtain an EP.

Candidates who do not meet the EP qualifying income will not be eligible for an EP, regardless of the points they would have scored under the C1 income standard.

C2. QualificationsShow

This requirement awards indicate prospects based upon their certifications.

If you do not need points from this requirement, you do not need to send your candidate's certifications and confirmation proof.

Degree-equivalent certifications from the following organizations:

- Top 100 universities based on QS World University Rankings, and other highly-reputed universities in Asia
- Singapore's Autonomous Universities
- Institutions that are highly-recognised in a specific field and endorsed by a pertinent company

Other degree-equivalent qualifications:

- Foreign qualifications that are assessed to be equivalent to a bachelor's degree in the UK system. MOM identifies this with referral to global acknowledgment bodies, such as the UK National Information Centre for acknowledgment and assessment of global certifications and skills (UK ENIC).
Professional qualifications that are well-recognised by the industry and endorsed by an appropriate sector firm.

No degree-equivalent certifications:

- These certifications will not make any points under COMPASS. Do not send them.

Candidates without degree-equivalent credentials can still pass COMPASS by making an overall score of at least 40 points from other requirements.

Verification proof requirements

If you need points from this requirement, you have to send verification evidence together with your prospect's credentials in your EP application.

Otherwise, you do not require to submit your candidate's qualifications and confirmation evidence.

C3. DiversityShow

This criterion awards more points to applications where the prospect's citizenship forms a small share of the company's PMET staff members. A varied mix of citizenships enriches companies with brand-new concepts and networks, and adds to a more inclusive and durable labor force.

Fewer than 25 PMETs, your application will score 10 points by default.
At least 25 PMETs, your points will depend on the share of your prospect's citizenship amongst your organisation's PMETs.

The nationality of your organisation's employees (consisting of Permanent Residents) is based on the nationality showed on their passport in the Singapore Government's records.

How are PMETs counted under the Diversity (C3) and Support for Local Employment (C4) criteria for COMPASS?
How is my prospect's nationality or citizenship share amongst an organisation's PMETs determined under COMPASS?
How often will my organisation's COMPASS labor force profile be upgraded?

C4. Support for local employmentShow

This requirement recognises organisations that create chances for the regional workforce and build complementary teams comprising both regional and foreign professionals.

If your organisation employs:

Fewer than 25 PMETs, your application will score 10 points by default.
A minimum of 25 PMETs, your points will depend upon your organisation's local PMET share relative to its sector.

You can utilize the Workforce Insights tool on myMOM Portal to examine your organisation's sector category and local PMET share relative to its sector.

If your organisation's local PMET share is at least 70% (pegged to the 20th percentile of organisations economy-wide), your application will score a minimum of 10 points.

This is despite where your organisation stands within its sector. In this way, we do not downside organisations in sectors which have a relatively high share of regional PMET staff members.

Related questions:

How are PMETs counted under the Diversity (C3) and Support for Local Employment (C4) requirements for COMPASS?
How is my prospect's citizenship or citizenship share amongst an organisation's PMETs computed under COMPASS?
How does COMPASS compute my organisation's local PMET share relative to my organisation's sector?
How frequently will my organisation's COMPASS workforce profile be upgraded?

C5. Skills bonus offer (Shortage Occupation List) Show

This bonus offer identifies jobs that need extremely specialised abilities, which are in scarcity in the regional workforce. The SOL is determined by a robust assessment procedure that takes into account industry requirements and local labor force development efforts.

- Job on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).
Share of prospect's nationality among your organisation's PMETs is less than 1/3

- Job on the SOL.
- Share of candidate's citizenship amongst your organisation's PMETs is 1/3 or more

You can utilize the Workforce Insights tool on myMOM Portal to check the share of your candidate's nationality amongst your organisation's PMETs.

To acquire the C5. Skills perk:

1. Your prospect requires to perform the task responsibilities noted for the specific lack occupation.
2. You require to select one of the qualified job titles in your EP application.
3. Your prospect requires to meet examine extra task requirements if they fall under either of these classifications: - They need the SOL reward indicate pass COMPASS.
- They are obtaining a 5-year duration EP for a specific tech profession on the SOL.

Describe the SOL Employer Guide to understand the extra requirements for EP candidates who need the SOL benefit indicate pass COMPASS.

We will check the prospect's task tasks, past work experience and certifications or market accreditation for the declared profession.

Redeployment to another profession

Candidates who required SOL perk indicate pass COMPASS or obtain a longer duration EP can only be utilized in the specific scarcity occupation. This will be clearly stated in the in-principle approval (IPA) letter's "Important" note.

If they require to be redeployed to a different job, we will need to reassess if the candidate certifies for an EP in the brand-new job. You ought to alert MOM initially, and we will then recommend you on the next actions.

Candidates who did not need SOL perk points to pass COMPASS are exempt to this constraint, however will still require to inform MOM.

C6. Strategic Economic Priorities bonusShow

This perk recognises organisations that are either:

- Undertaking enthusiastic financial investment, development and internationalisation activities in collaboration with economic companies.
- Endorsed by National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) as strong partners on company and workforce transformation activities

Singapore seeks to anchor and grow companies that can contribute to the innovative capability of our economy, improve our worldwide linkages, and strengthen our economic competitiveness. Such firms need to likewise have the scale or capacity to provide great jobs for residents.

How to earn points

The award of the SEP benefit will be at the discretion of the supporting companies running the relevant programme. MOM will inform your organisation if it has been awarded the SEP benefit and the points will be shown in the Self-Assessment Tool (SAT). You may approach the relevant supporting agency if you have any questions.

Validity of SEP perk points

The benefit points will look for approximately 3 years, or throughout of your organisation's participation in a qualified program, whichever is much shorter.

Renewal eligibility for SEP bonus offer points

At the end of the validity duration, your supporting company will reassess whether to continue supporting your organisation for the SEP bonus offer for an additional duration. This renewal will undergo your organisation's ongoing participation in a qualified program and conference both of the following requirements:

- Earn a minimum of 10 points for C3. Diversity for each of the 3 months before renewal.
- Earn at least 10 points for C4. Support for local employment for each of the 3 months before renewal

These requirements ensure that organisations eligible for the SEP reward points make efforts to diversify and enhance their workforce profile.

Exemptions from COMPASS

Candidates are exempted from COMPASS if they meet any of these conditions:

- Have a fixed regular monthly income of a minimum of $22,500 (similar to the dominating Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) task advertising exemption from 1 September 2023).
- Are using as an overseas intra-corporate transferee.
- Are filling the role for 1 month or less

COMPASS tools and resources

COMPASS guidebookShow

The COMPASS manual provides:

- An introduction on the EP eligibility framework.
- Tips on navigating the EP structure and submitting an application

Workforce Insights toolShow

You can use the Workforce Insights tool on myMOM Portal to:

- Check your organisation's labor force profile and industry criteria for wage and non-monetary benefits based on MOM study data.
- Learn your organisation's ratings in the following COMPASS criteria: C3. Diversity.
C4. Support for local work

Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) Show

Employers and work agents can utilize the improved Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) to inspect a prospect's eligibility before applying.

Find out more about how to use the SAT.

COMPASS case studies

Here are some examples of how EP applications may be scored on COMPASS:

Example A-1: Meets all 4 fundamental criteriaShow

- The organisation is a marketing consultancy in the expert services sector.
Firm-related qualities: The organisation has a regional PMET share at the 40th percentile of their sector. The prospect's citizenship presently forms 15% of the organisation's PMET workers.
Candidate characteristics: The prospect is a service manager and holds a bachelor's degree from a foreign university (not in the top-tier list). The candidate's wage is at the 70th percentile compared to local PMET wages in this sector.

Example A-2: Meets all 4 foundational requirements (small firm) Show

- The organisation is a little medical technology start-up in the biomedical sciences sector.
Firm-related qualities: The organisation has a small PMET work of 15.
Candidate attributes: The prospect is an Operations Manager and holds a bachelor's degree from a foreign university (not in the top-tier list). The candidate's wage is at the 70th percentile compared to regional PMET incomes in this sector.

Outcome: The application satisfies expectations on all 4 foundational requirements and ratings 40 points. Most applications will fall under this category.

Example B: Weak on one fundamental requirement however exceeds expectations on another fundamental criterionShow

- The organisation is an industrial bank in the monetary services sector.
Firm-related attributes: The organisation has a local PMET share at the 40th percentile of its sector. The prospect comes from a less represented nationality in the organisation, which currently forms 3% of the organisation's PMET workers.
Candidate characteristics: The prospect is a management associate and holds a bachelor's degree from a foreign university (not in top-tier list). The prospect's income is at the 60th percentile compared to local PMET incomes in the sector.

Outcome: The candidate does not satisfy expectations on the wage criterion, however his citizenship improves the variety of the organisation. His application still scores 40 points and passes.

The table describes the points scored for each criterion.

Example C: Weak on a couple of fundamental requirement but makes adequate points on bonus offer criterionShow

Scenario:

- The organisation is a software firm in the Infocomm technology sector.
Firm-related attributes: The organisation has a regional PMET share at the 10th percentile of its sector. The prospect's nationality presently forms 35% of the organisation's PMET staff members.
Candidate characteristics: The candidate's task is on the shortage occupation list and the candidate holds a master's degree from a foreign university (not in the top-tier list). The candidate's income is at the 95th percentile compared to local PMET wages in the sector.

Outcome: The application does not fulfill expectations on firm-level criteria, but the candidate is of a higher calibre and fills a lack occupation. His application does not earn enough points on foundational requirements however with the SOL bonus points, the application ratings 40 points.