What are the different COMPASS sectors and their supporting agencies?

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COMPASS is a transparent points-based system that gives businesses greater clarity and certainty for manpower planning.

Qualifications eligible for points on C2 (Qualifications) and occupations eligible for points on C5 (Shortage Occupation List) are reviewed annually.

Qualifications and occupations need to be endorsed by sector agencies in order to be considered for inclusion. If you wish to suggest qualifications or occupations for inclusion onto COMPASS, please reach out first to the relevant sector agency.

The following table lists the supporting sector agency(s) for the different COMPASS sectors, across the various criteria:

COMPASS Sector	Supporting Sector Agency(s)*	Contact
Air & Sea Transport	CAAS / MPA	Air Transport: CAAS_AI-MD@caas.gov.sg Sea Transport: MPA_COMPASS@mpa.gov.sg
Banking & Others Financial Services; Fund Management Services; Insurance Services	MAS	manpower@mas.gov.sg
Info-communication Technology; Media	IMDA	IMDA_COMPASS@imda.gov.sg
Professional Services	EDB	General: EDB_COMPASS@edb.gov.sg
ACRA	Accountancy: https://www.bizfile.gov.sg/common/webform/feedback
BCA	Built Environment Consultancies: https://www2.bca.gov.sg/feedback/
Construction; Real Estate Services (Real estate salespersons only)	BCA CEA	https://www2.bca.gov.sg/feedback/ https://www.cea.gov.sg/submit-feedback/
Manufacturing	EDB/ EnterpriseSG	EDB_COMPASS@edb.gov.sg ENTERPRISESG_COMPASS@enterprisesg.gov.sg
Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; Utilities & other good producing Industries (Agritech only)	EnterpriseSG	ENTERPRISESG_COMPASS@enterprisesg.gov.sg
Food & Beverage Services	EnterpriseSG/ STB	ENTERPRISESG_COMPASS@enterprisesg.gov.sg stb_compass@stb.gov.sg
Tourism/Accommodation	STB	stb_compass@stb.gov.sg
Health & Social Services	MOH	https://www.moh.gov.sg/contact-us/
Education	MOE	https://www.moe.gov.sg/feedback

Note:

If there are multiple supporting sector agencies, you may write in concurrently to them.
Nominations to changes in the COMPASS criteria that are received by March will be considered during the COMPASS annual review in the same year. If successful, these changes will take effect from January the following year. Those received after March will be considered in the next year.

What are the different COMPASS sectors and their supporting agencies?

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