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Singapore earmarks US$4 million to train energy managers

By Alice Kok | 12 October 2008

The National Environment Agency (NEA) in Singapore has set up a US$4 million grant to help defray the course fee of the Singapore Certified Energy Manager training programme. The grant will cover a substantial part of the training cost at the Professional Level.

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The Singapore Certified Energy Manager (SCEM) Programme introduced in year 2006 was developed by the Energy Sustainability Unit (ESU) of National University of Singapore, under the sponsorship of the Economic Development Board’s (EDB) Locally-based Enterprise Advancement Program (LEAP).

The programme is supported by a number of government agencies like Energy Market Authority (EMA), Building and Construction Authority (BCA), National Climate Change Committee and more. It offers a formal training and certification system for energy managers at two certifiable levels, namely Associate Level and Professional Level.

Training will help to develop capability among engineering professionals in the area of energy efficiency and energy management. This certification is expected to promote professionalism among engineers who intend to build careers as energy managers and technologists.

Currently, low-cost training for Associate Level SCEM is already available at the Singapore Polytechnic. The NEA’s grant will support similar low cost training for engineers leading to the Professional SCEM certification.

“With the growing need for energy and cost efficiency, there will be an increasing demand for qualified energy managers especially in large manufacturing and building facilities in the coming years,” says Lee Yuen Hee Chief Executive Officer of NEA.

“Through the SCEM training grant, we hope to develop local expertise and capability in professional energy management and encourage the certification of up to 1,000 energy managers in the next two to four years. This effort will contribute towards our goal of improving energy efficiency in Singapore.”

Singaporeans or Permanent Residents who possess a degree and have at least a year’s relevant engineering experience are eligible for the Professional Level certification and can apply for the SCEM training grant.

Qualifying candidates need only pay a one-time fee of roughly US$675 while NEA will subsidise the remaining fees.