CWRS

Construction Workforce Registration System(CWRS)

The Construction Workforce Registration System (CWRS) is an online portal for CoreTrade and Multi-skilling registration and the renewal of Direct R1 eligibility.

Construction personnel who are eligible for registration include locals as well as suitable longer-staying and experienced or qualified foreign workers.

Foreign construction work permit holders registered in any of these schemes are considered higher-skilled workers under the tier-levy scheme with extended period of employment.

Contact details of ATTCs that are approved by BCA to conduct training courses and offer test enrolment services to the industry can be found at list of ATTCs

CORETRADE

MULTI-SKILLING

Direct R1 Renewal

Frequently Asked Questions

Temporary Unavailability of Construction Workforce Registration System (CWRS)

CWRS is temporarily unavailable due to scheduled system maintenance and upgrades. This downtime from 20 Dec 2024 to 28 Dec 2024 is necessary to improve the system's performance and reliability for all functions.

The CWRS would resume online progressively for the following services by:

Date	CWRS Online Services
28 Dec 2024,9am	For Renewal submissions to be CoreTrade or Multi-Skilling
15th Jan 2025, 9am	Full services will resume.

Click https://go.gov.sg/bca-cwrs-changes-faqs for FAQs

Coretrade Registration
From 1 Oct 2024, the payment amount of $15 for the CoreTrade registration is inclusive of the 9% GST.

Multi-Skilling Registration (Safety Pathway)
With effect from 15 Jan 2023, applicants must submit proof of their safety training downloaded from MOM's Training Record System (TRS) (if the safety training was conducted after Dec 2017). Please see detailed information at Multi-Skilling Registration homepage.