About SMa

SMa - Singapore Manufacturers' Federation

The Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa), formerly known as the Singapore Manufacturers' Association, was first established in 1932. Its main aim is to champion the Singapore manufacturing sector. With a membership of over 2,800 corporate members ranging from MNCs to SMEs, SMa carries out a myriad of activities to enhance the competitive edge of our members.

As a not-for-profit organisation, SMa is governed by a Council whose members hail from some of Singapore's most established and progressive companies. Through its strong links with the government, SMa is able to represent its members facilitating communication between the government, foreign delegates and the manufacturing community through various events as follows:

- Business Matching Events
- Trade Missions
- Networking Sessions
- Forums, Conferences, Seminars and Workshops
- Dialogues with Government Agencies

In addition, to supplement the activities and events staged to enhance members' knowledge and expertise, SMa also operates five Centres of Excellence to impart specific skills and competencies to members. These centres are:

	SMa Centre for Corporate Learning (SMa CCL) SMa CCL, the preferred corporate training and development centre, reaches out to companies and individuals beyond the manufacturing industry, and conducts more than 400 training programmes and trains over 10,000 people annually. As an accredited Continuing Education and Training (CET) Centre, SMa CCL established CET@SMa to facilitate job matching between employers and job-seekers in the manufacturing and other related industries. Registered with the Council for Private Education (CPE), SMa CCL actively collaborates with government agencies and has established training centres to deliver nationwide quality programmes.
	GS1 Singapore Council GS1 Singapore Limited is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1987 to implement and administer an international article numbering system (GS1 System) in Singapore. It has also been appointed by GS1 Global Office to be the sole representative of EPCglobal Inc. in Singapore and is the only organisation authorised to provide EPCglobal Services to companies in Singapore. GS1 Singapore Limited also promotes Electronic Commerce using GS1 XML Standard which is an efficient business tool for the automatic transmission of commercial data from one computer system to another directly. More than 1 million businesses use GS1 Barcodes in more than 150 countries every day.
	Enterprise Development Centre (EDC@SMa) EDC@SMa, supported by SPRING Singapore, assist local enterprises to develop their business competencies and adopt best practices in order to enhance their competitiveness in our domestic and global markets. It provides advice on the various government assistance schemes and programmes, and offers Facilitated Consultancy to help SMEs to streamline operations and develop their businesses.
	SMa Institute of Higher Learning SMa Institute of Higher Learning was established in 2004, with the aim to enhance the human capital development of Singapore's workforce. As one of the leading and larger educational providers in Singapore, SMa Institute strongly advocates education and continuous capacity building of human capital in the region. SMa Institute partners with renowned overseas universities and professional institutions to provide a wide range of academic and executive education programmes from Business Engineering, Supply Chain Management to Social Sciences. Registered with the Council for Private Education (CPE) and EduTrust certified, SMa Institute is committed to providing a holistic education incorporating both academic robustness and practical knowledge for its students, and works closely with SMa's network of corporate members for industry linkages and connections.
	SMa Standards Development Organisation (SMa SDO) SMa SDO is supported by SPRING Singapore and endorsed by the Standards Council to manage the development, promotion and implementation of standards and to participate in relevant international standardization activities for three Standards Committees as follows: Food Standards Committee (FSC) General Engineering & Safety Standards (GESSC) Biomedical Standards Committee (BMSC)