The ECO(SP) Certification of Registration is valid for a period of three years and may be renewed before its expiry. Click here to apply or renew an ECO(SP) registration.
Applicants who are interested to register as an ECO(SP) or to renew their ECO(SP) registration must fulfil the requirements listed below:
Component | ECO(SP) Registration Application Requirements |
ECO(SP) Training Course | Attend and pass the ECO(SP) training course, with the ECO(SP) training course certificate issued within 5 years1 from date of registration application |
Education/Competency Qualifications | Highest Educational Qualification or WPLN Certifications: - WPLN L72 in reading, listening, speaking, writing and numeracy;
- WPLN L62 in reading, listening, speaking, writing and numeracy, with 2 years of relevant working experience3;
- Degree of any discipline; or
- Diploma of any discipline, with 2 years of relevant working experience3
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Relevant Work Experience (If applicable) | Testimonial/Employment Letter4 |
Photo ID | Submit a photo ID that meets NEA’s requirement: - Recent coloured digital photograph with white background
- Dimension of 35 mm wide by 45 mm high
- Showing full face with visible upper shoulders and uniform lighting exposure
- No filter or modification of the face
- Image file in jpg, jpeg or png file extension and no more than 5 MB
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Identification Card | Front and back of NRIC/Employment Pass/Work Permit5 |
Registration Fee | $200
Note: Registration fees will be reviewed from time to time. |
Other training-related requirements (For renewal of registration only) | Complete an additional course, seminar or conference that is relevant to the work of an ECO(SP) as specified in Table 1, prior to each renewal cycle |
1 If the training course certificate is more than 5 years ago, applicant may opt to take the assessment or retake the course to obtain an updated course certificate. Please refer to the training partner’s website.
2 Please visit https://www.britishcouncil.sg/exam/wpln for more details on the WPLN assessment
3 Cleaning services, environmental engineering, environmental health, estate management, pest control, waste management or any other area that, in the opinion of the Director-General, is within the scope of an ECO(SP)’s duties under the Environmental Public Health (Registration of Environmental Control Coordinators and Environmental Control Officers) Regulations 2021.
4 You may use testimonial, letter of appointment or other relevant document(s), endorsed by an authorised personnel with a company’s letterhead or stamp, as proof of relevant work experience [i.e. the document should describe the period of work and duties which is relevant to an ECO(SP)].
5 Please provide the SGWorkPass QR details for the application. The applicant should be in the 'service' sector. More information is available at www.mom.gov.sg/sgworkpass. The new SGWorkPass app can be downloaded for free on Google and Apple's app store.
Click to download a sample copy of the electronic ECO(SP) Certificate of Registration.
For ECO(SP) registration-related enquiries, you may contact us via the channels available in this link.
Table 1 - Types of recognised courses and training activities required for ECO(SP) COR renewal
(with effect from 1 April 2025)
| S/N | Any of the following to be completed within the last three (3) years from date of renewal application | Types of activities1 | Accepted supporting document/documentary evidence3 |
| 1 | Completed courses related to Cleaning Services, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Health, Estate Management, Pest Control, Waste Management or any other area that, in the opinion of the Director-General of Public Health, is within the scope of an ECO(SP)’s duties under the Act | - Post-graduate courses2
- Diploma courses2
- SSG approved courses
- WSQ courses
| - Certificate of attendance, participation or achievement
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| 2 | Attended at least 6 accumulated hours of informal training activities (physically and/or virtually) related to Cleaning Services, Environmental Engineering, Estate Management, Pest Control, Waste Management or other work relating to the roles of an ECO(SP), which are provided by the following Government Agencies or Professional Bodies:
- Ministry of Health (MOH)
- Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE)
- Housing & Development Board (HDB)
- National Environment Agency (NEA)
- Environmental Management Association of Singapore (EMAS)
- Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC)
- Singapore Pest Management Association (SPMA)
| - Conferences
- Seminars/ Webinars
- Workshops
- Lectures
- Other activities approved by NEA5
| - Certificate of attendance, participation or achievement
- Any proof of attendance4
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1 ECOs(SP) may refer to the list of recommended courses and training activities as a guide for their COR renewal application. This list is not exhaustive and will be updated periodically.
2 Refers to formal study course(s) from Universities, Polytechnics or institutions of higher learning recognised by the Director-General, in addition to the accepted education or competency qualifications submitted for renewal application.
3 The documentary evidence of the recognised course and training may take any one of the following forms listed in Table 1. ECOs(SP) are reminded to request and retain any documentary evidence as proof of attendance for the course or training.
4 If certificates cannot be provided, ECOs(SP) will need to provide details of the accumulated training activities using the Proof of training attendance form template and upload it as attachment together with the application of COR renewal.
5 Applicants or training providers may apply to NEA for training activities to be evaluated and recognised for COR renewal.
For ECO(SP) registration-related enquiries, you may contact us via the channels available in this link.