The National Skills Recognition System or NSRS is a national framework for establishing work performance standards, identifying job competencies and certifying skills acquisition. Implemented by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, the NSRS seeks to:

• Establish performance standards and enhance job competencies.
• Strengthen the capabilities of the workforce, enhance performance levels and help increase the competitiveness of Singapore goods and services in the global market.
• Enhance the professionalism and employability of the workforce by motivating continuous learning and the acquisition of new skills to meet changing business requirements.

The system provides for the development of national skills standards that stipulate work performance and the establishment of training and assessment centres to train and assess the competence of the workforce.