🧑‍🔧 How to Verify Foreign Worker Experience (Singapore Construction)

Hiring foreign workers? Make sure you verify properly before selection.

✅ 1. Check WPOL System
Use Work Permit number to verify:

Years in construction
Previous employers
CoreTrade eligibility

👉 Most reliable government data

📜 2. Verify Certifications

SEC / SEC(K)
Trade certificates

Approved by Building and Construction Authority

📄 3. Review Work History
Check roles, projects & experience consistency
🚩 No skill growth = red flag

📞 4. Reference Check
Call past employers to confirm:

Work quality
Discipline
Safety

🎥 5. Remote Skill Check

Ask for work videos/photos
Conduct video interview
👉 Do practical test after arrival

⚠️ Avoid Mistakes
❌ Trusting agents blindly
❌ Skipping WPOL
❌ Hiring based only on years

🎯 Final Tip
Always match real skill with job role—not just experience.