Overview of Security Agencies Competency Evaluation (SACE)
SACE has replaced the former Security Agencies Grading Exercise from 1 January 2022. Under SACE, security agencies will be assessed on Core and Elective Competencies. Security agencies must attain a "pass" in all Core Competencies to be eligible for a one-year licence. Agencies will also be evaluated closer to the date of their licence expiry. Agencies will be evaluated for Elective Competencies from 2023 onwards.
SACE Checklists
SACE Core Competency Checklist (for New SA Licence Application)
SACE Core Competency Checklists (for Licence Renewals)
- PRD Core Competency Evaluation Checklist (with effect from 1 July 2023)
- Manpower Core Competency Evaluation Checklist
- Manpower Form A - Particulars of Security Officers
- Manpower Form B - Attendance Records of Security Officers
- Manpower Form C - List of Security Officers Particulars
SACE Elective Competency Checklists (for Licence Renewals)
- PRD Elective Competency Evaluation Checklist (with effect from 1 July 2024)
- Manpower Elective Competency Evaluation Checklist
Revised SACE Checklists (with effect from 1 January 2026)
- Revised PRD Core Competency Evaluation Checklist
- Revised MOM Core Competency Evaluation Checklist
- Revised PRD Elective Competency Evaluation Checklist
- Revised MOM Elective Competency Evaluation Checklist
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List of Accredited Red Teaming (RT) Courses [caa 1 Sept 2025] |
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S/N |
Course title |
Conducted by |
Duration |
Remarks |
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1 |
Fundamentals of Red Teaming |
Temasek Polytechnic-Security Industry Institute (TP-SII) (in collaboration with POLWEL) |
2 days |
To meet the RT competency in SACE, the SA staff and Exercise Manager must have attended these 2 courses. |
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2 |
Red Teaming Exercise Manager |
2 days |
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3 |
Introduction to Red Teaming |
TP-SII |
1 day |
To meet the RT competency in SACE, the SA staff and Exercise Manager must have attended these 2 courses, plus the “Red Teaming Exercise Manager” course (S/N 2). |
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4 |
How to conduct Red Teaming Exercise |
1 day |
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5 |
Red Teaming Officer Course |
Centre for Protective Security (CPS) |
5 days |
Not available to members of public. Former Home Team officers or former Homefront Agency officers who had attended this course and have joined a Security Agency will be considered to have met the RT competency in SACE. |
SACE Results
Security Agencies Competencies Evaluation 2025/2026 (Cycle 5) Results
Under the Security Agencies Competency Evaluation (“SACE”) Cycle 5, Security Agencies (“SAs”) are evaluated in batches based on their licence expiry month and the results to SACE Cycle 5 will be published according to the schedule stated in the table below:
| Batches | Licence Expiring Month | SACE Results Publication |
| A | Jan 26 |
Oct 25 |
| Feb 26 |
Nov 25 |
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| Mar 26 |
Dec 25 | |
| B | Apr 26 |
Jan 26 |
| May 26 |
Feb 26 | |
| Jun 26 |
Mar 26 | |
| C | Jul 26 |
Apr 26 |
| Aug 26 |
May 26 | |
| Sep 26 |
Jun 26 | |
| D | Oct 26 |
Jul 26 |
| Nov 26 |
Aug 26 | |
| Dec 26 |
Sep 26 |
Please refer to the link below for the list of SAs being assessed under SACE Cycle 5 and their results:
You may refer to the links below for results to new SA Applicants and SACE Cycles 1, 2, 3 & 4
- SACE 2022 Results for New SAs
- SACE 2023 Results for New SAs
- SACE 2024 Results for New SAs
- SACE 2025 Results for New SAs (as of 23 Sep 2025)
SACE Resources
| Resource |
Links |
| PLRD Guidelines for Security Agencies on Safe Conduct of Red Teaming Exercises (new) |
PLRD Guidelines on Safe Conduct of Red Teaming Exercises |
| Webinar on Security Agencies Competency Evaluation (SACE) Presentation Materials on 22 March 2022 |
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| SACE Buyer Engagement FAQ |
Buyer Engagement FAQs (Updated on 14 December 2021) |
| Webinar on Security Agencies Competency Evaluation (SACE) Presentation Materials on 7 April 2021 |
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| Industry Consultation - Competency Evaluation Framework |
PLRD Competency Evaluation Framework |