Halal Competency

Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis) introduced the Halal Competency Assessment (HCA) in March 2023. The HCA is mandatory for the following personnel:

Eating Establishment
(Category 1)
All Other Schemes
(i) Owner Representative 
(ii) Muslim Personnel
(i) Halal Team Leader 
(ii) Halal Assurance Officer

Owner representative is a person who is the owner or able to act on behalf of the owner.

Muslim personnel is a person engaged by the owner representative and professes the religion of Islam in accordance with the Muslim Law.

Halal Team Leader is a management-appointed representative who heads the Halal Team and has been assessed to be competent by Muis via a competency assessment. The Halal Team Leader shall be someone who has the authority to implement the Muis Halal Certification Conditions and rectify any non-compliance immediately.

Halal Assurance Officer is a member of the Halal Team who is a Muslim and has been assessed to be competent by Muis via a competency assessment.

HALAL COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT (HCA)

HCA is an assessment to recognise individuals' Halal competency as part of the requirement for Muis Halal Certification. The HCA will replace the assessment portion of the previous Halal Foundation Programme (HFP) and current Halal Certification Training (Foundation Level). Upon passing the HCA, the individual will be awarded with a HCA certificate. The HCA certificate will only be valid for 5 years.

ASSESSMENT DETAILS
COST $125 (Before Applicable GST)
FORMAT 50 computer-based Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
DURATION 90 mins
PASSING MARK 70% (35/50 questions correct) 
ASSESSMENT VENUE Blk 26 Boon Lay Way #01-85
Tradehub21 Singapore 609970
ASSESSMENT REGISTRATION Website: https://hca.studyworks.com.sg
Email: support@studyworks.com.sg

MANDATORY REFRESHER REQUIREMENT

To ensure continued competency of personnel, a refresher requirement is introduced for personnel to pass subsequent HCA every 5 years. This coincides with HCA certificate validity of 5 years.

In line with this, there will be a 2-stage transition period for personnel who previously attended the following Halal training certification:

 i. Halal Foundation Programme (HFP) from 2011 – 2022
ii. 
Halal Certification Training – Foundational Level (HCT-FL) from Jan – Mar 2023 

TRANSITION YEAR OF HFP / HCT-FL CERTIFICATE ATTAINED  TRANSITION END DATE 
Stage 1 2011-2015 31 March 2024
 Stage 2 2016-2023 Quarter 1 31 December 2024
 
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
Halal Certification Assessment (HCA) in a Nutshell
 Muis Halal Engagement 2023 (HCA)
Debunking HCA Myths
SELF-STUDY RESOURCES
Module 1 Introduction to Halal - Basic Concepts & Requirements          English | Malay
Module 2 Halal Certification Conditions          English | Malay
Module 3 Halal Management Quality System          English | Malay
Module 4 Risk Categorisation of Ingredients          English | Malay
Module 5 Traceability and Verification of Ingredients          English | Malay
Module 6 Halal-related Breaches          English | Malay
Please refer here for rules and regulations pertaining to the HCA.