Clause 6

to raise productivity and improve competitiveness through manpower development, economic restructuring, technical progress, standardisation and any other activity considered necessary or desirable;

to promote, facilitate and assist in the development and upgrading of skills and expertise of persons preparing to join the workforce, persons in the workforce and persons rejoining the workforce;

to administer the Skills Development Fund in accordance with the Skills Development Levy Act [Cap. 306];

to promote, facilitate and assist in the development and upgrading of industry and enterprises and support the growth of small and medium enterprises;

to serve as the national standards body and to promote and facilitate the national standardisation programme and the participation of Singapore in international standardisation activities;

to promote and facilitate the adoption of practices that enhance the safety, efficiency and quality of products, processes and technology in industry;

to promote, facilitate and assist in the development, application and diffusion of technology in industry;

to advise the Government and industrial, commercial, trading and other organisations in respect of matters relating to productivity and standards;

to represent the Government internationally in respect of matters relating to productivity, standards and conformity assessment; and

to perform such other functions as are conferred on the Board by any other written law.