Already WSQ-certified? Upload your cert and earn the verified badge on your merchant profile — so customers in Singapore know your kitchen meets food safety standards.
WSQ stands for Workforce Skills Qualifications — the national credential framework recognised by SkillsFuture Singapore. The WSQ Food Hygiene certification (often called the Food Safety Course Level 1) is the baseline food handler training mandated by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for anyone preparing or selling food in Singapore.
If you sell cooked food — whether you're a hawker, a home-based seller, a small café owner, or a kitchen helper at a F&B stall — you need WSQ Food Hygiene. SFA requires every food handler to hold a valid certificate, and most coffeeshop and hawker centre operators ask for it before letting you trade. For home-based sellers under SFA's Home-Based Small Scale Business scheme, WSQ is strongly encouraged and helps build customer trust.
Customers buying food online want to know your kitchen is safe. When your WSQ certificate is verified, your SideStop merchant page gets a gold WSQ badge next to your name — instant social proof for shoppers comparing merchants. WSQ-certified merchants typically see better conversion on first-time orders.
The Food Safety Course Level 1 is a one-day course run by SFA-accredited training providers (search SkillsFuture's course directory). It costs around S$50-100 after subsidies and is usually completed in a single day, with the certificate issued within a week. Once you have it, come back here and upload it — our team verifies new uploads within 1-2 working days.
