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Achievements Title
1998
ISO 9002 : 1994 Certification
Creative Effort (Merit) Award for promoting WITS1 & SSS2
1998 & 2003
The Singapore Quality Class
1999 & 2003
The People Developer Standard
1999 to 2003
H.E.A.L.T.H.3 Award (Bronze) by Health Promotion Board
2002 to 2003
Conversion to ISO 9001 : 2000
2000
TEC4Awards
Innovator Award, CSC
Enterprise Award, PSD
2001
TEC4Awards
Enterprise Challenge Shield, CSC
Innovation Incubator Award, PSD
Community Chest Share Programme (Silver) - Public Service Commission Secretariat
2002
CAPAM5 Innovation Award for "TEC"
2003
Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence
President's Certificate of Commendation
PSD Resort Management Section (for contribution in combating and containing SARS)
2004
H.E.A.L.T.H.3 Award (Bronze) by Health Promotion Board
2005
H.E.A.L.T.H.3 Award (Silver) by Health Promotion Board
ISO9 9001 : 2000 (Recertification)
2006
NTUC May Day Plaque of Commendation
Singapore Health Award (Gold) by Health Promotion Board
Worklife Excellence Award by Ministry of Manpower
Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence
1 Work Improvement Teams
2 Staff Suggestion Scheme
3 Helping Employees Achieve Life-Time-Health
4 The Enterprise Challenge
5 Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management
 
Milestones Title
1983 - PSD was established under the Ministry of Finance on 3 January 1983. It took over all central personnel matters under its then Personnel Administration Branch and the personnel management function from the Public Service Commission.
  1987 - The Social Development Unit was formed within PSD to promote marriages among couples with tertiary education.
  1988 - The Social Integration Management Services (SIMS) was set up to provide assistance to new migrants to Singapore.
spacer 1994 - PSD was transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Prime Minister's Office. The Secretariat of the Public Service Commission was integrated with the Public Service Division of the Prime Minister's Office.
  1995 - SIMS and the Professionals Information Programmes Management Services Unit (PIPS) were merged to form the Foreign Talent Unit.
Establishment of the PS21 Office in PSD to support the PS21 movement in the public service.
The Scenario Planning Branch was moved from the Ministry of Defence to become the Scenario Planning Office in PSD.
  1996 - The Civil Service College (CSC), comprising the Institute of Policy Development, Civil Service Consulting Group and the Institute of Public Administration & Management was formed to develop public sector leadership and provide training and development for public officers in managerial, supervisory and operating skills.
  2001 - The Civil Service College was restructured as a statutory board under the purview of the Public Service Division, Prime Minister's Office.
  2003 - The Strategic Issues Group was established as a unit within SPO to study long-term cross-agency issues of a strategic nature, and SPO was renamed the Strategic Policy office.
  2005 - PSD Permanent Secretary was appointed to oversee the work of the Public Service Division and Civil Service College.