CEI (KAH) exam guide
The CEI (KAH) exam certifies the Key Appointment Holder every Singapore employment agency must have. This is the full syllabus — every topic below is ordered by how many marks it carries on the real paper, so you study the highest-yield material first. Two topics are open to read free; the rest, plus the 239-question trap bank, the 2-hour mock and the cheat sheet, come with the course.
The paper (official format)
80 MCQs · 2 hours · Section A (EARF + EFMA) = 45 Qs — 56% · Section B (9 topics) = 30 Qs · Section C (case studies from EFMA, EA, EARF) = 5 Qs. MOM doesn't publish a fixed pass mark — ~70% (56/80) is the widely-cited target, so treat it as a floor and aim higher.
45 of 80 Qs (56%) + most of Section C — study first
EARF — licensing & personnel
The EA Regulatory Framework: licences, deposits, demerit points, personnel registration and the licence conditions (EALC). The single biggest slice of the paper.
Read free ~3 min
Section A + C
~26–28 Q*
EA fees & practices
The fee caps, refunds and prohibited charges — a favourite trap zone, because the exam loves stacking a compliant number on top of non-compliant behaviour.
🔒 In the course
Section A + C
inside EARF share
MDW rules
Migrant Domestic Worker specifics: the extra EALCs (12–19), rest days, levies and advertising restrictions.
🔒 In the course
Section A + C
inside A/C share
EFMA — offences & passes
The Employment of Foreign Manpower Act: the S5/S22 criminal offences, the S25 administrative infringements, and the read-with sections that catch the people behind the company.
Read free ~3 min
Section A + C
~18–20 Q*
Employment Act appears in B and C
Employment Act
Coverage, Part IV thresholds, hours and overtime, leave, KETs and salary rules — the third topic that appears in two sections.
🔒 In the course
Section B + C
~6–7 Q*
30 Qs across 9 topics — headline rules, don't over-invest
WICA — work injury
Liable vs not-liable scenarios, compulsory insurance, the three compensation types and the claims timeline.
🔒 In the course
Section B
~3–4 Q*
Contract law
Formation (O-A-C), the six vitiating factors and the four remedies.
🔒 In the course
Section B
~3–4 Q*
TGFEP / Fair Consideration
Fair, merit-based hiring; job-ad rules; and the watchlist that turns the guidelines into consequences.
🔒 In the course
Section B
~3 Q*
PDPA — personal data
What personal data is, and the ten obligations with their section numbers.
🔒 In the course
Section B
~2–3 Q*
Immigration Act
Entry and stay offences — tested with real case-based scenarios, not just headline rules.
🔒 In the course
Section B
~2–3 Q*
Competition Act
Anti-competitive conduct and the turnover-based penalty.
🔒 In the course
Section B
~2–3 Q*
CPF Act
Who contributes — and the EFMA infringement hiding inside CPF.
🔒 In the course
Section B
~2–3 Q*
PHTA — human trafficking
The three TIP elements, penalties, and the Act's special features.
🔒 In the course
Section B
~2 Q*
Business organisations
Structures and liability — background knowledge, rarely tested directly.
🔒 In the course
Background
~0–1 Q*
Get grilled till you pass
Full course notes on all 14 topics, the 239-question trap bank, a full 2-hour mock and the master cheat sheet — 60 days for S$69.
Start free — no card needed →* Per-topic question counts are estimates from practice-paper analysis — the official format publishes section totals only (45 / 30 / 5).