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. Four topics are open to read free; the rest, plus the 280-question trap bank, the 2-hour mock and the cheat sheet, come with the course.
The paper (official format)
80
MCQs
2 hrs
Time limit
45 Q · 56%
Section A — EARF + EFMA
30 Q · 38%
Section B — 9 topics
5 Q · 6%
Section C — case studies
~70%
Widely-cited target (56/80)
MOM doesn't publish a fixed pass mark — treat 70% as a floor and aim higher.
Section A + most of Section C. EARF splits into licensing, fees & MDW rules, plus EFMA.
EARF
The EA Regulatory Framework.
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 ~14 min
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
MDW rules
Migrant Domestic Worker specifics: the extra EALCs (12–19), rest days, levies and advertising restrictions.
Read free ~12 min
Employment Act appears in both Section B and C — worth the extra prep.
30 Qs spread across 9 topics in Section B — 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
Contract law
Formation (O-A-C), the six vitiating factors and the four remedies.
🔒 In the course
TGFEP / Fair Consideration
Fair, merit-based hiring; job-ad rules; and the watchlist that turns the guidelines into consequences.
🔒 In the course
PDPA — personal data
What personal data is, and the ten obligations with their section numbers.
🔒 In the course
Immigration Act
Entry and stay offences — tested with real case-based scenarios, not just headline rules.
🔒 In the course
Competition Act
Anti-competitive conduct and the turnover-based penalty.
🔒 In the course
CPF Act
Who contributes — and the EFMA infringement hiding inside CPF.
🔒 In the course
PHTA — human trafficking
The three TIP elements, penalties, and the Act's special features.
🔒 In the course
Business organisations
Structures and liability — background knowledge, rarely tested directly.
🔒 In the course
Get grilled till you pass
Full course notes on all 14 topics, the 280-question trap bank, a full 2-hour mock and the CEI Exam Cheat Sheet — 60 days for S$88.
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