In 1968, under the auspices of The Commonwealth Foundation, the concept and idea of the Singapore Professional Centre (SPC), was mooted and it today represents 19 professional associations, and about 7,000 members, and is linked to 11 other professional centres in the Commonwealth, under the umbrella organisation, The Commonwealth Association of Professional Centres (CAPC).

• To promote and enhance the status of Professional Organisations in Singapore

• To be a responsible, meaningful contributor to the community and encourage its members to contribute to the progress and well-being of the nation

• To encourage the co-operation among Member Associations and cross-fertilization of ideas between disciplines

• To represent corporate view of Member Associations to the authorities on issues of public interest

• To develop co-operation with other similar Professional Centres overseas

Gone are the days where job scope is confined to jobs for
which we are techically trained. The Health-care workers
need to understand their colleagues in other health-care
disciplines. They also need to know management and
marketing - and to manage people, they need to market their
services or ideas to colleagues or the public. This also holds
true for any profession.
The SPC provides the platform for meeting and
       exchanging ideas with different professional disciplines.
       Through the SPC, individual members can tap into a
       vast overseas network. With the SPC, members have
       a feedback channel to the government.