Singapore Centre for Chinese Language

The Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (SCCL) was opened by founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on 17 November 2009. Its establishment was earlier announced by the then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 6 September 2008. The objective of SCCL is to enhance the effectiveness of teaching Chinese as a second language in a bilingual environment and to meet the learning needs of students from non-Mandarin speaking homes. Through the provision of quality training, SCCL hopes to enhance the teaching literacy, competency and professionalism of Chinese language teachers. It further strives to promote the development of Chinese culture and language in Singapore.