Preliminary Meeting - Qualifications for Membership

You can apply to be a co-op member if:

    • You are at least 16 years old (or at least 12 years old if it’s a school co-op)
    • You are a Singaporean citizen or resident in Singapore
    • Meet all the residential, employment and profession requirements, and any such other requirements laid out in the by-laws
    • For credit co-ops: belong to a pre-existing common bond (such as same community, industry and employer) as provided in the by-laws
    • Institutional membership in a co-op is open to other registered co-ops or trade unions

Who we are

SNCF is the apex body of Singapore’s Co-operative Movement, and secretariat of the Central Co-operative Fund (CCF). Formed in 1980 with the aim of championing Singapore’s Co-operative Movement, the apex body represents majority of co-operative members in Singapore through its affiliated co-operatives.