About Us

The Civil Defence Academy (CDA) is the premier training institution of the Singapore Civil Defence Force. The academy is committed to conducting professional and specialized training in the field of civil defence, covering a wide range of training courses such as disaster management, fire-fighting, urban search and rescue, and many more.

Since the Academy’s opening in 1999, it has trained over 6,000 international participants from over 134 countries. Other than its flagship international courses, the Academy also provides customised training consultancies and in-country capacity building.

Our Campuses 

CDA @ Jalan Bahar

CDA @ Jalan Bahar, the main campus, is equipped with state-of-the-art simulators such as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bullet tank fire simulator and the oil tank fire simulator amongst many others to conduct realistic training scenarios. In addition, the main campus has WiFi-equipped classroom facilities, and 600-bed accommodation with recreational facilities such as gymnasium and swimming pool.

CDA @ Mandai

CDA @ Mandai is a part of the Home Team Tactical Centre (HTTC). Standing on eight hectares of land, CDA@Mandai is equipped with state of the art simulators. This enables the training site to cover a wide spectrum of firefighting, search and rescue operations, tactics and techniques, scenario based trainings, and command and control training.

CDA @ Ubi

CDA @ Ubi is a satellite campus where lecture-based trainings are conducted, and is catered towards the working adults. The campus consists of mainly 4 smart classrooms and are served as venues for community courses such as Fire Safety Manager and Company Emergency Response Team (CERT) courses.