As the year draws to a close, STF would like to invite affiliates who wishes to renew their GMS annual licence.

Interested members may make an appointment with STF office to submit the GMS agreement form (attached), photograph of the applicant and making the renewal fees of S$74.90 (incl 7%GST) by calling STF office at 6345 149. For members under the age of 18 their parents name and signature would be required in the GMS application form.

All affiliates who wish to attend any courses organized by World Taekwondo (WT) will have to seek STF’s approval before registering for the course.

STF reserves the right to select the most suitable participants in consultation with the Interim Management Committee (IMC), especially if there is overwhelming response and limited country-quota.

Applicants must also be recommended by their head of affiliate and will additionally be assessed based on their past, present and future contributions to the development of Taekwondo in Singapore.

All registrations have to be submitted to STF office by 23 December 2021 (Thursday), 4:00pm. Late submissions will not be entertained.

The STF is currently looking for suitable members of the Taekwondo fraternity to serve in the following Committees:

1. Audit and Ethics Committee
2. Selections Committee

The proposed terms and reference are herewith attached.

We are looking for candidates with the following attributes:

a. leadership background in sports administration, a strong passion and will to serve
b. extensive knowledge and experience in Taekwondo as a practitioner
c. former National athletes
The Committees will meet on a quarterly basis and for about 2 hours per meeting.
Please write to Mr Malik Aljunied at ceo@stf.org.sg with the following information:
a. educational & professional qualifications
b. coaching, sports administration background
c. similar volunteer experience in other sports-related committees
d. Taekwondo related knowledge or experience (coaching, competition, volunteering etc)
e. a personal statement on why and how you plan to contribute to the STF and Taekwondo fraternity

if you are interested or would like to seek further clarification.
Looking forward to hearing from you.

This is to inform that STF will be discontinuing the issuance of Black Belt Cards after the 182CG in October/November 2021.

This is to avoid duplicate information which is already included on the Poom/Dan certificate that the member will receive after their grading.

Members who attended the 176CG till 182CG will still have their Black Belt Cards printed.

Thank you for your attention.

Overview
Requirements for Safe Management Measures at the workplace (by the Ministry of Manpower)

1. MOM, SNEF, and NTUC have updated the workplace safe management measures (as at 23 October 2021) to allow greater flexibility for businesses, while mitigating the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
2. While the well-being of our Staff is priority, we will also maintain service delivery standards and support our Stakeholders (Affiliates, partner agencies, Athletes, Coaches, Parents and members of public).
3. We are pleased to announce that our STF Office will be re-opened from Monday, 29 November 2021.

Operating Hours (wef 29 November 2021)
Days: Mondays to Fridays
Time: 1000hrs to 1700hrs

Safe Management Measures (for strict compliance)
a. Everyone visiting the STF Office must adhere to prevailing workplace Safe Management Measures and are subjected to the following requirements:

• BE FULLY VACCINATED (to show evidence via the TraceTogether App / COVID-19 Vaccination Report). Secretariat staff will conduct supervised ART test every Monday, 1400hrs)

• WEAR MASKS AT THE OFFICE: Everyone at the STF office including staff, visitors, suppliers and contractors, must wear a mask properly secured.

• OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE: e.g., wash their hands regularly and refrain from touching the face.

• Take care of the workplace

• All employees and visitors must check-in and check-out of the STF office using SafeEntry (with the TraceTogether app) to help MOH establish potential transmission chains.
• Visitors who are unwell/having fever upon temperature screening) will be refused entry.
• Visitors who are unwell will reschedule their appointments or be served via alternate means

• ADHERE TO TRAVEL ADVISORIES: Please adhere to MOH’s prevailing travel advisory.

• ENSURE CLEAR PHYSICAL SPACING OF AT LEAST 1 METRE through physical means and demarcation of safe physical distances (at least 1m apart)

• Between all persons at the Office and at all times during work-related events at the workplace.

• MINIMISE NEED FOR COMMON PHYSICAL TOUCHPOINTS:

• We will only meet Visitors via PRIOR APPOINTMENT
• Limit to only maximum of 2 visitors at any one time
• Limit time spent by visitors at the STF office to 30 minutes
  This information is available at the STF Website, STF Office; and via email to all affiliates. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we ensure a safe office environment for all.
  Malik Aljunied, ACEO, STF

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is grateful to receive a donation of 1 000 pieces of masks from Mr Daniel Kim from Ildo. Mr David Koh, STF President, and Mr Ng Hwa An, accepted the masks on 8 November 2021, on behalf of STF. 

STF deeply appreciates the timely gesture from Mr. Daniel Kim as we continue to fight the spread of COVID-19. Despite the challenging pandemic impacting everyone, the generosity and dedication from our community partners never wavered.

We hope that everyone in the fraternity will continue to stay vigilant and healthy as we look forward to a better year ahead.