Milestones

 
2000

 
Sep  Approved Budget
Nov Conducted the Ground Breaking Ceremony
   
2003  
Jul Started Construction of Main Building
 

 

Academy Headquarters under construction
   
2005  
Feb Conducted the Topping-Out Ceremony
Apr Appointed the First Chief Executive, BG (Ret) Tay Swee Yee
  Named HTA
May Formed the HTA Board of Governors
  Chaired the Inaugural HTA Board of Governors' Meeting
  Approved the Organisation Structure of HTA
Dec Commenced the Migration of HTA
   
2006  
Apr Conducted the inaugural Home Team (HT) Basic Course & Home Affairs Senior Officers' Induction Course for new entrant officers
  Operationalised HTA
May Conducted the inaugural HT Advance Course for Junior Officers of Station Inspector or eqivalent rank
Sep Officially Opened HTA
Nov Conducted the inaugural HT Advance Course for Senior Officers of Assistent Superintendent or equivalent rank
Nov Conducted the inaugural Overseas Experiential Learning in Australia for HT Advance Course for Senior Officers
 

Large crowd watching performances at the Official Opening of HTA
   
2007  
Apr Conducted the inaugural HT Senior Command & Staff Course for officers of Superintendent and Lieutenant-Colonel equivalent rank
May Embarked on the inaugural Networking & Study Trip to Vietnam for the HT Senior Command & Staff Course
   
2008  
Jun Appointed the first Deputy Chief Executive (Training & Development), SAC Derek Pereira
Sep Officially Opened the HT Gallery
 

Professor S. Jayakumar officially launches the HT Gallery
   
2009  
Jan Established the HTA Medical Centre
Mar Conducted the first Change of Command Ceremony to mark the handing over of command from BG (Ret) Tay Swee Yee to SAC Derek Pereira
Apr Appointed the Second Chief Executive, SAC Derek Pereira
May Participated in the HT Convention held at Suntec Convention & Exhibition Hall
  Participated in the HT 3i Convention
Sep Held the inaugural Dining-in to commemorate the 3rd Anniversary Dining-in
  Launched the HTA Pledge
Oct Launched the inaugural issue of the HT Journal
 

 

Left: Change of Command Ceremony

Right: President S.R Nathan launches the Home Team Journal
   
2010  
Feb Appointed the Second Deputy Chief Executive (Training & Development), AC Loy Chye Meng
   Appointed the Second Deputy Chief Executive (Administration), AC Zuraidah Abdullah
Apr                         Re-organised HTA and Established the two Centres of Studies - namely the Homefront Security & Safety Centre of Studies and the Joint Operations Training Centre of Studies
  Conducted the inaugural HT Learning Journey Advanced for Junior Officers
Sep Launched HTA's Corporate Attire
Nov Launched the iCE lab - a one-stop laboratory for all HT trainers to produce up-to-date, interactive and creative training materials to better engage our trainees