Care Assistance Course
Our Caregiver Training Programme is designed to provide learners with practical knowledge and skills to effectively assist the elderly with their Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
Overview
The Care Assistance Course aims to equip learners with the necessary knowledge and practical skills to effectively assist the elderly in their daily activities.
The course offers high-quality educational content tailored to the context of Singapore’s rapidly ageing population.
It includes comprehensive instruction on:
- Respectful and dignified caregiving practices.
- Scenario-based training with clearly defined lessons.
- Skills progression model that starts with simple and progresses to more complex tasks.
Course Objectives
The course integrates key mindsets and behaviours along with technical know-how necessary to:
- Excel as an effective care staff, equipped with technical, behavioural and soft skills, providing quality care to the care user
- Be employment-ready after the course
- To recognize emergent conditions of an older person or the effects of chronic health conditions that affect one’s activities of daily living.
- To integrate the philosophy of care when assisting clients with activities of daily living and also upholding care-recipient’s privacy/dignity.
- To provide basic emergency care to the needs of an older person.
Course Outline
Delivered by qualified clinicians, this course is approved by SkillsFuture Singapore, and covers 9 essential modules:
- Demonstrate understanding of aging processes and associated medical conditions
- Demonstrate understanding of the intermediate long term care environment
- Demonstrate Understanding On Ethics Of Care Staff
- Technique of Effective Communication
- Infection Control in Care Setting
- Response to Emergencies at Care Site
- Assist with mobility and ambulation with and without the use of mobility aids
- Assist with nutritional needs
- Assist with elimination related activities
Target Audience
- New entrants interested in home care.
- Care staff in elderly day-care centres.
- Care escorts accompanying elderly people or adults with disabilities, on local journeys and appointments.
- Family caregiver who wishes to increase your knowledge and skills to deliver person-centered care to elderly at home.
Minimum Entry Requirement
- Obtained at least a C6 pass at N-Level in any 1 subject or equivalent; OR
- Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 4 (Speaking, Listening, Reading & Numeracy) and Level 3 (Writing)
Certification
Upon successful completion and assessment of the course, participants will receive a formal recognition through the award of a Statement(s) of Attainment (SOA).
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Points
Healthcare professionals will be awarded 16 CPE Points upon completing this course.
For more information on CPE claims, please visit
Singapore Nursing Board (SNB)’s website.
Course Date
18 April to
20 April 2023
25 April to
27 April 2023
9 May to
11 May 2023
23 May to
25 May 2023
6 June to
8 June 2023
21 June to
23 June 2023
4 July to
6 July 2023
11 July to
13 July 2023
Course Time
9.00am – 6.00pm
Course Date
18 April to 20 April 2023
25 April to 27 April 2023
9 May to 11 May 2023
23 May to 25 May 2023
6 June to 8 June 2023
21 June to 23 June 2023
4 July to 6 July 2023
11 July to 13 July 2023
Course Time
9.00am – 6.00pm
Course Date & Registration
Course Duration
4 days
Mode: Pre-read and in-person training
Note: Assessment will take place on Day 4, with each trainee scheduled separately for a 1-hour session
Course Venue
HMI Institute
Course Fee
| Full Course Fee | $450.00 (before GST) $490.50 (including 9% GST) |
| After SSG Baseline Subsidy (50%) – Singaporean aged 21 y/o to 39 y/o – Singapore PR aged 21 y/o and above – Only for first timers | $265.50 (including 9% GST) |
| After Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (70%) – Singaporean aged 40 y/o and above – Only for first timers | $175.50 (including 9% GST) |
SkillsFuture Credit Claimable
Above subsidy applicable for Singaporean / Singapore PR of age 21 years old and above.
*SSG Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy only applicable to Singaporean age 40 years old and above.
Caregiver Training Grant Claimable
Eligible care recipients will receive a $200 annual subsidy (from April to March the following year) that can be used by their caregivers (family members or foreign domestic workers) to attend courses to better care for their loved ones.
* For more information, please visit the AIC website.
UTAP Funding Available
NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% unfunded course fee support with the UTAP funding
* For more information on UTAP, please visit the NTUC website.
Fees can be offset via SkillsFuture Credit.
Above Subsidy applicable for Singaporean / Singapore PR of age 21 years old and above.
*SSG Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy only applicable to Singaporean age 40 years old and above.
UTAP Funding Available
NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% unfunded course fee support with the UTAP funding
* For more information on UTAP, please visit the NTUC website.
- Fill in the Course Application Form
- Attach and submit the form to marcus.er@hmi.com.sg
