About WDA Workskills Qualification Community and Social Services (Senior Services)

Courses Available

• Communicate with clients and colleagues
   
• Follow Workplace Safety and Health Procedures
   
• Demonstrate First Aid/CPR Skills
   
• Support Clients to Maximise Their Independence and Physical Activity
   
• Support Clients in Their Activities of Daily Living and Leisure
   
• Implement Incontinence Management Practices and Procedures Under the Direction of a Healthcare Professional
   

Target Groups

1. Existing aged care workers who wish to enhance their basic training in aged care
    
2. New entrants in the aged care sectors who wish to pursue a career in the community and social services (Senior Services)
    
3. Any caregiver who has to take care of their elderly at home.
    
4. Professional bodies of homecare service providers
    
5. VWOs in elderly care sectors who wish to upgrade their staff training and also employability under the SPUR initiative
    
6. Other healthcare professionals who wish to equip their knowledge in caring for the elderly
    
7. Foreigners who wish to seek training in aged care sector for own professional advancement.
   (Note: Foreigners are not entitled to any funding under the WSQ/SPUR initiative)
    

Minimum Entry Requirements

To qualify, applicants must satisfy ALL of the following:

• Must be 18 years old and above;
   
• Must have at least a Primary Education or ESS WPL Level 4 qualification; and
   
• Must be able to read and write simple English.
   

Eligibity for SPUR funding

Subject to SPUR funding criteria. Refer to WDA's website for more details.

What do the fees cover?

1. Classroom training
    
2. Workplace attachment for relevant practicum training at our UMC hospital facilities. This covers workplace observation assessment and continuous assessment by workplace supervisors.
    
3. Oral and simple written assessments.
    
4. Statement of Attainment (if the trainee is certified as competent)
    
5. Training notes contextualised to aged care training.
    
6. Career advisory on career pathways that a trainee can explore after his/her training within the growing healthcare/aged care sector.
    

Background of Trainers

ACTA qualified trainers with professional healthcare background in aged care setting.

Benefits of Training with United Medicare Pte Ltd

1. Our training and assessment takes place in our own aged care setting where the learning is fully contextualised to ensure the the trainees are competent in aged care setting.
    
2. Continuous assessment by workplace supervisors and feedback provided ensures that learning is transferred.
    
3. Orientation of trainees to actual aged care service delivery to ensure faster adaptation to any aged care setting.
    
4. After the successful assessment of each module and if the trainee is certified as competent, a Statement of Attainment will be issued by United Medicare Pte Ltd. The WDA WSQ total framework is highly modular and Statement of Attainments are highly portable to any new related WSQ setting for continuous learning and also skills upgrading.
    
5. We are also an ITE-certified On-the-Job training Centre for the ITE Skills Certification in Healthcare (Home Care) and Rehabilitative Therapy.
    

Who to Contact

For more details on any form of training arrangements for either public or in-house runs, do contact:

Lai Foong Lian