Who Should Attend
Any healthcare professionals interested in the health and rehabilitation of elder people.
Prerequisites
Related and relevant health-science-related qualifications and working experience.
Documents and information you would need to complete this application:
Please upload documents under Online Applications - Supporting Documents section.
1. Scanned copy of your NRIC (Singapore residents and Singapore PRs only) in order to qualify for funding support (for eligible courses).
2. Employment support letter (Includes applicant's area of work)*
3. Registration of practice, AHPC*
4. Transcript of highest relevant qualification*
5. Professional certification
6. English proficiency test, IELTS 7.0 or equivalent ^
7. Answers to the following questions:
- Your reasons for pursuing the module (100 - 150 words)
- Why did you select SIT over other academic institutions? (100 - 150 words)
- What do you hope to achieve at the completion of the module? (100 - 150 words)
* Mandatory Documents
^ If applicant's basic professional qualification was not obtained from Singapore, Australia, Canada (except Quebec), New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States of America)
Duration
• Part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Elder Health and Rehabilitation: 1 - 3 years
• Part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Elder Health and Rehabilitation: 1 - 5 years
• Each module is around 12-14 weeks in duration
• Candidates are expected to set aside time for self-directed learning for the entire duration of the module
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who
• Attend 75% of the course
• Undertake non-credit assessment (during course)
A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who
• Attend 75% of the module, and
• Participants who pass the Assessment criteria of the respective module will earn 6 credits, which are stackable for Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma qualifications.
• Candidates who pass
4 modules (totalling 24 credits) with a CGPA of 2.5 or more will be awarded the
Postgraduate Certificate in Elder Health and Rehabilitation by Singapore Institute of Technology.
• Candidates who pass
8 modules (totalling 48 credits) with a CGPA of 2.5 or more will be awarded the
Postgraduate Diploma in Elder Health and Rehabilitation by Singapore Institute of Technology.
Fees
| Category |
Full Fee |
After SF Funding |
After SF Mid-Career
Enhanced Subsidy |
Singapore Citizen (Below 40) /
Singapore PR |
$4,173.00 |
$1,251.90 |
Not Eligible |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & above) |
$4,173.00 |
$1,251.90 |
$471.90 |
| Non-Singaporeans |
$4,173.00 |
Not Eligible |
Not Eligible |
Note:
• All figures include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
• You can opt for either SkillsFuture Funding or Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Both cannot be combined.
» Learn more about funding types available
Terms & Conditions:
SkillsFuture Course Funding
To be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
1. Be a Singaporean Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
2. Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy
To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
1. Be a Singaporean Citizen
2. Be at least 40 years old
3. Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the programme fees (i.e. the potential grant amount) directly from the applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) should the above requirements not be fulfilled.
Course Series
Find out more about the Modular Certification Courses - Elder Health and Rehabilitation
Postgraduate Certificate in Elder Health and Rehabilitation
These modules are stackable towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Elder Health and Rehabilitation or can be taken individually as a single module as follows:
Each module carries 6 credits which are stackable for Postgraduate Certificate in Elder Health and Rehabilitation. Candidates who pass any of the 4 modules (inclusive of 3 compulsory modules in bold), totalling 24 credits, with a CGPA of ≥ 2.5 to be completed within a 3 year period will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Elder Health and Rehabilitation by SIT.
Postgraduate Diploma in Elder Health and Rehabilitation
These modules are stackable towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Elder Health and Rehabilitation or can be taken individually as a single module as follows:
Each module carries 6 credits which are stackable for Postgraduate Diploma in Elder Health and Rehabilitation. Candidates who pass any of the 8 modules (inclusive of 3 compulsory modules in bold), totalling 48 credits, with a CGPA of ≥ 2.5 to be completed within a 5 year period will be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Elder Health and Rehabilitation by SIT.
