(SCTP Module) Basic Healthcare Skills
Training Provider: Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Course Reference: TGS-2026064190
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About This Course
This module equips learners with essential healthcare skills to provide safe, person-centred care in community settings. It covers basic procedures, safe mobility techniques, effective communication, infection control practices, and culturally sensitive care planning that respects client dignity and autonomy.
What You'll Learn
1. Perform fundamental healthcare procedures such as taking vital signs, assisting with personal hygiene, and providing feeding support, in accordance with feeding management, medication management, wound management and infection control guidelines.
2. Demonstrate proper techniques in safe patient handling, mobility and ambulation assistance to ensure client safety and prevent injury to both the caregiver and the client.
3. Communicate effectively with clients and the care team using appropriate interpersonal skills, maintaining professionalism, effective communication, and respect for clients’ dignity and cultural preferences.
4. Apply basic infection prevention and control (IPC) practices such as hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and cleaning of care equipment in line with institutional protocols.
5. Demonstrate culturally sensitive and person-centred care planning, respecting client autonomy, social context, and family involvement in decision-making.
2. Demonstrate proper techniques in safe patient handling, mobility and ambulation assistance to ensure client safety and prevent injury to both the caregiver and the client.
3. Communicate effectively with clients and the care team using appropriate interpersonal skills, maintaining professionalism, effective communication, and respect for clients’ dignity and cultural preferences.
4. Apply basic infection prevention and control (IPC) practices such as hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and cleaning of care equipment in line with institutional protocols.
5. Demonstrate culturally sensitive and person-centred care planning, respecting client autonomy, social context, and family involvement in decision-making.
Entry Requirements
1) At least a C6 pass in GCE ‘O’ or ‘N’ Level in any 1 subject or equivalent, OR
2) National ITE Certificate (NITEC) or Higher National ITE Certificate (Higher NITEC).
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