To Be Advised

Course Content

This course provides necessary techniques and knowledge on how a caregiver can provide quality care while ensuring a comfortable environment for both the care recipient and the caregiver.

• Understanding basic and effective communication methods between caregivers and care recipients.
• Recognising early warning signs of health issues and illnesses (such as dementia), ways to check for basic vital signs and managements of chronic illnesses.
• Maintaining personal hygiene of both caregiver and care recipient.
• Mastering movement and mobility skills including proper bathing techniques and lift-and-carry techniques.
• Understanding feeding, medicinal and waste management techniques.

Caregivers Training Grant (CTG):

• From 1 April 2024, $400 grant is provided for each care recipient for first year with onset of caregiving training needs.
• Eligible care recipient will continue to receive grant amount $200 in the subsequent financial year (between 1 April to 31 Mar).
• If the remaining grant is not used this year, unused monies can be carried forward with a cap at $400 within each care recipients’ account. Any amount exceeding the Cap of $400 will be forfeited.
• More than one caregiver of each care recipient can attend the same training and will be reimbursed only up to $200 in training subsidies per care recipient per financial year.
• Caregivers must pay at least $10 after registering for eligible caregiving training course.

2 hour(s)

Care recipient’s place of residence.

How to Qualify:

Caregiver Training Grant (CTG)

• The care recipient must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.

• The care recipient must be aged 65 and older, OR have a disability:

(a) as certified by a Singapore registered doctor, OR

(b) Is currently receiving services from a Social Service Agency (SSA)

• The caregiver must be the person in charge of caring for the care recipient. This can include family members and Migrate Domestic Worker (MDW).
• The caregiver must complete the training course and receive a certificate of attendance if there is one.

Course Fees

Original Course Fee: $200.00* (Excl. GST)

*Caregivers must pay at least $10.00 after registering for eligible caregiving training course.

*Subject to eligibility and the remaining amount of the care recipient’s CTG which is capped at $400 per calendar year.

*Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the course fees.

Course ID: TGS-2024045130