Ethics, Values and Legislation (WSQ) (Classroom & Asynchronous)

Registered under Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications System

1. Course Prefix/Number: TGS-2020001706
2. Total Training Duration: 20 Hours
3. Course Objectives: Learners will be able to apply principles of professional ethics, conduct, policies and procedures and inclusive work practices to protect the well-being and interests of clients and caregivers. They will also be able to apply relevant ethical decision-making processes to address ethical dilemmas and issues
4. Course Content: This proposed course will explore the legal provisions in the social service settings in Singapore and will help learners to understand a wide range of issues concerning these legislations. Many examples and cases, which are drawn from actual social service practice in various settings with different types of clients, will represent ethical and professional issues which are likely to be encountered by the learners throughout their professional career. Learners will be taught to use decision-making processes to resolve the dilemmas and issues they will face in future. The course will also explain to learners how professional counsellors should apply ethical standards in practice with reference to the Code of Professional Ethics of the Association of Psychotherapists and Counsellors Singapore (APACS), and Singapore Association of Counselling (SAC).
   The proposed course ‘Ethics, Values and Legislation’ is suitable for all frontline practitioners and managers within any social service setting.
5. Certification Type: Statement of Attainment
6. Area of Training: Community and Social Services
7. Education Target Group:
   • GCE ‘N’ Level
   • Demonstrate English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills at a proficiency level not lower than the ES WSQ Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 4
8. Mode of Training: Part-Time
9. Language Medium Provided: English
10. Payment Type: Nett Fee
11. Duration Components:
    1. 4 (E-Learning Hours)
    2. 14 (Classroom Facilitated Training)
    3. 2 (Assessment Hours)
12. Total Cost of Training per Trainee: $660
13. Validity period
    • This is course is valid from 22/12/2020 to 21/12/2024

Students need to attain 75% attendance and pass the course to be eligible for the subsidies.

The Government Subsidies are valid from 1st January 2022

Self-sponsored Individual

Small-Medium Enterprise (SME)

Non-SME

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