About the certificate programme

The first run of the course last year saw 30, mostly senior AHPs, enrolled. 20% of them did not meet one of five competency-based assessment requirements at the first attempt.

"We required those who were unsuccessful at the first attempt to re-submit their performance-based assessment. We gave them feedback to help them understand the competencies that they were lacking. Subsequently, we allowed them to re-submit their assessment to demonstrate that they could fulfil the competencies at their workplace," said Assistant Professor Sng.

The course spans about 50 hours over four months and comprises e-learning, a face-to-face workshop, and a coaching session. There is also an accelerated course pathway spanning over 28 hours, recognising the prior learning and workplace experiences of AHPs with clinical supervision roles.

More than 50% of the teaching faculty play a dual role as an Allied Health practitioner at public healthcare institutions and community care organisations in Singapore and bring valuable workplace supervisory experiences.

About half of the learners came from hospitals, and the rest from community care organisations, such as daycare centres and special schools.

“Many of our learners want to be better clinical supervisors and are intrinsically motivated to engage in continuous professional development,” said A/Prof Tan. “The course provides an opportunity for clinical supervisors to learn educational theories, reflect on their supervisory practices and engage in collaborative learning with other supervisors.”

The positive feedback gathered from learners in the first run centred around the high relevance and applicability of the content to the actual clinical setting, with the need for learners to demonstrate competency to pass the assessments.

Those who are interested in finding out more about the certificate programme may visit the following website.