EVALUATE AND CONTROL BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

EVALUATE AND CONTROL BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

Funded

Course Duration

24.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

  • Written Test
  • Oral Questioning

Who Should Attend

The target audience of this competency unit may include:

  • Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Professionals such as WSH Coordinators, Officers, and Auditors
  • Occupational Hygiene (OH) professionals such as OH technicians etc.
  • Any persons who would like to gain more knowledge and skills on the biological hazard control at the workplace

Course Overview

This unit covers basic principles in the identification and assessment of biological hazards and risks, and the methods for sampling of bio-aerosols to evaluate the exposure risks. The unit also includes the knowledge and skills in assessing the necessary control measures including facility control, equipment control, safe practices, and procedures and the use of personal protective equipment to help ensure biosafety at the workplace.

Course Schedule

Next available schedule

Pre-requisites

Literacy and Numeracy

  • WSQ Employability Skills Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 6; or
  • Grade C6 in GCE O Level for English and Mathematics

Science

  • Grade C6 in GCE O Level Science (either Physics, Chemistry or Biology)

Assumed Attitude, Skills, and Knowledge

  • Recommended to have 2 years working experience in any industry

Note: All Modules will be assessed according to full qualification. You may also be required to undergo a pre-qualifying test. Applications without ALL the above required supporting documents will be considered incomplete and rejected. 

Payment is to be made after receiving an email of course acceptance from NTUC LearningHub.

Course Outline

  • Introduction to BIOSAFETY
  • Assessing biological risks
  • BIOSAFETY LEVEL
  • Evaluating exposures to bio-aerosol
  • Facility and equipment biohazards control measures
  • Safe practices and procedures, and the use of personal protective equipment
  • Biorisk Management System

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

  • Upon successful completion and assessment of each training module, you will receive a Statement of Attainment (SOA).
  • Certificate of completion from NTUC LearningHub

Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.

Additional Details

Medium of Instruction & Trainer

Trainer: Trainee Ratio 1: 20

Price

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

  

Individual Sponsored 

Company Sponsored 

 

Non-SME 

SME 

Before GST 

After GST 

Before GST 

After GST

Before GST 

After GST

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$888.00

$967.92

$888.00

$967.92

$888.00

$967.92

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$444.00

$523.92

$444.00

$523.92

$266.40

$346.32

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$266.40

$346.32

$266.40

$346.32

$266.40

$346.32

TPG Code: TGS-2012500792

Funding Eligibility Criteria:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria

 

Remarks:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

SkillsFuture Credit:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding

PSEA:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) funds to offset course fee payable after funding

UTAP:

  • NTUC Members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

Terms and conditions apply. NTUC LearningHub reserve the right to make changes or improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice.

Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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