Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning for Healthcare Professionals
Programmes
Application
Application for courses starting in AY2025/2026 Semester 2, Jan 2026 will open from Oct to Nov 2025.
Programme Overview
Within the healthcare system, healthcare professionals play multiple roles; one pivotal role is that of an educator. To serve effectively in the role, healthcare professional educators need pedagogical preparation in curriculum development, teaching strategies and evaluation methods. This programme is designed to provide healthcare professionals with a strong foundation on pedagogical preparation in curriculum development, teaching strategies and evaluation methods. It affords opportunities for participants to design teaching and learning activities to accommodate different learning characteristics, styles and goals while leveraging on technology.
The Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) mandates that all teaching members involved in nursing education of both the pre- and post-registration nursing programmes must have a formal preparation in teaching and learning. It is also a requirement by the National Nursing Academy (NNA) at the Ministry of Health (MOH) that all nurses working in the healthcare institutions involved in work-based education and assessment must have formal training in teaching and learning.
Its courses are offered on a part-time mode and adopts a stackable courses approach, which consists of Certificates that will stack up towards a Graduate Certificate. The normal and maximum candidature is one (1) and three (3) years respectively for the full programme.
Aims of Programme
The programme aims to broaden the key learning constructs as well as deepen and advance a healthcare professional’s skills in teaching and learning. Upon completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
- conduct a learning analysis;
- apply principles of effective content design;
- apply principles of assessment; and
- develop a lesson plan.
On completion of the programme, graduates’ professional confidence and competence to effectively facilitate teaching and learning within a variety of settings will be enhanced.
Pitched to meet the needs and demands of current educational training and development, this programme places emphasis on current trends in adult learning and pedagogical approaches in different settings. Through the programme learning, participants will be equipped to conduct critical inquiry and investigation within and beyond the area of teaching and learning.
Programme Structure
The programme consists of 4 courses, offered over 2 semesters. The structure allows for flexibility and recognition of learning at each stage:
- Completion of All 4 Courses:
- Upon successful completion of all 4 courses with a minimum GPA of 2.00 (cumulative across all courses), students will be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning for Healthcare Professionals.
- Partial Completion (Exit Before All 4 Courses Completed):
- If a student exits the programme before completing all 4 courses, they will be awarded a Certificate of Competency for each course they have successfully completed, provided they achieve a minimum GPA of 2.00 for that course.
- Stacking Towards Certification:
- Each course completed with the required GPA contributes toward the overall Graduate Certificate.
- Students who initially exit early but later return to complete the remaining courses (within the specified maximum candidature period) can stack previously earned Certificates of Competency towards the Graduate Certificate, as long as the cumulative GPA requirement is met.
Please see below how these 4 courses are stackable for attainment of graduate certification:
Courses in the Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning for Healthcare Professionals Programme
| COURSE NAME | COURSE CODE | UNIT | PERIOD OF STUDY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Needs Analysis | NUR5701 | 2 | Semester 2 Jan – Apr |
Mini Sem 2A |
| Curriculum Design | NUR5702 | 2 |
Mini Sem 2B |
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| Assessment and Evaluation | NUR5703 | 2 | Semester 1 Aug – Nov |
Mini Sem 1A |
| Integrative Workplace Learning | NUR5704 | 2 |
Mini Sem 1B |
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Applicants are required to register for each of the courses singularly.
There are two consecutive mini semesters in each regular semester.
The first mini-semester (Mini-semester A) comprises 6 weeks of instruction, 1-week break (Reading Week) and 1 week of examinations.
The second mini-semester (Mini-Semester B) comprises 6 weeks of instruction, 1-week break (Reading Week) and 2 weeks of examinations (which is the same period as the end-of-semester examinations).
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
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Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Centre for Translational Medicine
Block MD6, Level 5
14 Medical Drive
Singapore 117599 - Ms Lee Pei Ying
- +65 65165087
- nurbox13@nus.edu.sg
