Staff Certification for Registered Student Care Centres

Debated in Parliament on 18 Feb 2014.

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The Minister clarified that registered Student Care Centres (SCCs) are not required to be licensed, and MSF uses a "light-touch" approach, with only SCCs administering the Student Care Fee Assistance scheme needing registration.
Guidelines are provided for recommended minimal educational qualifications and training for staff, but MSF does not require a minimum number of staff to be WSQ-certified or collect sector-wide data on training percentages.
Due to the lack of mandatory licensing or data collection, the Ministry does not have specific figures on the proportion of SCCs or staff with such training.

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Yee Jenn Jong

Mr Yee Jenn Jong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether it is a requirement for registered student care centres (SCCs) to have a minimum number of staff trained in WSQ-certified or equivalent course on student care; (b) what percentage of SCCs have at least one staff with such training; and (c) what percentage of staff across all SCCs have attained such training.

Chan Chun Sing

Currently, Student Care Centres (SCCs) are not required to be licensed. MSF adopts a "light touch" approach in the management of SCCs. Only SCCs which administer the Student Care Fee Assistance scheme are required to be registered. Guidelines are provided to registered centres on recommended minimal educational qualifications and training1 for their supervisors and staff.

As such, MSF does not have sector-wide information on the proportion of SCC staff who meet the requested training courses on student care.

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The Minister clarified that registered Student Care Centres (SCCs) are not required to be licensed, and MSF uses a "light-touch" approach, with only SCCs administering the Student Care Fee Assistance scheme needing registration.
Guidelines are provided for recommended minimal educational qualifications and training for staff, but MSF does not require a minimum number of staff to be WSQ-certified or collect sector-wide data on training percentages.
Due to the lack of mandatory licensing or data collection, the Ministry does not have specific figures on the proportion of SCCs or staff with such training.

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Staff Certification for Registered Student Care Centres

Debated in Parliament on 18 Feb 2014.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Minister clarified that registered Student Care Centres (SCCs) are not required to be licensed, and MSF uses a "light-touch" approach, with only SCCs administering the Student Care Fee Assistance scheme needing registration.
Guidelines are provided for recommended minimal educational qualifications and training for staff, but MSF does not require a minimum number of staff to be WSQ-certified or collect sector-wide data on training percentages.
Due to the lack of mandatory licensing or data collection, the Ministry does not have specific figures on the proportion of SCCs or staff with such training.

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Yee Jenn Jong

Chan Chun Sing

As such, MSF does not have sector-wide information on the proportion of SCC staff who meet the requested training courses on student care.

Page: 132

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Minister clarified that registered Student Care Centres (SCCs) are not required to be licensed, and MSF uses a "light-touch" approach, with only SCCs administering the Student Care Fee Assistance scheme needing registration.
Guidelines are provided for recommended minimal educational qualifications and training for staff, but MSF does not require a minimum number of staff to be WSQ-certified or collect sector-wide data on training percentages.
Due to the lack of mandatory licensing or data collection, the Ministry does not have specific figures on the proportion of SCCs or staff with such training.

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Staff Certification for Registered Student Care Centres

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Yee Jenn Jong

Chan Chun Sing

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Staff Certification for Registered Student Care Centres

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Yee Jenn Jong

Chan Chun Sing

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