The Clinical Preceptorship Course aims to provide participants with the essential knowledge, skills and attitude for the role of a clinical preceptor for nursing students from pre-registration or pre-enrolment courses.

​​It prep​ares and develops nurses for their role in welcoming, integrating, supervising, facilitating and assessing nursing students and/or new nurses into the team and place of work.

This course is targeted at nurses who meet the following criteria:

• Registered and / or Enrolled nurses working in the clinical setting

• Minimum 2 years of clinical experience

• Competent in practice

1. Principles of Preceptorship: Roles and Responsibilities of a Clinical Preceptor

2. Adult Learning Principles and Learning Styles

3. Clinical Supervision

4. Effective Communication Skills and Giving Feedback

5. Skill Practice: Conduct a session

Upon completion of this course, the learners will be able to:

• Discuss the role and responsibilities of a clinical preceptor

• Describe the adult learning approach

• Communicate, supportive and giving feedback

• Act as professional role models in clinical practice

• Reflect on the quality of all aspects of one’s preceptorship role

External participants are required to submit their job description and a list of assessors from their respective institutions during course registration. This ensures that the assessors meet the minimum requirements, enabling participants to have adequate opportunities for hands-on practice in their own institutions.

On-Job-Training (OJT) will be managed by the participants’ respective organisations. ​​​Participants are required to complete a self-evaluation logsheet, endorsed by their nursing supervisor, within 3 months and submit it to Woodlands Health.

If you would like to register for the course, please​ email wh.ned@nhghealth.com.sg​​ with the following details:

1. Full Name

2. SNB Registration Number

3. Designation/Role and Job Description

4. Institution

5. Department/Unit

6. Name of assessor/s from own institution

Once we receive your details, we will reach out to confirm​ your registration and provide information on the upcoming course dates. 

​If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via the same email addresses.