New set of guidelines launched to train seniors
SINGAPORE - The Council for Third Age , an agency championing active and positive ageing through lifelong learning and volunteerism among seniors, has launched a new framework for training older adult learners.
The guidelines were prepared by a working group under Enterprise Singapore and published by the national standards body. During the launch, C3A also announced memorandum of understanding partnerships with seven organisations – Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, Loving Heart Multi-Service Centre, RSVP Singapore, Fei Yue Community Services, Gardens by the Bay, Agency for Integrated Care and Montfort Care.
Mr Sng Hock Lin, chief at AIC’s Silver Generation Office, said one of its priorities is to equip its staff and volunteers with essential skills that help build stronger rapport with the seniors, and better serve their needs. AIC is tasked with integrating care for Singapore’s ageing population. The panel moderated by ST correspondent Akshita Nanda, comprised C3A chief executive Soh Swee Ping, En Community Services Society’s executive director Carol Chan and head of gerontology programmes at SUSS Associate Professor Carol Ma. ST PHOTO: HESTER TAN
Fellow panellist Prof Ma said many countries focus on lifelong learning in view of an ageing population. For instance, she noted that there are colleges for seniors in Japan and an elder academy in Hong Kong, but none of them have developed guidelines focused on teaching seniors.
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