Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Healthcare-trained applicants with clinical training support to do live-patient phlebotomy practice.
• Non-healthcare-trained applicants with clinical training support to do live-patient phlebotomy practice.

• Attend theoretical and practical training held at Parkway College
• Complete theoretical (25 MCQ) and practical assessment (live Vacutainer and Wing Infusion Set procedures)
• Receive a “Letter of Completion” if you have met the minimum attendance requirements and pass both theory and practical assessments held at Parkway College
• Independently complete 50 documented successful (clinically supervised) venepuncture collection (live-patient phlebotomy practice)
• Submit the documentation to receive the “Certificate of Achievement” for the course

The college does not provide clinical training placement for this course. Non-healthcare-trained applicants without clinical training support to do live-patient phlebotomy practice, are required to secure their own clinical placements to fulfil their clinical requisites to claim their course certificate.

The practical training in the College is part of the training course and is not considered part of the clinical training.

The 50 independently observed phlebotomy procedures are to be completed after the course and performed under the supervision of a registered doctor or trained phlebotomist within a local healthcare facility. Healthcare facilities located overseas are not accepted.

Participants should submit the forms to Parkway College within 12 months from the last day of the course to receive the “Certificate of Achievement” in Phlebotomy. Participants who require an extension may write in to request for an extension.

Government subsidy and SkillsFuture Credit are not applicable. The total course fee payable is $1,215 inclusive of GST. Please inform us of your preferred payment mode upon application.

Clinical training placement can be provided for eligible applicants. Candidates must be healthcare trained in the following fields: Nursing, Biomedical Science, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Emergency medical technicians.

Applicants with the above prior-healthcare training must be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident.

1. Please download and complete the application form from the course page. You may submit the form online through the Contact Us or Enquiry Form or through email. Please inform us if you are company sponsored and require an invoice billing for your company.
2. Upon course confirmation, participants must produce a local doctor’s certificate or lab report which indicates that the applicant is  negative for Hepatitis B and HIV infection. The laboratory tests must be recent, not more than 3 months old.
3. Upon course confirmation, participants must complete course fee payment within the stipulated cut-off date. (1 week before the course begins). Payments are accepted in Singapore currency only and can be made by PayNow transfer, telegraphic transfer, across AXS channels and cheque (made payable to Parkway College of Nursing and Allied Health Pte Ltd).

There is no specific entry requirement for this course. However, learners should:

• Be proficient in their own area of work
• Have a good working proficiency of English (to read, to understand, to speak, to write)
• Be comfortable with the use of technology and be able to use common software such as spread sheets, word processors, presentation tools, and e-learning tools
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills
• For Managerial courses: Have at least 5 years of accumulated work experience in a healthcare setting, and at least 1 year as a supervisor
• For Supervisory courses: Have at least 1 year of accumulated work experience in a healthcare setting

The course is conducted on weekdays, from Mondays to Fridays:

• A full day will be from 9.00am to 6.00pm
• A half day will be from 9.00am to 1.00pm
• There  are no weekend or evening classes

For Managerial courses: These are targeted at learners who have been working for at least 5 years in a healthcare setting, and who have been in supervisory positions for at least 1 year.

For Supervisory courses: These are targeted at learners who have been working for at least 1 year in a healthcare setting, and who are in junior supervisory positions (i.e. people who are / will be managing a small team of staff at work).

Unlike an academic qualification (i.e. diploma, degree, etc.) which will potentially help learners in their job search, this is a professional qualification, which is meant to help learners to develop professionally and move ahead in their existing careers. As learners are expected to already be working, we do not provide job matching or job search services for them upon completion of the course.

Members of the public who are interested in saving lives may apply for the courses.

The Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) course / Automated External Defibrillator (AED) course will be replaced by the BCLS + AED Provider Course (Public Access Defibrillator) as according to the guidelines provided by Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC).

Please contact us through the online enquiry at least 2 weeks in advance to check on the availability of training places for your requested dates.

Applications are accepted via online submission through the Contact Us or Enquiry Form or by email. Please download and fill up the appropriate application form (Self-sponsored/Company-sponsored). Please submit the application form along with supporting documents (if needed).

Payments are accepted in Singapore currency only and can be made by PayNow transfer, telegraphic transfer, across AXS channels and cheque (made payable to Parkway College of Nursing and Allied Health Pte Ltd).

For clients who are company-sponsored and require company invoicing, please inform us at the point of application.