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Environmental Control Officers (Specified Premises)

Topic:Sustainability and Green Skills

Course Type:Short & Modular Courses

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Overview

  • Course Date:

    TBA
  • Registration Period:

    TBA
  • Duration/Frequency:

    Monday to Friday (F2F & E-Learning) / Exam on 28 March 2025, 2pm to 4pm
  • Mode of Training:

    Blended - Face to face and E-learning (14 hrs)
  • Venue:

    Singapore Polytechnic
  • Funding:

    Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit

 

From Aug 2022 onwards, the Environmental Sanitation (ES) regime, which mandates baseline environmental sanitation standards, will be expanded to specified shopping malls.

The ES regime builds on existing hygiene and sanitation measures already practised by the various sectors and premises; and aims moving towards a co-regulatory approach where all stakeholders take accountability and ownership of the environmental sanitation standards within their respective premises.

This course aims to prepare participants to take on the role of an Environmental Control Officer (Specified Premises) [ECO(SP)] to assist premises managers (PM) in complying with the ES regime.

Course Objective

The course aims to train premise executives on the development and monitoring of the implementation of an Environmental Sanitation (ES) programme for specified premises.

The primary aim of the Environmental Control Officers Specified Premises (ECO SP) scheme is for the premise manager to take a more pro-active role to ensure that the premise is kept free of environmental health problems.

Course Outline

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Prepare and submit a Environmental Sanitation Programme and Reports to the Premise Manager/Owner of the specified premises
  • Identify environmental issues and recommend measures to rectify the irregularities
  • Assist the authorities to investigate environmental issues
  • Organise campaigns, training courses and other activities to develop and sustain the interest of workers in maintaining good environmental health standards


Topics to be covered

  1. Introduction to ES Regime
  2. Introduction to Public Health Diseases
  3. Vector Control
  4. Food Safety
  5. Effective Procurement of Cleaning and Pest Control Services
  6. Cleaning and Disinfection
  7. Littering and Smoking
  8. Indoor Air Quality
  9. Environmental Hygiene and Water Efficiency
  10. Waste Management
  11. Maintenance of Centralised Kitchen Exhaust System

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must possess at least one of the following qualifications:

  1. A degree or diploma, and 2 years of relevant working experience1; or
  2. WPLN L7 in reading, listening, speaking, writing and numeracy; or
  3. WPLN L6 in reading, listening, speaking, writing and numeracy with 2 years of relevant working experience1.


1 Environmental engineering, estate management i.e., facility management and environmental health i.e., cleaning, pest control and waste management are considered relevant to the work to be performed by an ECO (SP). Applicants must attach a supporting Company Letter/Testimonial which specify the applicant’s name, designation, job description, employment start date and total years of service. Applicants without the required supporting documents will be considered incomplete and rejected

Certification / Accreditation


• Certificate of Completion (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who pass the assessment and meet at least 75% attendance rate


Attending and passing ECO course will NOT automatically lead to the successful registration as an ECO with National Environment Agency (NEA).

For ECO (SP) licence registration requirements, and information on the duties of the ECO (SP), please refer to link: register with NEA

Suitable for

Managers / Executives / Technical Officers