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Skills & Technology Adoption Readiness (STAR) for Active Ingredient and Encapsulation Technology

Topic:Applied & Health Sciences, Others

Course Type:Short & Modular Courses

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Overview

  • Course Date:

    TBA
  • Registration Period:

    TBA
  • Duration/Frequency:

    15 hours
  • Mode of Training:

    Facilitated Learning (F2F) / On-the-Job Training
  • Venue:

    Singapore Polytechnic
  • Funding:

    Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit

This course is project based learning. The course include the basic science of active ingredient process, encapsulation technology, health, safety and environmental Management and work place project, where technology transfer is enabled. 

Course Objective

This course equips participants with the necessary knowledge in the areas of active ingredient, encapsulation, chemical process, safety and evaluation.

After training, a prototyping sample with information sheet or prototype process will be ready for company adoption. Participants will be able to use these skills to develop the new products.

Course Outline

By the end of the Course, participants will be able to: 
1. Produce a prototype sample with an active ingredient selected or encapsulated material
2. Explain the process in extraction or encapsulation to create a product using the active ingredients or encapsulated material 
3. Evaluate the developed prototype sample with respect to a commercial product 
4. Apply the learned skills to chemical process development 
5. Implement safety control measures to the real working environment.

Topics to be covered

1. Ingredient process and its Health, Safety and Environmental Management.
2. Functionality and evaluation of active ingredient 
3. Encapsulation technologies and their application 
4. Hands-on experiments


Minimum Requirements

  • Basic English Proficiency
  • 3 years working experience

Certification / Accreditation

• Certificate of Attendance (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participants who meet at least 75% attendance rate

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

Suitable for

Process technician / Production supervisor / Process Engineer / General Manager / Senior Laboratory Technician/Technologist / Research Technologist

Course Fees

For more information on course fee / or to apply, click on the “Register” button.

Applicants/Eligibility SkillsFuture Funding GST* Subsidised Fee (after GST)
Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above¹ $3,456.00 $103.68 $487.68
Singapore Citizens aged below 40 $2,688.00 $103.68 $1,255.68
Singapore Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders $2,688.00 $103.68 $1,255.68
SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders² $3,456.00 $103.68 $487.68
Others (Full fees payable) $0.00 $345.60 $4,185.60

Application Procedure

1. Application must be made through STEP. Click on “Register” to apply.
2. All successful applicants will be notified with a letter of confirmation through email. 

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