Car Key Specialist Singapore
Charlie Gibby
In the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), specialists are the group of ranks equivalent to non-commissioned officers in other armed forces. The term was introduced in 1993, for a more "positive" rank classification and shorter waiting time for Warrant Officers and Specialists (WOSPEC) career rank advancements.[1] In the SAF, warrant officers are not considered specialists.
Like many other modern militaries, specialists form the backbone of the military. Specialists serve as the supervisor for the training and discipline of enlisted men and women, as well as the supervisor in the use of weapons and equipment, drill and ceremonies.
Senior specialists may be promoted to warrant officer ranks, through the Joint Warrant Officers Course at the SAFWOS Leadership School.[2] Under the new scheme, they will need to first go through the rank of third warrant officer, which is usually attained just before or after they go through the warfighter course from the Specialist and Warrant Officer Advanced School.
With the SAFWOS Leadership School, Specialist and Warrant Officer Advanced School and Specialist Cadet School, Pasir Laba Camp, site of the former Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI) is the new home of the warrant officer and specialist corps of the SAF.
Despite being a uniformed service under the Home Team umbrella organisation under the Ministry of Home Affairs as opposed to the Ministry of Defence as in the case of the SAF, the Singapore Civil Defence Force also trains specialist cadets known as fire & rescue specialists upon graduation from the Section Commander Course (SCC) administered by the Civil Defence Academy's Command & Staff Training Wing. On top of completing a firemanship course which makes specialists trained firefighters, fire and rescue specialists are also trained in a panoply of incident management (such as CBR and Hazmat mitigation), fire safety enforcement and fire investigation, and leads a team of fire fighters in fire fighting and rescue operations as section commanders, and eventually for some, as deputy rota commanders. Essentially, fire & rescue specialists form the backbone of the command operations of the Singapore Civil Defence Force particularly at the station level, filling the position of junior officers. Typically, all Singapore Civil Defence Force specialists (both reserves and regulars) graduate with the sergeant rank, while regulars may subsequently be promoted to the rank of staff sergeant. Senior staff sergeants may eventually be selected to undergo a warrant officer course and become a warrant officer in the force.
The disaster and rescue team specialist is skilled in urban search and rescue, prolonged fire fighting operations, height and confined space operations, road traffic and industrial accidents and water rescue. On the other hand, the Hazmat specialist specialises in detection and containment of hazardous chemicals and toxins while the paramedic specialist is part of the emergency ambulance service team providing efficient and accurate pre-hospital care to accident victims and patients in critical condition.
Doctors trained in UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Hong Kong and certified to have done and completed their specialist training in these countries. Postgraduate qualifications or certification of a specialist may not be recognised or accredited in Singapore if the training experience is not equivalent to the Singapore training based on the assessment by the Specialists Accreditation Board. They must have a valid Maintenance of Certification document (if this is applicable in the country of origin) and evidence to show that they are currently practicing in the full range of the specialty.
Other foreign trained specialist doctors with qualifications recognised by the SAB and who have undergone specialist training are required to have a number of years of specialist working experience in public institutions of adequate size and standing after acquiring the recognised qualifications, including specialist experience in public hospitals of adequate size and standing after they have been licensed as specialists in their country.
All the information that you will need to apply for specialist accreditation can be found here. Follow one of these links to access the information relevant to you. After browsing the site, you can contact us if you still have queries.
However, most patients with tinnitus in Singapore whom we see at our ENT clinic in Singapore, tend to have subjective tinnitus, the type of tinnitus which only the sufferer can hear. One of the most common causes of tinnitus in Singapore is due to underlying hearing loss which the tinnitus patient may not realise that he or she has. As we grow older, we usually tend to lose our high frequency hearing and this often is associated with tinnitus, as the inner ear hearing organ, the cochlea, undergoes age-related changes. Wearing a hearing aid can help alleviate the tinnitus and help with the hearing loss at the same time.
Another interesting observation: Not everyone is bothered by tinnitus even though they have it! A small number of patients with tinnitus in Singapore do become severely disturbed by their tinnitus to the extent where they find it difficult to go about their usual activities and the tinnitus may prevent them from sleeping or wake them up. The common triggers to make tinnitus sound louder or worse include stress, fatigue and anxiety so it is important to manage the psychosocial aspects of this condition properly with specialised tinnitus counselling. Sometimes, we prescribe special medications to help our tinnitus patients sleep better and relax. In extremely severe cases of tinnitus who have poor hearing, then a cochlear implant may be an option.
Persistent tinnitus in one ear in Singapore is investigated with an MRI scan to rule out the rare cause of a benign inner ear nerve tumour, called an acoustic neuroma. Tinnitus may be the very first symptom of an acoustic neuroma but its loudness has no correlation with the size of any underlying inner ear tumour. The postnasal space (area behind the nose) should also be examined with a nasal endoscope as nose cancer may rarely present with tinnitus as a symptom.
Tinnitus patients in Singapore have to be managed with care as tinnitus is a complex condition, so identifying the cause and listening to the finer details is important in helping the tinnitus patient get better. Seeing an ENT specialist who has specialised experience in hearing, balance and tinnitus conditions is the key to getting the tinnitus patient better.
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Singapore had its most significant milestone in 1905 when the Singapore Medical School was founded. The Academy of Medicine, founded in 1957, celebrates its Golden Anniversary in 2007. Thus, the events that influenced the development of postgraduate medicine, specialist education, training and examinations commenced rightly from 1957. These are presented chronologically. The significant roles played by the Academy, the University's Medical School and the Ministry of Health are highlighted, bearing in mind the ongoing developments in Singapore and globally over the years. To keep pace with the further developments and advances, the high gold standards in specialist training and assessment need to be refined with time. This can only be to the benefit of our patients and the community in Singapore and beyond.
To achieve specialist qualification, one has to have undergone a rigorous training program supervised by qualified senior specialists, published studies in peer-reviewed journals, be involved in a set minimal amount of cases and pass an exhaustive examination process.
These veterinary specialist practitioners demonstrate the ability to practise as specialists in UK, US/Canada, Australia/New Zealand respectively. They hold a postgraduate qualification at Diploma level or above, and demonstrate an active contribution to their specialty, have national and international acclaim and publish widely in their field.
*Before seeking specialist care, pet owners are strongly advised to have a referral from a general practice veterinarian (usually a referral letter). This ensures continuous holistic health care for your pet.
Senior Minister of State for Transport, Dr Janil Puthucheary launched the Certification for Technical Specialist (Bus) (CTS) at the Bus Technical Specialist Certification Centre (BTSCC) today. These initiatives by the Singapore Bus Academy support the implementation of the Land Transport Industry Transformation Map introduced in February 2018 and the Skills Framework for Public Transport introduced in May 2018, with the aim of upskilling our bus workforce in the long run.
2 The CTS is conferred by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES), to benchmark the competencies of our bus technical professionals. More than 900 bus technicians and engineers in the public bus sector will be recognised under this new CTS framework.
4 For a start, LTA will conduct this certification twice a year. The first applicants of the CTS are 19 technicians from four public bus operators, who were conferred the Technical Specialist certifications at the ceremony today.
5 To ensure the relevance of the assessment and to prepare candidates for the certification, the Singapore Bus Academy has set up an Expert Panel comprising representatives from the public bus operators and various industry stakeholders[2] to define industry standards, develop the assessment and preparatory course materials, including an e-learning platform and consultation sessions with CTS assessors.
7 To support the training needs of these bus technical specialists, the Singapore Bus Academy has expanded their training facilities[3] by setting up the BTSCC at the Ulu Pandan Bus Depot. BTSCC offers a conducive environment for technical training and certification, with specialised training facilities that use innovative technologies such as augmented reality and tablet devices to provide an interactive learning experience (Refer to Annex B for more details).
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