Joint ITE-NEA Certificate in Pest Control
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Campus where course is offered
ITE College East
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Our course prepares you for the NEA Vector Control Worker licence by teaching you how to find and manage pests and their breeding areas. Join us to start a rewarding career where you can protect communities and the environment.
What you'll learn
- Practise work safety and good housekeeping
- Learn about pests and vectors
- Understand the morphology, medical importance, biology, surveillance and control of mosquitoes, flies, rodents, cockroaches, fleas and other pests
- Identify important vectors
- Handle use of pesticides (insecticides and rodenticides)
- Operate and maintain Pest Control Equipment
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Entry Requirements
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Singapore Citizens / Singapore Permanent Residents or Foreigners with a valid and relevant work permit issued by Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to work in Singapore; AND
- Have Provisional Vector Control Worker (VCW) licence; OR
- Completed Primary School Education; OR
- Attained Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 3 in Reading, Listening and Numeracy
Progression Opportunities
After 1 year of working as a certified Full Vector Control Worker, you can upgrade by signing up for Joint ITE-NEA Certificate in Pest Management Course.