Profession-specific standards2 hours
Ethics for Allied Health Professionals
The AHPC Code in practice: respect, autonomy and capacity, dual loyalties, touch and boundaries, fairness, gifts, conflicts of interest, evidence and speaking up.
Profession-specific standards
Professional Standards for Allied Health Professionals
The AHPC's Code, registration and practising certificates, supervision and delegation, clinical standards, records, CPE and accountability in Singapore practice
- 2hours (estimated)
- 10sections
- 20final questions
- 80%pass mark
- PDFcertificate
- Online and self-paced, on any device
- Reflective account template
- Knowledge checks in every section
- Instant certificate of completion
What you will learn
- Describe the AHPC's role under the Allied Health Professions Act 2011 and the professions it registers.
- Apply the twelve sections of the AHPC Code of Professional Conduct and explain how Committees and Tribunals use them.
- Distinguish full, restricted, conditional and temporary registration and meet their conditions and notification duties.
- Use titles lawfully and renew your practising certificate on time.
- Meet the supervised practice requirements as a conditionally registered professional or as a supervisor.
- Delegate safely to Therapy Support Staff and students within the AHPC's guidelines.
- Obtain informed consent, apply the Mental Capacity Act 2008 and work within your scope and competence.
- Keep records, protect personal data and charge, advertise and report for third parties in line with the Code.
- Plan and record CPE to meet the AHPC's requirements from 2027.
- Report concerns through the correct routes and respond effectively to complaints, conditions and supervision orders.
Who this course is for
Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, diagnostic radiographers and radiation therapists registered with the Allied Health Professions Council, including conditionally registered and foreign-trained professionals, supervisors, heads of department and clinic owners.
After a concern
Structured learning and a written reflection to show insight after a complaint, an investigation or a board inquiry.
Routine CPD
Focused learning on a core standard of practice, with a certificate and reflection for your portfolio.
About this course
This course explains what the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) requires of every registered physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech-language therapist, diagnostic radiographer and radiation therapist in Singapore, and how those requirements work in daily practice. It covers the Allied Health Professions Act 2011, the twelve sections of the AHPC Code of Professional Conduct, the four registers and their conditions, titles and offences, practising certificate renewal, the supervisory framework for conditionally registered professionals, delegation to Therapy Support Staff, consent and the Mental Capacity Act 2008, scope and referral, telehealth, adverse events and radiation safety, records and the PDPA, fees and third-party work, the CPE requirements that apply from 2027, and the complaints and disciplinary process.
It is written for allied health professionals in public healthcare clusters, community hospitals, nursing homes, schools, voluntary welfare organisations and private practice. It is also useful for foreign-trained professionals on conditional registration, new graduates, supervisors and heads of department, clinic owners, professionals returning to practice or changing field, and those responding to a concern.
The AHPC's expectations are spread across the Act, a short Code, several guidelines, the CPE framework and a series of circulars, and most regulatory problems arise from not knowing a requirement rather than from bad intent. This course brings them together with illustrative Singapore cases, so that you can check your own practice against what a Complaints Committee or Disciplinary Tribunal would expect.
Course details
- Learning time
- Approximately 2 hours of learning (estimated time including knowledge checks, reflection and assessment)
- Standards covered
- Allied Health Professions Act 2011 (ss 3, 7, 14 to 25, 29 to 36, 39 to 62); AHPC Code of Professional Conduct; AHPC supervised practice guidelines (2023) and supervisory framework; guidelines on supervision and delegation to Therapy Support Staff; AHPC CPE requirements and categories; AHPC circular on overservicing, overcharging and fee splitting (2018); Mental Capacity Act 2008; PDPA 2012 and PDPC healthcare guidelines (2023); Healthcare Services Act 2020 and SRE licence conditions; Radiation Protection Act 2007; National Telemedicine Guidelines (2015); Civil Law Act 1909 s 37 and Hii Chii Kok (2017)
- Format
- Self-paced, gated lessons with knowledge checks, case studies and reflection
- Assessment
- 20 scenario-based questions, 80% to pass (16 of 20)
Course curriculum
10 sections · 25 lessons · 2 hours (estimated) · 20-question final assessment
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1How allied health practice is regulated in Singapore3 lessons
- The AHPC and the Allied Health Professions Act 2011
- The Code of Professional Conduct
- How the Code and guidelines are used
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2Registration, titles and practising certificates3 lessons
- The four registers
- Titles, qualifications and offences
- Practising certificates, health and returning to practice
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3Supervision and delegation3 lessons
- Conditional registration and the supervisory framework
- Supervising well: contact, audit and assessment
- Delegation to Therapy Support Staff, students and remote supervision
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4Clinical standards in daily practice4 lessons
- Informed consent, capacity and higher-risk procedures
- Scope, competence and referral
- Communication, privacy and telehealth
- Adverse events, infection risks and radiation safety
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5Records, privacy, fees and third-party work3 lessons
- Records to the Code's standard
- Confidentiality and the PDPA
- Fees, advertising and work for third parties
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6Continuing professional education and keeping competent3 lessons
- The AHPC's CPE framework
- CPE categories and making them count
- Claims, shortfalls and keeping competent
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7Accountability: reporting, complaints and remediation3 lessons
- Your duty to report concerns
- What happens when a complaint is made about you
- Conditions, supervision orders, remediation and insight
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8Conclusion and key points1 lesson
- Conclusion and key points
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9References and further reading1 lesson
- References and further reading
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10Your reflective account1 lesson
- Your reflective account
Assessment and certificate
Final assessment
20scenario-based questions
- Pass mark 80%: 16 correct out of 20
- Knowledge checks in each section as you go
- Tests whether you can apply the standards, not recall a page
- Not passed yet? Review the sections and retake it
Certificate of completion
A certificate of completion for your learning portfolio.
- Your name, the course title and the estimated learning time (record the time you actually spend)
- Completion date and a unique certificate ID that can be verified
- Ready to download as a PDF as soon as you complete the course
Fitness To Practice
Certificate of Completion
This certifies that
Your Name
has successfully completed
Professional Standards for Allied Health Professionals
2hours (estimated)
Continuing professional development record — Singapore
Your reflective account
The course includes a structured reflective account template: guided prompts to record what you learned, how you will apply it and how the change will show in your practice. It gives you written evidence of insight after a concern, and a ready record for your CPD portfolio.
Write it in your own words and leave out anything that could identify a patient, a colleague or a case. If you have an open complaint or case, talk to your adviser before reflecting on it in writing.
Questions about this course
What does this allied health professional standards course cover?
It brings together what the AHPC expects of registered allied health professionals: the Allied Health Professions Act 2011, the twelve sections of the Code of Professional Conduct, the four registers, titles and offences, practising certificate renewal, the supervisory framework, delegation to Therapy Support Staff, consent and capacity, scope and referral, telehealth, adverse events and radiation safety, records and the PDPA, fees and third-party reports, CPE and the complaints and disciplinary process.
Which professions is it for?
Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, diagnostic radiographers and radiation therapists registered with the AHPC, in any setting. Some lessons, such as those on Therapy Support Staff and dysphagia, are most relevant to the therapy professions, and others, such as radiation safety, to radiographers and radiation therapists.
Does the course explain the AHPC's CPE requirements?
Yes. A full section explains the CPE framework: the voluntary phase from March 2024, the requirement for practising certificate renewal from 1 January 2027, the 50 points (at least 10 core) needed for a two-year certificate, qualifying periods, the CPE categories and their caps, late claims and applications for reduced requirements.
Will this course give me AHPC CPE points?
Whether any activity is accepted for CPE, and in which category, is decided by the AHPC under its own rules. You receive a certificate of completion and a written reflection that you can keep in your learning record.
Is it useful for foreign-trained professionals on conditional registration?
Yes. It explains conditional registration, the 18-month supervised period for foreign-trained professionals, the three levels of supervision, assessment reports, the duty to notify changes of employer or supervisor a month ahead, and the wider Singapore context of consent, capacity, family involvement and language.
I supervise new therapists. Does the course cover my responsibilities?
It covers supervisor criteria, institutional requirements, minimum contact hours, case audits, supervisor ratios, the SF2 to SF5 forms and the supervision log, how to handle a struggling supervisee and how to write an honest assessment report, together with the Code's duties on supervision and delegation.
Can I use this course if I am responding to an AHPC complaint or condition?
It explains the complaints process, Committee and Tribunal outcomes, appeals, conditions and how to demonstrate insight, and many professionals find it useful preparation.
How long does the course take, and how is it assessed?
Allow about 2 hours online, at your own pace. Each section ends with a short knowledge check, and the course finishes with 20 scenario-based questions; you pass with 16 correct (80%). You then receive a certificate of completion and complete a guided reflection linked to a section of the Code or an AHPC guideline.
How this course was built
Official sources only
Every legal and regulatory point comes from primary sources: the Acts that set up each professional board, the boards' own codes and guidance, and the Ministry of Health. Anything we cannot confirm is left out.
Original, edition by edition
Lessons, scenarios and assessment questions are written by us for each edition separately, then checked for accuracy, teaching quality and fair assessment before publication.
Reviewed when rules change
When a code, standard or law changes, the affected courses are reviewed and updated. Reported errors in legal or regulatory facts are corrected first.
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