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Unit for Pre-hospital Emergency Care (UPEC)

Accredited Pre-hospital Education Institutions

Upholding standards in the education and preparation of EMTs and Paramedics in Singapore

Last updated on 1 April 2026

Accredited Pre-hospital Institutions in Singapore

The National Pre-hospital Emergency Care Training Committee (NPTC) helps to uphold the standards for the education and preparation of EMTs and Paramedics to ensure that graduates are well prepared and competent based on the following standards:

  1. Healthcare Services Act (HCSA).

  2. License Conditions for Emergency Ambulance Service and Medical Transport Service

  3. Standard & Scope of Practice: EMT (Level 2) & Paramedic (Level 3) (opens in new tab)

  4. Requirement of EMT Training Centre by NPTC (opens in new tab)

  5. Requirement of Paramedic (Level 3) Training Centre by NPTC (opens in new tab)

For the accredited institutions and training programs in Singapore, please refer to the following:

Emergency Medical Technican (EMT)

EMT Programme

  1. WSQ Pre-hospital Emergency Care

  2. SAF Medical Training Institute (SMTI) (opens in new tab)

  3. Civil Defence Academy (CDA) (opens in new tab)

Paramedic

Certificate Programmes

Diploma Programmes

Higher National Institute of Technical Education Certificate (NITEC) Programmes

EMT and Paramedic Trained Overseas

Please refer to the credentialing framework for Foreign-Trained Paramedics and Medical Technicians.