Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
The common training or upskilling programmes provided to employees are listed below:
Table 3-13: Training /upskilling programmes provided to employees, Jan-Dec 2016
Surgical/Medical Gloves
ISO or industry standard practice related (e.g. ISO13485, GMP, FDA QSR/QSIT compliance,
ISO 14001)
Safety and health related (e.g. first aid, CPR and AED, occupational safety & health, fire
drill)
On the job training/product knowledge (e.g. Latex 101, International Rubber Glove
Conference and Exhibition)
Forklift driving
Finance / Account related (e.g. GST compliance)
Measurement & Calibration (e.g. GAGEtrak Calibration Management software)
Certificate in Quality Engineering
Lean Six Sigma
Communication skills
Marketing skills
Management related (e.g. productivity management)
Microsoft Advance Training
Behavior improvement program, problem solving skills
Technical report writing
HR related training (e.g. E-HR System)
Other Medical Consumables
ISO or industry standard practice related (e.g. ISO13485, GMP, EMS compliance, ISO 14001,
Good Distribution Practice for Transporters, ISO 9001, EICC, ISO14644, ISO 11135, waste
management, FDA QSR compliance, hazmat)
Safety and health related (e.g. chemical safety, laboratory safety, first aid, CPR and AED,
fire drill, occupational safety & health)
On the jo