Singapore and Philippines Sign Deal to Train Filipino Nurses in Singapore as Nurse Educators
Singapore's Ministry of Health and the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers signed an Implementation Memorandum on 19 October 2026 for a scholarship scheme to train experienced Philippine nurses working in Singapore's public healthcare system to become nurse educators, who will return to the Philippines to train the next generation of nurses.
Singapore and the Philippines have signed an Implementation Memorandum on the Singapore-Philippines Nurse Educator Scholarship Scheme, according to a Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) release dated 19 October 2026. The memorandum, between the MOH and the Philippines Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), was signed on 19 October 2026.
Singapore Permanent Secretary for Health (Policy and Development) Lai Wei Lin and DMW Undersecretary (Finance and Internal Management) Dominique Rubia-Tutay signed the memorandum. The signing was witnessed by Singapore Minister for Health and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung and DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac.
Under the memorandum, the MOH said, Singapore and the Philippines will enhance cooperation in healthcare human resource development through a scholarship scheme to train experienced Philippine nurses working in the Singapore public healthcare system to become nurse educators. These nurse educators will return to the Philippines to train the next generation of nurses in the Philippines.
The MOH said the memorandum follows the Memorandum of Understanding on Recruitment of Healthcare Workers signed on 15 August 2024. In September 2024, the Philippine Embassy in Singapore reported that Secretary Cacdac and Minister Ong discussed follow-up actions on that MOU, including reintegration programs for Filipino healthcare professionals and scholarships for nurses pursuing advanced degrees to qualify as nursing instructors in the Philippines.
Key facts
- The Implementation Memorandum on the Singapore-Philippines Nurse Educator Scholarship Scheme was signed on 19 October 2026 by Singapore's Lai Wei Lin and the DMW's Dominique Rubia-Tutay.
- The signing was witnessed by Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung and DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac.
- The scheme will train experienced Philippine nurses working in Singapore's public healthcare system to become nurse educators, who will return to the Philippines to train the next generation of nurses.
- The memorandum follows the Memorandum of Understanding on Recruitment of Healthcare Workers signed on 15 August 2024.
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