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Course title

Professional Ethics in Adult Education

Professional duties, assessment integrity and ethical decision-making

Overview

Trainers and providers hold a position of trust with learners, employers, and public funds. This workshop examines the ethical obligations that arise in daily practice and how to discharge them with integrity.

Most ethical difficulties in training do not initially present as ethical problems. A learner narrowly short of competency, an employer requesting a favourable outcome, or an apparently harmless referral incentive each carries consequences for learners, for the provider, and for the funding on which it depends.

The session sets out the duties owed by an adult educator, works through the situations in which those duties conflict, and equips participants with a structured method for reaching, recording, and defending a decision. Every module draws on scenarios from Singapore's training sector.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to

  1. 01

    Articulate the professional duties owed to learners, employers, and the funding authority.

  2. 02

    Manage conflicts of interest arising in assessment, enrolment, and commercial relationships.

  3. 03

    Respond appropriately to plagiarism, impersonation, and AI-generated submissions in accordance with the Rules of Evidence.

  4. 04

    Apply a structured ethical decision framework and maintain a defensible record of the outcome.

Programme

What you will learn

Part 1 · 2 modules

Foundations

1.1Why ethics matters in training
  1. (a)Trust, public funds and learner outcomes
  2. (b)The adult educator as a professional
  3. (c)Professional conduct under the TAEPP
1.2Duties owed
  1. (a)To learners
  2. (b)To employers and sponsors
  3. (c)To the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) and the public

Part 2 · 3 modules

Ethics in practice

2.1Assessment integrity
  1. (a)Conflicts of interest for trainer-assessors
  2. (b)Pressure to pass
  3. (c)Plagiarism, impersonation and AI-generated submissions
2.2Enrolment and marketing
  1. (a)Honest representation of outcomes
  2. (b)Inducements and referral rewards
  3. (c)Vulnerable learners and informed consent
2.3Data and privacy
  1. (a)Personal data under the PDPA
  2. (b)Attendance and identity records

Part 3 · 2 modules

Making decisions

3.1A framework for ethical decisions
  1. (a)Identifying the issue and those affected
  2. (b)Weighing competing duties
  3. (c)Escalation and whistleblowing
3.2Case studies
  1. (a)Scenarios drawn from Singapore's training sector
  2. (b)Recording and reviewing a decision

Who should attend

  • Trainers and assessors
  • Training administrators
  • Managers who handle learner complaints
  • Directors setting a provider's standards of conduct

In-house delivery

Tailored for your organisation.

Delivered at your offices or conducted virtually, each run is customised around your active course portfolio and internal operating procedures.

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