How to become an enrolled or Assistant nurse
Official title: Enrolled/Assistant nurse (excluding registered nurse)
Also called: Assistant nurse, Community nurse, Enrolled nurse, Principal Enrolled Nurse, Senior Enrolled Nurse, Community nurse
Enrolled/Assistant nurse (excluding registered nurse) provides basic nursing and personal care for people in need of such care due to effects of ageing, illness, injury or other physical or mental impairment. He/she generally works under the supervision of, and in support of, implementation of health care, treatment and referrals plans established by medical, nursing and other health professionals.
Main tasks
- Providing nursing and personal care and treatment and health advice to patients according to care plans established by health professionals
- Administering medications and other treatments to patients, monitoring patients’ condition and responses to treatment, and referring patients and their families to a health professional for specialised care as needed
- Cleaning wounds and applying surgical dressings
- Updating information on patients’ condition and treatments received in record-keeping systems
- Assisting in planning and managing the care of individual patients
- Assisting in giving first-aid treatment in emergencies
How to become one
Enrolled/Assistant nurse is required to be registered/enrolled with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) or its equivalent and possesses a valid Practising Certificate (PC) in order to practise nursing/midwifery in Singapore.
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Nursing (In-service Enrolled Nurses only). You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Nursing. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Nursing (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
- Licence or registration: Registered nurses, enrolled nurses and midwives must be registered or enrolled with the Singapore Nursing Board, usually after an accredited nursing programme, and hold a valid practising certificate. Practising without one is an offence. Advanced practice nurses hold a further certification from the Board. Law: Nurses and Midwives Act 1999. Regulator: Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) (https://www.snb.gov.sg).
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $58,848 a year. The middle half earn $40,128 to $80,460 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an enrolled or Assistant nurse?
Enrolled/Assistant nurse is required to be registered/enrolled with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) or its equivalent and possesses a valid Practising Certificate (PC) in order to practise nursing/midwifery in Singapore.
How much does an enrolled or Assistant nurse earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $58,848 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $40,128 to $80,460.
Will AI change the work of an enrolled or Assistant nurse?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- Singapore Department of Statistics (Ministry of Health data): Registered Health Personnel (End Of Period), Annual (M870011) (SingStat Table Builder M870011), Singapore Open Data Licence, retrieved 4 October 2026
- Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat): Singapore Standard Occupational Classification (SSOC) 2024 (SSOC 2024 (definitions and index updated 2026-06-24)), Singapore Open Data Licence, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026