Having difficulties understanding your new domestic helper? Or, do you simply want your maid to better her culinary skills? Do not fret, we understand!
Speaking to your helper can sometimes feel like a chicken talking to a duck. And you simply have no patience nor the time to teach her basic English. Sometimes it can get annoying that the only dishes she can cook are meals so oily and greasy that they will make you lose your appetite?
If you are out of wits thinking of ways to help her improve, it’s time to stop pulling your hair over these maid troubles, because we have the right enrichment classes to recommend for your domestic helper.
Enrichment classes for basic English
1. Foreign Domestic Worker Association for Skills Training (FAST)
- Conversational English Language modules
- S$37.55 per module and each module consists of 4 lessons every Sunday
- Lessons are held at SSA Consulting Group Pte Ltd, Kembangan Court
- Register online at www.gmcs.com.sg or call 6299 4333
- For more details, visit Fast.org.sg
2. Humanization Organization for Migration Economics (HOME)
- English Language Courses
- S$80 for six months course. Other charges may apply, S$10 for uniform, S$10 for registration, and S$10 for HOME Global Card.
- To register, visit the main office at Waterloo Street Centre or call 6337 1171 for more details.
- Classes conducted at either Home Academy I, ISS International School, or Home Academy II, Waterloo Street
- For more details, visit Home.org.sg
3. Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral care of Migrants & Itinerant People (ACMI)
- English Language beginners’ module
- $90 for six month course, 2 Sunday lessons per month
- To register, visit the ACMI Training Centre at Blk A 98 Hougang Ave 8
- For more details, visit ACMI.sg or email tc@acmi.org.sg
- Visit the ACMI website for more details.
A domestic helper excited to be able to take enrichment classes.
Enrichment cooking or baking classes
1. FAST
- Variety Cooking Class
- S$5 for 3 hours
- Classes are conducted at Bukit Timah Community Club
- To register, visit www.one.pa.gov.sg
- For more details, visit Fast.org.sg
2. HOME
- Cooking and Baking Course
- S$80 for a six month course. Other charges may apply, S$10 for uniform, S$10 for registration, and S$10 for HOME Global Card
- To register, visit the main office at Waterloo Street Centre or call 6337 1171
- Classes conducted at either Home Academy I, ISS International School, or Home Academy II, Waterloo Street
- For more details, visit Home.org.sg
Enrichment classes for baby care
1. FAST
- Infant Care Course by FAST
- S$20 for 6 hours
- Classes are conducted at Kampong Ubi Community Club
- To register, visit www.one.pa.gov.sg or call 6742 3564
- For more details, visit Fast.org.sg
2. Sunlove Home
- Elementary Baby Care Course
- S$14 for full course, 4 hours per lesson
- Lessons are conducted at Sunlove Home, 89 Hougang Ave 4, Hougang Polyclinic, Level 3
- For more details, call 6386 0274
Enrichment classes for elderly care
1. FAST
- Elderly Daily Care Class
- S$30 for 4 sessions and each session consists of 4 hours
- Lessons are held at Grace Management & Consultancy Services Pte Ltd
- Register online at www.gmcs.com.sg or call 6299 4333
- For more details, visit Fast.org.sg
- For more information on classes for your domestic worker, visit Dayoff.sg
Have you tried any of these course for your domestic helper? If so, how was? We’d love to hear feedback from you! For more on enrichment classes for domestic helpers, watch this video: