Graduating from school into the workforce is supposed to be an exciting yet daunting time for any graduate.
This year, with COVID-19, there will be extra emphasis on ‘daunting’ as the labour market is adversely affected by the slowed economy.
That is where Young NTUC, the youth wing of the NTUC, comes in.
Young NTUC is extending its existing LIT (Learning Is Triggered) initiative to provide more support and career guidance online, as well as offering a Start Work Package for graduating students and young working professionals.
The package, bundled together with an NTUC membership, offers benefits such as exclusive access to Young NTUC’s LIT masterclasses and deep-skills workshops, additional training grant and priority assistance for employment rights and workplace issues – vital information for any young worker in a post-COVID-19 landscape.
Young NTUC announced the Start Work Package at its annual signature event, LIT DISCOvery 2020, on 10 June 2020.
The youth wing held LIT DISCOvery online this year to help youths secure jobs, upgrade their skills, build resilience, and better navigate the employment landscape.
Young NTUC specially curated the package to provide young workers added assurance, especially now, with the ongoing pandemic.
There are additional rebates, career support, exclusive programmes access and lifestyle privileges to support graduands, fresh graduates and young working adults.
NTUC Assistant Secretary-General Desmond Choo said: “The pandemic has resulted in a much more challenging employment market. It is not surprising that they may feel anxious about whether they can find a job, or if they can keep their current job, let alone making career advancements.
“This is where NTUC can value-add, by working closely with our tripartite partners to provide job-focused programmes like the LIT series to help them emerge stronger and better prepared for a post-COVID-19 economy.”
More details of the package can be found at https://www.lit.sg/join-ntuc
This year’s LIT DISCOvery took on a more job-focused approach, which saw various segments touching on different job aspects targeted at fresh graduates and young workers.
Addressing career-related worries of youths, NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) Deputy CEO Gan Siow Huang said: “As many businesses have been affected by COVID-19, it is understandable for those who are starting on their first careers to be concerned about job security.
“But help is available - NTUC’s e2i career coaches can be a partner and mentor as you work out your career goals and plan… The jobs available may be far from what you have in mind, but it is important to stay hungry, adaptable and curious so that you are prepared when the right opportunity comes along.”
Discover more details of this year’s event at www.litdisco.sg.
