Some 500 first-year students will be able to count on the Labour Movement’s support in navigating their future careers under a new agreement signed on 22 August 2017 between Young NTUC, SIT and SUSS.
Support offered through Young NTUC’s Youth Career Network (YCN) programme include career mentorship, guidance, skills workshops and learning journeys.
The year-long pilot is targeted at students taking the eight degree programmes offered by SUSS and engineering students from SIT. Students will get to interact with career mentors from industries such as the social services, finance and healthcare.
“It is a milestone for us because it is the first time we are partnering two very progressive universities in reaching out to students the moment they start their academic career in the schools.
"From Year 1, the students will be plugged into a network of working professionals who are volunteer career mentors. They will complement existing career guides and counsellors in the schools by sharing with students what is needed to succeed in the workplace, help them overcome the different challenges they may encounter, and share the skills needed to succeed,” said Young NTUC Executive Secretary Desmond Choo.
Going Upstream
Speaking on the sidelines of the event, NTUC Secretary-General Chan Chun Sing said: “With this collaboration, every cohort of students can get access to resources in the Labour Movement to help them make better career decisions and find the correct skillsets going forward… We also hope that this will be a lifelong relationship after they graduate and that they will also pay it forward by helping to guide the next generation of students. In this way, there will be a lifelong relationship between the students of today, and the workers of tomorrow with the Labour Movement.”
