Making the Right Connections

Don’t know where to look to get a helping hand in steering your career into the right direction? These names and addresses may just be what you’re looking for.

Youth Career Network: Making the Right Moves

Just started your career and wondering where it is headed? Here’s a little tip – tap the experience of career guides with Young NTUC’s Youth Career Network. The trained volunteers who are working professionals will be able to share real work experiences, tips and even tricks as mentors to youths over a four-month journey.

Youths keen on getting in touch with a career guide in their industry of choice can look out for upcoming Youth Career Network sessions here.

PIVOT: For Professionals in Transition

Making that mid-career switch between jobs or even industries is never easy. That is why NTUC’s U Associate network has come up with the PIVOT programme. Professionals in transition can count on a helping hand from experienced career mentors for both career and emotional support. Besides mentorship, PIVOT also offers a range of industry talks, networking opportunities and technical training.

Find out more at here.

The Beneficial Exchange

Strapped for time to learn something new? Put off by costs? Not sure what to pursue? NTUC’s new U Future Leaders Exchange (UFLX) programme comes packed with bite-sized workshops, dialogues and networking sessions to give you what suits you best, at your convenience. The best part? It’s available for a one-time subscription fee of just $30 per year for NTUC members, and $100 for the public. Based on feedback, the organisers have expanded the breadth of courses for the 2018 lineup to include lifestyle- and creative-themed engagements like the recent UFLX Bazaar held at the NTUC Centre. This is in addition to popular topics centred around career progression, entrepreneurship and trends in both the workplace and economy.

What’s Brewing In 2018:

• Wine Appreciation Get to know your Bordeaux, Shiraz, Chardonnays and Moscato better. The talk delves deeper into the finer points of wine drinking and selection. It may be a short session, but you’ll have enough knowledge to navigate your way through a night out after office hours.
• Diving and Underwater Photography Always wanted to know what’s under the sea? Here’s your chance to take the plunge to take the perfect shot while diving right! You never know, the talks may just unleash a latent passion and spark your love for travelling over land and into the sea.

For the full list of upcoming UFLX engagements and subscription details, click here.

OTCi: The Address for Labour Education

Here’s another way the Labour Movement is reaching out to everyone out there to help them with their knowledge needs. Are you a new union leader or a human resource practitioner who wants basic knowledge of industrial relations, or learn more about the employment and industrial landscape in Singapore?

You can also be a member of the public or a union member who is interested in the Labour Movement and want to learn more about how it works, what makes tripartism tick and what is so important about labour-management relations. If you have checked any of the above, then the courses by the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute (OTCi) is for you! Founded in 1990, the OTCi is a centre for labour education and training in Singapore. Programmes range from short courses to certificate and up to professional diploma courses.

For more information on the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute and its list of courses, click here.