Among the courses offered are coding, robotics and videography.
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She said that the seniors were more open to going to the centres when they realised that it was a national initiative following the buzz around them last year, she said. “It also came at the same time we had a lot of scams, and the ‘say no to scams’ . Then we had COVID. So, there were a lot of conflicting messages being issued In the community,” she said.The role of the centres has changed from 2021, following new guidelines from the Ministry of Health, Ms Wee added.
“For that scale, we need a lot of manpower, meaning two types - paid and volunteer, free. So we look at where the free resources can be. And we realised, it was very good seniors can step up to lead or to support their peers,” she said. “Previously, senior centres always had bingo. But not everyone is for bingo. And so we started using technology. It's not just about training, but also about co-creating. So one of our centres does videography, they do stop motion,” she said.
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