Beyond discovery, such programmes help school-going youth and first jobbers chart their educational and career pathways. Read more at straitstimes.com.
At only 15, Kranji Secondary School student Devangi Kalita felt she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up: A lawyer, just like her uncle.
She was one of 252 Kranji Secondary students that participated in the programme, organised by the school in partnership with non-profit career guidance outfit The Astronauts Collective , and the National Youth Council’s On My Way platform. “Youth often do not see the value of career exploration until they need to make key decisions, such as applying for a job,” says TAC co-founder and programmes director Wong Yi Fong, 37. “It would be too late to only start exploring at the eve of such decisions.”
While a legal career remains an option, Devangi says the virtual session with e-commerce product manager Joanne Tan, 29, was “very captivating”. “In the case of Ms Tan, she didn’t think of joining the profession,” she explains. “That’s like me, in a way. For quite a long while, I’d thought only of becoming a lawyer. I never thought of working in tech. But now, it’s an option.”
“They have to plan a lot, such as daily schedules to make sure people complete their tasks on time. And they have to manage people all the time, and face complex issues,” says Zi Xuan. “It sounds very challenging to me.” Additionally, two-thirds recognised the importance of contributing to society or serving the community in their chosen career paths, up from less than half before the programme.PHOTO: THE ASTRONAUTS COLLECTIVE
Mr Joshua Ang, the school’s education and career guidance team lead, says that such career frameworks are crucial in providing a realistic look into the world of work. “By then, I was deciding between speech therapy and linguistics, but ultimately chose linguistics as it was more general,” says the Year Three linguistics and multilingual studies student. “My plan was just to find out more about the healthcare industry in the meantime.”
At half a day rotating between three job roles, the session may appear to just scratch the surface but for Ms Jian, the experience served her needs.
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