Education & Career Guidance (ECG) Supporting Your Child in

Decision MakingMs Kathrine Yang

ECG Counsellor

Available on Wednesdays

Your Child’s Journey

• Your child may have some career options in mind

• Or may gradually discover what she would like for a future career

• Either way, encouraging her to find out more about the work and its environment will be helpful

Secondary 2Selection of Subject Combination

Secondary 4 /5Choice of JC / CI, Polytechnic or ITE

Post-TertiaryFurther education or the world of work

AdulthoodCareer Aspiration

Who am I?

Where am I going?

How do I get there?

People? Data? Things? Ideas?

1) Help Your Child Explore “Who Am I?”

Your Child’s Self-Awareness

• Helping them develop their self-identity is foundational to the education and career planning process.

• Support them as they discover their values, interests, personality and skills.

• Journeying with them to answer the question, “Who Am I?”, would help them to decide on how best to move forward.

“What does your child enjoy or is good at?”

• If they enjoy a subject, they are likely to do well in it because being interested in something engages and motivates them.

• If they do well in a subject, they are likely to be more confident of it and might grow to enjoy it over time.

Mathematics

Sciences

Mother Tongue Arts

Literature

English Language

2) Help Your Child Explore “Where Am I Going?”

• Which are the courses of study or careers that are more likely to be aligned with your child’s values, interests, personality, skills or learning needs? E.g.• Is it important to her that her work gives her opportunities to help others?

• Will her love for music be incorporated in her studies or work?

• Does she prefer a job where she works alone or as part of a team?

• Would she enjoy a career that puts her flair for writing to good use?

• Would she prefer learning in the polytechnic, which is more oriented towards specific careers, or in a JC/CI, which is more broad-based and academic?

3) Help Your Child Explore “How Do I Get There?”

• What are the educational and occupational pathways available?

• What are the results criteria for your child’s desired subject combination at the end of Sec 2, if any?

• What are the various courses’ minimum entry requirements for JC, Poly, ITE, etc.?

• What steps can your child take, to work towards her goal?

• Are there practical constraints your child may face? E.g. colour appreciation deficiency

As soon as possible…

• Create opportunities for your child to speak with relatives or neighbours who are in various occupations

• Encourage them to observe and interact with people on the job (e.g., retailers when shopping, nurses/doctors when visiting the clinic) to find out more out about their work

• Allow them the flexibility to explore different industries if they are looking for part time work during the holidays

• Enthuse them to read the newspapers and listen to the news to be more aware of new industries and opportunities out there

• Encourage them to visit open houses (usually held in January every year) to speak with seniors and lecturers to find out more about the courses

Explore the MySkillsFuture portal with your child

www.myskillsfuture.sg/secondary

Lifelong Learning

Keep Learning. Be Resilient.

Develop 21st century competencies, values, and workplace readiness skills to be adaptable and resilient.

• To thrive in a globalised economy and navigate meaningfully through life, you must:• Establish sound values;

• Seize every opportunity to develop transferrable skills such as: communication skills, critical thinking, and team work, etc.;

• Continually develop workplace readiness skills such as literacy, numeracy, and technical skills throughout life.

Support your child in making informed choices

Please refer to www.moe.gov.sg/ECG-parent-guide for more details

Some examples of Course Pre-requisites

Source:2020 Intake Exercise Admission Booklet forFull-Time and Traineeship Course, P. 10

4 N (T) & 4 N(A) to NitecInformation accurate as of Feb 2020

Some examples of Course Pre-requisites

Source:2020 Intake Exercise Admission Booklet forFull-Time and Traineeship Course, P. 73

4 N(A) to Higher NitecInformation accurate as of Feb 2020

Subject relevance – some points of consideration

Food for thought:

Is Principles of Accounts a required or “good-to-have” subject for entry to Accountancy?

O-levels to PolytechnicInformation accurate as of Jan 2020

Source:Joint Admissions Exercise 2020, P. 70 & https://www.tp.edu.sg/schools/bus/accountancy-and-finance

Subject relevance – some points of consideration

Food for thought:

Is Additional Mathematics a required or “good-to-have” subject for entry to Engineering courses?

O-levels to PolytechnicInformation accurate as of Jan 2020

Source:Joint Admissions Exercise 2020, P. 73 & https://www.tp.edu.sg/schools/eng/aerospace-engineering

Subjects available – some points of consideration

Points to consider:

What are the subject combinations available? Do I fulfill the requirements to offer the subjects I want?

O-levels to Junior CollegeInformation accurate as of Apr 2020

Source:Joint Admissions Exercise 2020, P. 110

Some examples of Course Pre-requisites

Source:http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus/polytechnic-diploma-from-singapore/subject-pre-requisites/for-temasek-polytechnic-diploma-holders

http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus/singapore-cambridge-gce-a-level/subject-pre-requisites

Diploma / A-levels to NUSInformation accurate as of Jan 2020

SAC students can book an appointment to meet Ms Yang (ECG Counsellor) for an ECG discussion or find more ECG resources at rebrand.ly/ecgsac.