LOG IN TO THE FUTURE Content

HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR FUTURE Pg. 5-11 • FUTURE WORK TRENDS • TODAY VS TOMORROW • THE FUTURE OF WORK AND IT’S IMPACT • CHECKLIST FOR THE FUTURE

HOW TO ENJOY LEARNING IN ITE Pg. 13-20 • YOUTHSPACE@ITE • EDUCATION WITHIN ITE • EDUCATION BEYOND ITE • STAYING RELEVANT THROUGH LIFELONG LEARNING • RESOURCES FOR ITE STUDENTS • HOW CREATIVE ARE YOU?

HOW TO BE FINANCIALLY PREPARED Pg. 27-30 • PREPARING FOR YOUR CURRENT EDUCATION • PREPARING FOR YOUR FUTURE EDUCATION • FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLD NEEDS

HOW TO BE CAREER READY Pg. 33-42 • CAREER READINESS CHECKLIST

GOAL SETTING Pg. 43-47 • YOUR JOB SEARCH GUIDE • LIFELONG LEARNING COURSES

MENDAKI’S FUTURE READY INITIATIVES Pg. 49-51

Cover Page Design By: NURFARISYAH BTE HASHIM VISUAL COMMUNICATION, SCHOOL OF DESIGN & MEDIA ITE COLLEGE CENTRAL, NITEC YEAR 2 Hi All!

Saw us on campus before? Wondering who we are? Well, wonder no more. We are your friendly YouthSpace officers from MENDAKI. YouthSpace is a great spot in ITE where you can kick back and relax in between classes. We also organise fun activities for students and learning opportunities where you get to discover new skills and competencies.

Our team has worked hard to put together this toolkit for you. Through this toolkit, you will learn about future landscapes and how they impact you. Discover also the different pathways and opportunities to maximise your Education is potential within and beyond ITE. We are here to support and journey with you. So do not be afraid to approach what remains us @YouthSpace. We will be happy to chit chat and help you prepare for your future. We look forward to meeting and getting to know you better. after one has Love, forgotten what Your YouthSpace Officers one has learned in school. Albert Einstein

Back row from left to right: Mahirah, Lina, Khai & Syabrina Front row from left to right: Wira & Hafiz 2 3 Chapter 1

HOW TO BE READY FOR Education is the most powerful YOUR weapon which you can use to change FUTURE the world. Nelson Mandela

Design Credits: SHAON SUPPIAH VISUAL COMMUNICATION, SCHOOL OF DESIGN & MEDIA ITE COLLEGE CENTRAL, NITEC YEAR 2 4 5 HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR FUTURE

FUTURE WORK TRENDS THE JOBS LANDSCAPE IN 2022 More jobs will be created in the future! Emerging roles, global change by 2022

By 2022, 0.98 million jobs will be replaced by machines while 1.74 million new jobs will be created—some of these jobs do not even exist today! 300 Million 75 Million Employment will increase from 16% to 27% in the new job sectors. will be created will be replaced

TOP 10 EMERGING TOP 10 DECLINING FUTURE JOBS WILL BE POWERED BY 1 Data Analysts and Scientists 1 Data Entry Clerks

2 AI and Machine Learning 2 Accounting, Bookkeeping and Specialists Payroll Clerks

3 General and Operations 3 Administrative and Executive Managers Secretaries

4 Software and Application 4 Assembly and Factory Workers Developers and Analysts DIGITIZATION AUGMENTATION 5 Client Information and All information will be (technological enhancements) 5 Sales and Marketing Customer Service Workers processed by computers New jobs that support the Professionals role of technology 6 Business Services and 6 Big Data Specialists Administration Managers

7 Digital Transformation 7 Accountants and Auditors Specialists 8 Material-Recording and Stock- 8 New Technology Specialists Keeping Clerks

9 Organisational Development 9 General and Operations Specialists Managers

MOBILIZATION AUTOMATION 10 Information Technology 10 Postal Service Clerks Making better use of resources Use of automatic machines Services to do work

There will be more digitally-enabled, non-traditional forms of work.

Rise of the On-Demand Economy: There will be more temporary positions where work SCAN TO WATCH A VIDEO ON will be short-term or on a freelance basis. You have the choice to do more than one job for work! HOW THE FUTURE OF WORK COULD LOOK LIKE

6 7 HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR FUTURE

TODAY VS TOMORROW WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? CURRENT JOB REPLACED WITH

Telemarketers Chatbots Waiters Table Delivery Drones Travel Agents Travel Booking Apps Able to work More flexible hours Earn based on how Chefs 3D Food Printing independently and arrangements well you perform Sports Referees Video Technology Journalists AI Writers Financial Analysts Machine Learning Tools Lawyers Legal AI Softwares Doctors Surgical Robots

Gain more experience Able to apply Opportunity to HOW THE FUTURE OF WORK WILL BE quickly through creative thinking and work with people short-stint projects innovation in tasks from around the assigned world and gain new perspectives

HOW DOES THIS IMPACT YOU?

TRANSPARENT FLAT COMPETITIVE ON DEMAND How well you You can work from Crowdsourcing Work will be project- work can be easily anywhere, not just will be common, based and freelance, measured in an office you can get jobs and you will work anywhere in the with a virtual team world and you made of people Jobs that are routine Computers are Middle-skilled jobs can learn new from other parts of and straightforward programmed to do (e.g. driving) can skills online the world will be replaced by routine work be automated automation

“The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills. Everything else will become obsolete

over time.” Even jobs that need thinking New jobs that require social and analysis (e.g. banking, networking and human Peter Drucker research, financial investing, interaction will complement accounting) may be automated tasks automated 8 9 HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR FUTURE

TYPE OF JOBS THAT MAY BE CHECKLIST FOR THE FUTURE REPLACED BY MACHINES 21st CENTURY SKILLS ROUTINE NON-ROUTINE Foundational Competencies Character Qualities Literacies The skills that help Values to help you COGNITIVE Jobs that follow an orderly Jobs that do not follow an The core skills you need you solve complex adapt to a changing Work that system and require orderly system and require for everyday tasks challenges environment needs thinking knowledge knowledge and reasoning E.g. Record-keeping, E.g. Medical diagnosis, Literacy & Numeracy Creativity Curiosity & Initiative customer service legal writing Understanding Being innovative and Asking the right language and numbers applying knowledge to questions that lead to AUTOMATION RISK: AUTOMATION RISK: as fundamental solve problems solving problems knowledge Already highly automated Low, but growing Critical Thinking Persistence & Scientific Literacy Knowing how to identify, Adaptability MANUAL Jobs that follow an orderly Jobs that do not follow an Understanding scientific analyse and evaluate Knowing how to Work that system and need physical orderly system and require knowledge to carry out problems change tasks and plans tests to solve problems depending on different needs hands- labour physical labour on activities Communication & situations Financial Literacy Collaboration E.g. Assembly, manufacturing E.g. Driving, cleaning services Knowing how to apply Working with others Leadership & numeracy in basic collectively Social and Cultural AUTOMATION RISK: AUTOMATION RISK: financial practice Awareness Ranges from moderate to Moderate and growing Knowing how to highly automated Information & work appropriately in Communication different groups and technologies Literacy environments Source: Author Et. Al, (2003) and, Frey and Osborne (2013). Adapted from Dr Theseira, W.E. and Isa, N; (2017, April), The Impact of Automation on the Malay/Muslim Community, The Karyawan, Volume 12 (Issue 2), p. 12 Knowing how to use technology to find and share information to solve problems

Cultural & Civic Literacy Understanding, analysing and appreciating what is acceptable in society

10 11 Chapter 2

Education is our passport HOW TO to the future, for tomorrow ENJOY belongs to the LEARNING people who prepare for IN ITE it today. Malcolm X

12 13 HOW TO ENJOY LEARNING IN ITE

YOUTHSPACE@ITE EDUCATION WITHIN ITE

YouthSpace serves as a Future Ready Hub to equip students with skills and competencies for the future economy. Our YouthSpaces offer mentoring services to help students envision their education and career goals and we refer students to available resources for career guidance and support.

Come visit us at YouthSpace@ITE to find out more about the exciting programmes and activities we have planned to help equip you for the future.

NITEC

HIGHER TECHNICAL WORK DIRECT ENTRY NITEC ENGINEER LEARN SCHEME TO DIPLOMA TECHNICAL POLYTECHNIC DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DPP)

If you and your friends would like to find out more about YouthSpace@ITE, just contact any of our YouthSpace Officers below!

ITE College East ITE College Central ITE College West

Ms Mahirah Ali Mr Khairuddin Anshar Mr Muhd Hafiz Noorahman Future Ready Executive Future Ready Executive Future Ready Executive [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Mr Wira Dandiar Bin Isnin Ms Lina Khairiyah Kamal Ms Siti Syabrina Sunari Scan to learn more Future Ready Executive Future Ready Executive Future Ready Executive [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

14 15 HOW TO ENJOY LEARNING IN ITE

TECHNICAL ENGINEER DIPLOMA (TED) WORK LEARN TECHNICAL and TECHNICAL DIPLOMA (TD) DIPLOMA (WLTD) • Conducted on a Semester-Based Credit System of Training (SCT) • Provides additional pathways for skills upgrading and career • Courses are structured into a series of modules and credits are assigned progression for ITE graduates to each module • Duration of 2.5 - 3 years • Students will be awarded the full certificate once they have met the • Open to Nitec and Higher Nitec students credit requirements • The top 5% of graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and above, and have passed How will the course benefit you? all modules on the first attempt, will be awarded the Diploma with Merit. • Learning through application and guidance from qualified and experienced trainers • On-the-job training for relevant skillsets • Career advancement and wage progression based on performance during the course of training There are 2 TED courses and 1 TD course • Enjoy employee benefits given by participating companies currently offered at ITE

TED in What is DPP? TED in Machine TD in Culinary Automotive • Allows secondary 4N(A) students to be admitted directly into a Technology Arts Engineering two-year Higher Nitec programme at the ITE without having to sit for the ‘O’ level exams or undergo a Nitec Programme • Based on GCE N(A) Level results • 10-week preparatory course The Technical Engineer Diploma (TED) in Machine Technology and Automotive Engineering are both The Technical Diploma awarded by the Ministry of Education, (TD) in Culinary Arts How To Qualify (excluding CCA bonus points) Youth & Sports (MEYS) and Baden-Württemberg is awarded by Institut • For Applied Sciences, Engineering, and Info-Communications from Germany Paul Bocuse from Technology ≥ 2.5 GPA France • For Business & Services ≥ 3.0 GPA

Career prospects in Career prospects as Career prospects the machinery and a Service Advisor, as a Chef De Partie, systems industries Automotive Technical Assistant Chef, as an Assistant Executive, Automotive Restaurant Supervisor, Scan to view Engineer, Supervisor, Workshop Manager Assistant Manager etc. etc. etc. eligible courses

16 17 HOW TO ENJOY LEARNING IN ITE

EDUCATION BEYOND ITE STAYING RELEVANT THROUGH

Here are some pathways you can explore to further your studies after graduating from ITE LIFELONG LEARNING

You shouldn’t limit your learning to the classrooms. You can now access Earn and Learn EARLY ADMISSIONS knowledge on a wide variety of topics right from home, with the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Programme EXERCISE (EAE) TO (ELP) POLYTECHNICS MOOC offers online lectures, videos and reading materials as well as collaborative learning content derived from online discussions and forums.

• Getting matched to a job based on What Is EAE? the course of study • Aptitude-based polytechnic • 12-18 month structured training admission prior to receiving final programme facilitated by a mentor examination grades • Open to Singaporeans and Permanent Residents who have • EAE takes up to 15% of graduated from ITE or Polytechnic polytechnic intake not more than 3 years or 36 months from the ELP application date. Who Is Eligible? • For NSmen, the period of application • Final year Nitec and must be within 36 months of their Higher Nitec students Operationally Ready Date (ORD). How To Qualify? How will the course benefit you? • Eligible students may apply with the • Gain relevant industry experience Polytechnics and skills • Gain industry-recognised • Shortlisted applicants will be qualification and certification interviewed • Receive a sign-on incentive of S$5,000 • Admission may be based on the • Competitive starting salary and following: full-time job with participating • Sports, Arts, Leadership, companies Entrepreneurship • On-the-job training for relevant • Community Service skillsets • CCA Popular MOOC Platforms include: • Career advancement and wage • Advanced Elective Module 1. Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/ progression based on performance • Applied Learning Programme 2. edX : https://www.edx.org/ during the course of training and Applied Subjects 3. Udacity : https://www.udacity.com/ • Work Attachments and 4. Khan Academy : https://www.khanacademy.org/ Scan to apply: Sustained Projects Why You Should Learn Using MOOC: • Courses are FREE • Courses are offered by professors from top schools • Courses are available to a diverse global audience • Monitor your performance easily with data captured throughout the course • Get worldwide exposure and knowledge sharing

18 19 HOW TO ENJOY LEARNING IN ITE

RESOURCES FOR ITE STUDENTS

YOUTHSPACE@ITE EDUCATION AND MYSKILLSFUTURE CAREER GUIDANCE PORTAL • Located at every ITE CENTRE (ECG) campus • Discover more education • Located at every ITE and career paths after • Manned by two full-time campus graduation staff during school hours • Assess your strengths, • Learn the skills required • Open to all ITE students interests, personality for your desired job and aspirations with the • Take part in workshops personality assessment • Find courses to pick up and activities that equip tools relevant skills you with skills and competencies for • Take part in workshops to • Get tips on resume and the future discover your education cover letter writing, and and career pathways interview skills • Take part in workshops to boost your confidence • Get advice on job • Learn about the new and and help you in setting searching and practice emerging industries You can’t put a limit goals for the future interview skills on anything. The • Participate in team • Join personal bonding activities both development workshops within and beyond such as resume writing, more you dream, campus personal branding and networking the farther you get. • Our YouthSpace Officers are always there if you need someone to talk Michael Phelps to and listen to any challenges you may be facing Design Credits: LOKE HUI MIN, NICOLE VISUAL COMMUNICATION, SCHOOL OF DESIGN & MEDIA ITE COLLEGE CENTRAL, NITEC YEAR 2 20 ARMS Activity

BODY LEGS

HOW CREATIVE ARE YOU? Create and decorate your very own robot! Stand a chance to win a special prize when you show it to our YouthSpace officer. HEAD 1 Visit the YouthSpace at your ITE college 2 Show your DIY robot to the YouthSpace officer 3 Stand a chance to win a special prize

22 23 Education is not filling a pail but the lighting of a fire. Mahatma Gandhi

25 HOW We may encounter Chapter 3 many defeats but TO BE we must not be FINANCIALLY defeated. PREPARED Maya Angelou

26 27 HOW TO BE FINANCIALLY PREPARED

PREPARING FOR YOUR CURRENT EDUCATION PREPARING FOR YOUR FUTURE EDUCATION Here are some avenues you can explore for financial support. Here are some avenues you can explore for financial support to further your education

Monthly For continuing education to For adults aged 25 years Dr Jai Education Bursaries Financial Polytechnic and University and older Prashanth Trust Fund managed Assistance Rao (ETF) by ITE Scheme Tertiary Tuition Study Loan SkillsFuture Credit Scholarship (MFAS) Fee Subsidy (TTFS) Schemes by Promotes skills development and lifelong An education MENDAKI learning to individuals. All Singaporeans subsidy for Malay Interest-free loans aged 25 and above will receive an opening Provides financial The Community Provides monthly This scholarship students, which that are available to credit of $500. This credit will not expire and assistance for Development pocket allowance is worth $3,500/ covers their tuition all Muslim students. the government will provide periodic top- educational Council & Citizens’ to students who year and provides fees at tertiary The repayment ups so you may accumulate your credit. purposes to the Consultative face hardship and financial assistance institutions. quantum is kept Malay/Muslim Community (CDC require regular in covering the low and increases community in cases & CCC) Bursary is financial assistance tuition fee and with time in where existing capped at $1,400/ for daily expenses. living expenses for keeping with financial assistance year. students who are the graduate’s schemes are Who Can Qualify: in a full-time Nitec improvement in insufficient. Who Can Qualify: • Subsidised or Higher Nitec earnings and career • Singaporeans Singapore citizen course. advances. Who Can Qualify: seeking admission student pursuing • Singaporean to full-time ITE a full-time Nitec Who Can Qualify: or Singapore courses or Higher Nitec • Students Permanent • Gross monthly course with a GCE ‘N’ Resident household income • Gross monthly qualification, with • Family with net (GHI) ≤ $4,000 or household income an aggregate household income gross monthly (GHI) ≤ $2,750 or score of not more PREPARING FOR YOUR PREPARING FOR YOUR of $1,800 or PCI household per a gross monthly than 9 points for $450 capita income household per Mathematics and CURRENT EDUCATION FUTURE EDUCATION (PCI) ≤ $1,000 capita income the best 3 subjects • Award is given for (PCI) ≤ $690 • OR Students one academic year • Not a current with a GCE ‘O’ Scan for Scan for more • Students on a recipient of a qualification, with information information on two-year course full scholarship/ an aggregate on various tertiary tuition will to reapply at sponsorship score of not more ITE Financial fee subsidies the start of the • Good conduct, than 26 points for next academic regular English Language, schemes/ and study loans year attendance and Mathematics and bursaries administered positive attitude the best 3 subjects by Yayasan towards studies • Students with MENDAKI. good academic results will be given priority but if the results are comparable, then priority is given to those with a lower family income

28 29 HOW TO BE FINANCIALLY PREPARED

National and Community Resources

Voluntary Social Service Family Service Welfare Office (SSO) Centre (FSC) Organisation (VWO)

• Open to Singaporeans • Counselling services for • Assistance beyond and Permanent families and individuals financial needs Residents (at least • Advice on elderly care • Help for those with one immediate family • Information and physical or intellectual member in the same resources for specific disability household must be a needs and assistance • Day care for the elderly Singapore citizen) • Financial assistance • Counselling for women • Household income of and food vouchers for facing domestic violence $1,900 and below or a per urgent cases • Help for families facing capita household income • Workshops for families chronic illnesses ie. of $650 and below and youth cancer • Mental health support The future depends What type of help do Scan to locate a family they provide? service centre close to Scan for a full list you: of VWOs: on what we do in • Job matching referrals for family members seeking employment • Food vouchers for the present. families in need of immediate help • Referrals for childcare/ student care subsidies for mothers seeking William Butler Yeats employment

For more information, contact the ComCare Call at 1800 – 222 – 0000.

Scan to locate a SSO close to you:

30 31 HOW The way to get started is TO BE

to quit talking Chapter 4 and begin doing. CAREER Walt Disney READY

32 33 HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR CAREER

YOUR CAREER READINESS CHECKLIST TOP 5 RISING INDUSTRIES FOR THE FUTURE Go through this list to kickstart your career!

WHAT KIND OF JOBS INTEREST YOU? HEALTHCARE INFOCOMM Make a list so you’ll know what to apply for 30,000 more AND MEDIA healthcare workers Cyber security, data would be needed by WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD EMPLOYEE? science, analysts, 2020, with nurses artificial intelligence How will you contribute to your working environment? forming the bulk industries, etc WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES AND MOTIVATION? What do you want to achieve in your career? WHOLESALE PROFESSIONAL CREATE YOUR RESUME AND WRITE A COVER LETTER TRADE SERVICES You can find good tips and templates on the internet The trading of goods Consulting, between businesses Advertising, Design, CREATE/UPDATE YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE (e.g. machine-making Engineering etc. LinkedIn is a great career-related social media platform companies selling their products to APPLY FOR JOBS VIA ONLINE CAREER PORTALS factories) You can find many employers who are currently hiring

VISIT CAREER FAIRS You can ask about different types of careers and apply for jobs FINANCIAL SERVICES BUILD YOUR NETWORK Industries such as Your career opportunities might come from someone you know block chains, venture capitalists, fintech, etc CONTACT A CAREER COACH OR RECRUITER These experts can help you find the right job

ATTEND TRAINING COURSES Pick up skills that cannot be learned in school

RESEARCH POTENTIAL COMPANIES Find out what they do and what roles you can apply for

PREPARE FOR YOUR INTERVIEW Be calm, be honest and be yourself!

34 35 HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR CAREER

UNSURE ABOUT YOUR CAREER PATH? WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS? Take these personality tests to find out more about yourself! Take the 16 personalities test to find out what motivates and inspires you and how you connect with others. Try it at www.16personalities.com. Which one are you?

ANALYST

INTJ INTP ENTJ ENTP Imaginative and Innovative inventors Bold, imaginative and Smart and curious strategic thinkers, with with an unquenchable strong-willed leaders, thinkers who cannot a plan for everything. thirst for knowledge. always finding a way - resist an intellectual or making one. challenge. Scan QR Code Scan QR Code to take test to take test DIPLOMAT RIASEC TEST MBTI TEST Understand your career Understand your interests, skills, confidence personality traits to see and work values which careers suit you INFJ INFP ENFJ ENFP Quiet and mystical, Poetic, kind and Charismatic and Enthusiastic, creative yet very inspiring and altruistic people, inspiring leaders, able and social free spirits, tireless idealists. always eager to help a to mesmerise their who can always find a good cause. listeners. reason to smile.

SENTINELS

ISTJ ISFJ ESTJ ESFJ Practical and fact- Very dedicated and Excellent Extraordinarily caring, minded individuals, warm protectors, administrators, social and popular whose reliability always ready unsurpassed at people, always eager cannot be doubted. to defend their managing things - to help. loved ones. or people. EXPLORERS

ISTP ISFP ESTP ESFP Bold and practical Flexible and charming Smart, energetic and Spontaneous, energetic experimenters, artists, always ready to very perceptive person, and enthusiastic masters of all kinds explore and experience who truly enjoy living entertainers - life of tools. something new. on the edge. is never boring around them. 36 37 HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR CAREER

YOUR JOB SEARCH GUIDE ONLINE JOB PORTALS FOR MILLENNIALS If you need help, MENDAKI SENSE can assist you with these services: Here are a list of job portals you may check out to help you find your dream job beyond the traditional job portals that are well-known by your peers.

CAREER TRAINING & ADVISORY LinkedIn Wanted.Jobs Indeed.com.sg Discover the profile Referral-based job Showcases job vacancies of people working in platform that increases from multiple job portals different companies and your chances of so you can discover the skills they possess securing a job many openings in that help them qualify one place RESUME WRITING & SKILLS for their jobs INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES UPGRADING

Internships could help you gain valuable work experience that may enhance your employability chances. For internship opportunities, you may check out these online portals.

JOB SEARCH JOB MATCHING

Glints InternSG Specialises in internships and entry- Participate in an Internship Placement JOB INTERVIEW level jobs not just in Singapore, but Programme in a range of industries. within the region The short-term internship period is ideal for picking up new skills and gain work experience during the school vacation.

For those aspiring to chart your own path by starting your own businesses, you may JOB PLACEMENT check out this online portal.

Need more help in: 1. Finding the right job? 2. Finding the right courses for upgrading or learning new skills to increase your chances at a dream job? Startupjobs.asia 3. Looking for a career fair in your interested industry? Discover openings in Asia’s hottest startups and gain highly valuable Visit the MENDAKI SENSE website to kickstart work experience your dream career!

38 39 HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR CAREER

WHAT MAKES GOOD PERSONAL BRANDING? Your Values. Your Strengths. Your Contributions.

• Highlight your unique talents and skills to show how you can add value to a company.

• Ask yourself what defines you and what you want people to remember you for.

• Find out about your prospective employers and how you can make them interested in hiring you for your skills. NETWORKING FOR BEGINNERS • Know how to present yourself both online and in person. Consistency is key to good personal branding. • Make genuine contacts and build long term relationships with people who can help you directly or connect you with others who can

• Successful networking helps you get referrals, advice, connections and INTERVIEW TIPS FOR BEGINNERS professional support

1. Show your confidence through your standing posture, a firm handshake • Your networking list should include people from your social network as well as any and a smile. organisations you socialise with personally and professionally

2. Dress appropriately for interviews.

3. Showcase your strengths and abilities through your answers. NEVER STOP UPGRADING YOUR SKILLS Stay ahead of the game and attend skills upgrading courses such as those offered 4. Come prepared with answers to commonly asked questions. by SkillsFuture SG and MENDAKI SENSE. 5. Ask questions about the job to show your interest and find out if the company is a right fit for you.

40 41 HOW TO BE READY FOR YOUR CAREER

COURSES OFFERED BY MENDAKI SENSE

Service Excellence Equip and prepare trainees with skills for career in the service line.

Leadership & People Management With the course, trainees will be able to possess the right capabilities and leadership qualities to lead the team.

Employability Skills Equip individuals with skills to adapt and be resilient to challenges in this globalised and dynamic working environment.

Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) Series GOAL Equip trainees with basic skills and knowledge that are essential for both daily work and life. Trainees will be able to improve and develop their English reading, listening, speaking and writing or Mathematics skills.

I.T. & Computer Skills SETTING Trainees will be able to refresh their Word processing, Presentation or Spreadsheet skills and take advantage of the technology to improve daily work/life. Chapter 5

Digital Skills Learn how marketing has evolved with new media and understand the basic know-hows, like the different platforms and tools to use and how it can benefit you in your daily work/life.

Skillsfuture for Digital Workplace Helps to prepare participants with mindset and skills for the future economy such as understanding new technology and the impact, and making use of new opportunities in the future.

42 43 GOAL SETTING

STAGE 1 STAGE 2 (CONT’D) Where You Are Now (Self-Assessment) Timely Examine your current situation to identify your aspirations, interest, values and - Establish a time frame to stay committed and focus your efforts on capabilities and to achieve clarity in your current standing. completion of the goal - To set a timely goal, you must answer the sixth “W” question Identify the potential areas for development or improvements to reach where you want • When will you complete this by? to be.

STAGE 2 STAGE 3 Where You Want To Be (Goal) How To Get There (Progress Initiation) Set SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely) Goals: Translate your plans on paper and show how you are going to achieve the different stages

Specific Step 1: - Identify a clear outcome that you want to achieve. Create short, mid and long-term goals (milestones). - When drafting your goal, try to answer the 5 “W” questions: Step 2: • What do I want to accomplish? Make sure each milestone is achievable and relate to your longer-term goals. • Why is this goal important? • Who is involved? Step 3: • Where is it located? Once you achieve milestone, see how close you are to the long-term goal. • Which resources are involved? Step 4: Remember to celebrate the success of each short and mid-term goal. Every small step Measurable is a step closer to your long-term goals! - Measurable goals track your progress and make you stay motivated - A measurable goal addresses questions such as: • How will I know when I have accomplished it? • How much or how many have I accomplished?

Achievable - Set realistic goals that you are able and motivated to achieve Goal Setting - Set an achievable goal by answering the “H” question • How can the goal be accomplished?

Relevant - Your goal must represent an objective toward which you are both willing and able to work towards

44 45 GOAL SETTING

“You don’t have to be great to How will I reward myself upon completing my start, but you have to start short-term goal? ______

to be great” ______

Zig Ziglar ______

______My Ultimate Career Goal: ______

______

______

My Ultimate Career Goal: To reach my ultimate goal, what do I need to do in the short-term? (Tip: This could include factors including academic or personal actions that need to be taken) My strength: ______S: ______

______M: ______

A: ______

R: ______Things I need to improve on: T: ______

______

______

46 47 MENDAKI’S FUTURE READY INITIATIVES Chapter 6

48 49 MENDAKI’S FUTURE READY INITIATIVE

Come join MENDAKI’s “Future of...” Series The Future of…Series (FOS) is an industry-specific initiative to facilitate informal Future Ready Initiatives conversations between youth and industry leaders on the changing work landscapes and how youth can best prepare themselves before embarking on their careers. Future Ready Nextstop Seminar FOS aims to strengthen youths’ holistic development by creating awareness of the An engagement series to encourage youths to envision and plan their future in future economy and cultivate the essential 21st-century competencies. an ever-changing economy. Hands-on and interactive activities, with emphasis on emerging and popular technology, are rolled out to encourage participants Youth will be able to engage with industry professionals and learn from their to maximise SkillsFuture and other national initiatives in the spirit of inculcating experience, gain advice and tips on the future job landscape, establish networks and lifelong learning. build social capital through participation in the FOS sessions. Look out and join us for the upcoming sessions.

How you can gain from attending the initiatives? Get to network with industry professionals and experts Discover academic and career pathways Gain insights on how to stand out and get ahead in the future economy

Scan the QR code below to subscribe to our mailing list and stay updated of upcoming Future Ready initiatives!

50 51 Resources STAY IN TOUCH WITH MENDAKI

1) The Future of Work: Will our children be prepared? 14) Bursaries and Financial Assistance Schemes for Yayasan MENDAKI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF-a-UmoRt4 ITE students: MENDAKISG https://ce.ite.edu.sg/existing-students/student-services/ 51 Kee Sun Ave 2) 21 st Century Skills Framework: financial-assistance-schemes/ Singapore 457056 MENDAKISG https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/21st-centu- Tel: 6245 5555 YAYASANMENDAKI ry-skills-future-jobs-students/ 15) MENDAKI Tertiary Financial Assistance Scheme: https://tfas.mendaki.org.sg/ [email protected] YAYASAN MENDAKI 3) World Economic Forum : “The Future of Jobs www.mendaki.org.sg Report 2018” 16) MENDAKI Scholarships and Bursaries: https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs- https://www.mendaki.org.sg/mendaki/programmes/ report-2018 educational-assistance/scholarships-n-bursaries MENDAKI@ MENDAKI@Al-Ansar 4) Dr Theseira, W.E. and Isa, N; (2017, April), 17) ComCare / Help for Low-Income / Needy: Blk 813A Choa Chu Kang Ave 7 (By Appointment Only) The Impact of Automation on the Malay/Muslim https://www.msf.gov.sg/assistance/pages/default. #01-571 Singapore 681813 155 North Avenue 1 Community, The Karyawan, Volume 12 (Issue 2), p. 12 aspx?topicID=2 Tel: 6248 5951 Singapore 469751 Tel: 6449 5024 / 6449 2414 5) Progressing to Higher Nitec Education: 18) MENDAKI Sense: Operating Hours: https://www.ite.edu.sg/admission/ft/Progres- https://msense.sg/programme/ 9:00am - 6:00pm (Mon to Fri) MENDAKI@Assyakirin sion/N_2019/2019%207-7%20Prg_Nitec_FinanceSer- 9:00am - 1:00pm (Sat) (By Appointment Only) vices.pdf 19) What is personal branding and the first step to get started as fresh grad: Closed (Sun) 550 Yung An Road 6) Technical Engineer Diploma in Machine Technology: https://glints.com/sg/hired/personal-branding-first- Singapore 618617 https://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/FullTimeCBC/?W- step-get-started-fresh-grad/ MENDAKI@Woodlands Tel: 6515 7846 / 6515 7876 CM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/ite Woodlands Community Club contentlib/stecoursecatalog/staallcourses/stafulltime/ 20) Top 5 Networking tips for job seekers: 1 Woodlands St 81, #03-01 MENDAKI@Al-Muttaqin 352308004445c5458a29bbf372c2c2f https://theinterviewguys.com/top-5-networking-tips- Singapore 738526 (By Appointment Only) job-seekers/ Tel: 6248 5990 / 6369 8411 5140 Ave 6 7) Technical Engineer Diploma Singapore 569844 in Automative Engineering: 21) 5 Things To Know About Your Future https://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/wcm/connect/iteconten- www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/future-of-jobs- Operating Hours: Tel: 6457 1210 / 6457 2951 tlib/stecoursecatalog/staallcourses/stafulltime 2018-things-to-know/ 9:00am - 6:00pm (Mon to Fri) /55c5be804445d2b68a76bbf372c2c2fd 9:00am - 1:00pm (Sat) MENDAKI@Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah 22) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Closed (Sun) (By Appointment Only) 8) Work-Learn Technical Diploma Programme: https://www.infoprolearning.com/blog/advantag- 601 Tiong Bahru Road https://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/wcm/connect/iteconten- es-and-disadvantages-of-moocs-massive-open-on- M3@Wisma Geylang Serai Singapore 158787 tlib/stecoursecatalog/staallcourses/stafulltime line-courses-for-learning/ Wisma Geylang Serai Tel: 6274 8853 / 6274 8321 /55c5be804445d2b68a76bbf372c2c2fd 1 Engku Aman Turn, #02-07 23) Ministry of Social & Family Development 9) Earn and Learn Programme: Singapore 408528 MENDAKI@ITE College Central www.msf.gov.sg https://www.skillsfuture.sg/earnandlearn YouthSpace at ITE College Central Operating Hours: 2 Ang Mo Kio Drive 10) Direct Entry Scheme to Polytechnic Programme: 24) These are the 5 industries of the future, and how 11:00am - 9:00pm (Mon to Fri) Singapore 567720 https://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/definitely-dpp/ you can get a job in them 10:00am - 9:00pm (Sat, Sun, PH) https://vulcanpost.com/629160/5-industries-future-si MENDAKI@ITE College East 11) Early Admissions Exercise to Polytechnics: gapore-jobs/ MENDAKI@Pasir Ris YouthSpace at ITE College East https://eae.polytechnic.edu.sg/eaeStudIns/menu.jsp Blk 253 Pasir Ris St 21 10 Avenue 12) Continuing Education & Training: #01-233 Singapore 510253 Singapore 486047 https://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/itehome/itews/ Tel: 6585 0062 pts/%21ut/p/c5/04SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9C- MENDAKI@ITE College West P0os_hAoxB3IzdTEwNM0MDA89gc3dD00AvY09Q6B- Operating Hours: YouthSpace at ITE College West 8JE75wCATArr9PPJzU_ULciPKAcM6bCk%21/dl3/d3/ 9:00am - 6:00pm (Mon to Fri) 1 Choa Chu Kang Grove L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ 9:00am - 1:00pm (Sat) Singapore 688236 Closed (Sun) 13) MySkillsFuture for Students: https://www.myskillsfuture.sg/content/student/en/pri- mary/about/myskillsfuture-For-students.html

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Want to know more about the various services, opportunities and resources for youth such as yourself?

Check out the M3 Youth Resource Directory and read more about the services and opportunities for your education, career and general well-being and be updated on the available resources where you can serve the community as mentors and/or volunteers or apply for grants.

Design Credits: LEE JIA JIN, ATHENA VISUAL COMMUNICATION, SCHOOL OF DESIGN & MEDIA ITE COLLEGE CENTRAL, NITEC YEAR 2 60 61 62