CareerQuest (Education)

Youth & Education - Career Guidance for Junior College Students

Youth empowering YOU(th).

Team members:

• Angelica Kaye Rufo Dilidili, Product Designer

• Naziyah Binte Hamdan, Product Designer

• Michael Hoon Yong Hau, Software Engineer

• Vibin Mathiparambil Vinod, Software Engineer

Problem Statement

Junior College (JC) students need to make informed decisions about their university courses and career paths immediately after completing JC. Despite existing Educational and Career Guidance (ECG) programmes and existing services like Discover On My Way (NYC) and MySkillsFuture, they are still uncertain and stressed about future options, as they have limited access to authentic information and first-hand experiences, and often feel unprepared or unsure about what questions to ask career guidance counsellors to guide them in making more informed decisions.

Proposed Solution

While there are a number of ECG programmes in JCs which allow students to get information on different industries and careers, there is a gap in students' insight on real industry experiences or authentic opinions from different professionals.

To address this issue, we propose the creation of a centralised platform designed to facilitate effective communication and interaction between Industry Professionals and JC Students. This will serve as a complementary platform to existing ECG resource portals used by MOE and the schools.

Key Features of the ECG Portal:

1. Personalised Career Guidance: Students will be given industry and career suggestions based on what they're good at, what they enjoy, and what is needed in the world.
2. Direct Professional Connections: Students will be able to chat and schedule meetings with industry professionals directly through the portal, giving them a platform other than industry talks to ask questions on different careers. Improving existing ECG services by introducing additional connections with industry professionals will also complement the role of ECG counsellors in school in providing authentic experiences.