Education Career Guidance

Education Career Guidance (ECG)

Education and Career Guidance (ECG) is about engaging, inspiring and challenging students to develop aspirations and plan proactively for their future. The acquisition of knowledge about self and opportunities in education and work will enable students to apply decision-making skills and develop plans to achieve their career aspirations and life goals. Through ECG, social emotional competencies such as proactivity, adaptability and resilience are developed to prepare students for the 21st Century workforce.

Through the ECG Curriculum, we aim to:

  • deepen students' understanding of self and relate schooling to the different education and career pathways
  • enable students to synthesise information gathered from relevant sources to make sound educational and career decisions

At Yio Chu Kang Secondary School, the ECG curriculum is delivered through the following three modes:

1. ECG Curriculum

Structured ECG Lessons

Time in the curriculum is put aside to introduce students to information about careers and future education options. We encourage students to take ownership of their own learning and development, and understand the importance of continued learning as they progress beyond secondary school years.

MySkillsFuture portal

This is an online portal that facilitates education and career development among students. Students are introduced to this tool to help them uncover their attributes, find out more about different careers that they might be interested in and chart their educational pathways to achieve their aspirations. Students will have guided lessons on how to use this portal and it can be accessed from home.

2. ECG Experience

To make the learning real and to equip students with a better understanding of the multiple pathways to success, students go through the following ECG experiences.

3. ECG Counselling

Our school's ECG Counsellor, Mr Isaac Ling, is stationed in our school every Tuesday, Wednesday and selected Fridays to provide ECG counselling and support students in making informed decisions on their education and career pathways. Students (and their parents) who would like to find out more about post-secondary education options, subject choices, career interests, or discover their strengths and interests, can have a chat with our ECG Counsellor. Mr Isaac also conducts in house workshops for teachers and provides individual and group counselling to students in decision making such that they can, in the future, contribute meaningfully to society through their future professions.

To make an appointment, please click here: https://go.gov.sg/yckssecg
or scan the QR Code below.