Education and Career Guidance

Education and Career Guidance (ECG) at GDLS aims to equip our students with the necessary knowledge, skills and values, to make decisions for successful transition from school to further education or work.

The programmes under GDLS ECG Framework will enable our students to:

• Explore viable education and career options through the provision of accurate and comprehensive information.

• Nurture self-awareness, self-directedness and lifeskills to set wise goals, so that they will continually learn and add value to their future workplace.

• Inculcate an appreciation for the value of all occupations and how they contribute to the well-functioning of society.

GDLSS ECG Framework

Careers Day for Secondary 3 students

To provide a platform for students to explore post-secondary options through:

• listening to alumni, currently in post-secondary institutions

• exploring possible pathways that they can consider after listening to alumni sharing; 

• exploring the work-related simulators;

• gathering information from listening to the professional sharing on two careers of choice;

• Understanding the different ideal worlds that can apply to careers of interest via the CCE Worlds lesson.

Alumni sharing – via gathering according to stream and listening together online from our alumi students about their current post-secondary institutions, format of education after secondary school and how they applied.

Attending professional sharing – professionals come to Greendale Secondary to share about their working life to our students. Students will hear from 2 different professional speakers of their choice.

Greendale Alumni students, sharing as working adults

Keynote speakers – Speakers from Singapore Institute of Management and Creative Director for NDP 2025 were invited to share about STEM and events planning experiences to all Secondary 3 students.

Worlds Lesson – students classify different careers according to possible classifications such as ‘Safe’ World, ‘Connected’ World, ‘Healthy World etc., using Career Cards.

Experience ITE Programme

Institute of Technical Education (ITE) organises a full-day Experience ITE Programme (EIP) for our

• Secondary 3 students taking Normal (Academic) subjects and

• Secondary 2 students taking more subjects at G2.

Through this programme, students will tour the ITE campus and gain an overview of its programmes and courses. This experience aims to help students make informed decisions about their post-secondary education pathways.

Work Experience Programme

The Work Experience Programme is a 5-day experiential learning opportunity designed for Secondary 3 students to deepen their understanding of the skills needed by professionals in the workplace. The objective of the programme is for students to discover their strengths and acquire new skills that are necessary to pursue their dream careers in industries of their choice. Students who applied are selected based on interviews and recommendations from their Class Mentors and Year Heads, and are assigned to different organisations to experience different professions in real life over 1 week in the 1^st week of November yearly.

Students complete their reflections on Padlet

ECG Counselling Service

Our ECG Counsellor, Mr Marcus Wong, supports students (individually or in small groups) by exploring their interests and strengths, and addressing their concerns or questions about education options and career exploration. Students may make an appointment with him through the following form below, or contact him through email.

• Online booking form: http://go.gov.sg/gdlssecg

• Email: wong_kok_loong_marcus@moe.edu.sg

Please note that Mr Marcus Wong is available at GDLS every Wednesday and Thursday from 8am to 5pm.

MySkillsFuture Portal – Online Resource for Secondary Students

Students can also explore their career interests, gather education and industry information, and have their personal profiling or resume created online via the e-portal: https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/student/en/secondary.html

ECG Guide for Parents

Parents who would like some tips and advice on supporting your child in his/her key education stages, may read the e-publication titled “journeying with our children”.

Some Useful Links

• To find out more about MOE’s ECG curriculum, please refer to this link:
  Overview of Education and Career Guidance | MOE

• To learn about various post-secondary education options, please refer to:
  https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary

• For information about Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE), please refer to: https://eae.polytechnic.edu.sg/eaeStudIns/menu.jsp

• For information about ITE Early Admissions Exercise (ITE EAE), please refer to:
  https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/admissions/ite-eae

• For information about Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP), please refer to: https://pfp.polytechnic.edu.sg/PFP/pfp_introduction.html

• For information about Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP), please refer to: https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/admissions/dpp

  • Last, but not least, our very own Dreamdale ECG website

Greendale Secondary School’s one-stop information on ECG matters. Students can use the site to do interview simulations, search for post-secondary courses, view sample post-secondary applications write-ups and view virtual school tours.

Careers Day for Secondary 3 students

To provide a platform for students to explore post-secondary options through:

• listening to alumni, currently in post-secondary institutions

• exploring possible pathways that they can consider after listening to alumni sharing; 

• exploring the work-related simulators;

• gathering information from listening to the professional sharing on two careers of choice;

• Understanding the different ideal worlds that can apply to careers of interest via the CCE Worlds lesson.

Alumni sharing – via gathering according to stream and listening together online from our alumi students about their current post-secondary institutions, format of education after secondary school and how they applied.