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Sue-Ann Tan There will be a new framework to help career practitioners develop their skills and the credentials needed to have them recognised as professionals in their industry. The certification will also promise quality coaching to job seekers, from a professional who “upholds high standards, ethics and ethos”, said Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Man- power and Second Minister for Home Affairs, in launching the Work- force Singapore (WSG) Career Devel- opment Framework yesterday. At WSG last year, career practi- tioners, who are also referred to as career coaches, helped about 25,000 job seekers under the Adapt and Grow programme. “Professionalising and standardis- ing practices in the career commu- nity will be key. We must build on the empathy and passion of our ca- reer professionals, invest in devel- oping their capabilities and attract more talents to join the commu- nity,” Mrs Teo said at the inaugural Career Practitioners Conference held at Marina Bay Sands Conven- tion Centre. Around 300 career professionals, including practitioners who do it as their primary job and career advis- ers who do it as their secondary job function, attended the conference. Career practitioners provide ser- vices such as education and career guidance, and help in managing ca- reer transition. For these practition- ers, the new framework will intro- duce training courses that lead to certification, and will also provide guidelines on the kind of skills someone in the industry needs. Mrs Teo said: “As our economy re- structures and our workforce adapts, the role of career profession- als becomes more important. We must recognise their critical place in helping people successfully tran- sit from one occupation to another.” There are currently about 150 such career coaches from WSG and Employment and Employability In- stitute (e2i). There are also more than 90 education and career guid- ance counsellors in secondary schools, junior colleges and post- secondary educational institutions. Under the framework, there are four levels of certification that range from basic education and ca- reer advising to helping profession- als to apply career development the- ories and tools. The higher levels can help professionals to supervise other career practitioners. The first window for course appli- cation under the framework will open on Oct 1. The cost of applying for each level is $139.10. Each credential is valid for three years and professionals have to meet certain criteria for renewing it, such as completing the required number of practice hours. Mr Tan Choon Shian, chief execu- tive of WSG, said: “(This framework) signifies the importance and recog- nition placed on career practition- ers. It reflects the crucial role they play in helping individuals navigate career crossroads and make good choices about their career goals.” WSG career coach Jason Low, 57, who has been in the industry for over six years and served more than 1,250 clients, will be signing up for courses under the new framework. He said the framework lends credi- bility to the work he does. Ms Mazlina Hashim, 54, who went to Mr Low in February this year, said she secured her current position as an executive assistant in a security firm with Mr Low’s help. “He gave me hope because I had lost confidence,” she said. “I also felt I was too old to get another job but he helped me build my curriculum vitae and explore different options.” [email protected] PARTICIPATING BRANDS: ACER • AFTERSHOCK • ALIENWARE • ANKER • ARMAGGEDDON • APPLE • ASUS • AZTECH • BELKIN • BLAUPUNKT • BROTHER • BOSE • CANON • CASE LOGIC • CASIO • CIRCLES.LIFE • CURVE • CISCO • DELL • D-LINK • DJI • EPSON • EUBIQ • FUJIFILM • FITBIT • FUJITSU • GARMIN • GOPRO • HELLA • HP • HUAWEI • ICLEBO • INNERGIE • IROBOT • INXUS • J5CREATE • JABRA • JBL • JVC • KINGSTON • KLIPSCH • LENOVO • LG • LINKSYS • LOGITECH • M1 • MARBELLA • MARSHALL • MAXPOWER • MICROSOFT • MOBOT • MOTO • MOTOROLA • MYREPUBLIC • OMNIDESK • PAPAGO • PARROT • PHILIPS • PLAYSTATION • PRISM+ • RANGER • RAZER • SAMSUNG • SANDISK • SEAGATE • SECRETLAB • SENNHEISER • SINGTEL • SKULLCANDY • SONY • SONICGEAR • SOUNDTECH • SPIGEN • STARHUB • SYNOLOGY • TP-LINK • TARGUS • TRANSCEND • UE • VAIO • VALORE • VANGUARD • VELBON • VIEWQWEST • WESTERN DIGITAL • WHIZCOMMS • XIAOMI • X-MINI AND MANY MORE… Not valid with any other existing promotion or discount unless otherwise stated. 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Seniors usually receive their re- sults on the day of their screening. Those with abnormal results will be advised to seek follow-ups with the relevant healthcare professionals. While the programme has been around since 2011, yesterday’s screening was slightly different be- cause, for the first time, 25 students from Geylang Methodist helped the seniors as they moved from one sta- tion to another for their checks. The collaboration between the school and the National Healthcare Group (NHG) was to facilitate an in- ter-generational approach to the screening process, where students learn about the ageing process and how to show empathy. An NHG spokesman said that with the elderly population increas- ing, more seniors are expected to become frail and vulnerable to dis- abilities that affect their indepen- dence. “Functional screening en- ables timely provision of healthcare services to older adults with declin- ing functions,” said the spokesman. “With early detection, we hope to help improve their quality of life through effective interventions. This inter-generational collabora- tion is a way to spread health liter- acy among the young, their parents, grandparents and the seniors in the community effectively.” Secondary 2 student Raksha Narayan Rao, 13, who visits her grandparents abroad once a year, said the experience helped her un- derstand the elderly. “Initially, I was out of my comfort zone. The se- niors could not understand me and they spoke really softly. Eventually, I learnt to see things from a differ- ent perspective. I talked to them about things we had in common, like reading, and I really enjoyed it.” Mr Koh, who was advised to go for further check-ups, said the stu- dents’ help made the screening process easier. “They remind me of my grandchildren,” he added. VALUABLE GUIDANCE He gave me hope because I had lost confidence. I also felt I was too old to get another job but he helped me build my curriculum vitae and explore different options. ’’ MS MAZLINA HASHIM, 54, who went to career coach Jason Low, 57, in February. She said she secured her current position as an executive assistant in a security firm with Mr Low’s help. Mr Low has been in the sector for more than six years and will sign up for courses under the new framework. Certification will help ensure high industry standards, quality coaching for job seekers Students lend a hand at health screening for seniors Secondary 2 student Raksha Narayan Rao helping Mr Koh Tiong San, 74, during his hearing check, which was conducted by Ms Mildred Tan (in purple) from a healthcare provider. ST PHOTO: SYAMIL SAPARI B4 HOME | THE STRAITS TIMES | TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 |
Transcript of New training framework to develop career coaches Articles/ST_28Aug2018.pdfMrs Josephine Teo,...
Sue-Ann Tan
There will be a new framework to help career practitioners develop their skills and the credentials needed to have them recognised as professionals in their industry.
The certification will also promise quality coaching to job seekers, from a professional who “upholds high standards, ethics and ethos”, said Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Man-
power and Second Minister for Home Affairs, in launching the Work-force Singapore (WSG) Career Devel-opment Framework yesterday.
At WSG last year, career practi-tioners, who are also referred to as career coaches, helped about 25,000 job seekers under the Adapt and Grow programme.
“Professionalising and standardis-ing practices in the career commu-nity will be key. We must build on the empathy and passion of our ca-
reer professionals, invest in devel-oping their capabilities and attract more talents to join the commu-nity,” Mrs Teo said at the inaugural Career Practitioners Conference held at Marina Bay Sands Conven-tion Centre.
Around 300 career professionals, including practitioners who do it as their primary job and career advis-ers who do it as their secondary job function, attended the conference.
Career practitioners provide ser-vices such as education and career guidance, and help in managing ca-reer transition. For these practition-ers, the new framework will intro-duce training courses that lead to
certification, and will also provide guidelines on the kind of skills someone in the industry needs.
Mrs Teo said: “As our economy re-structures and our workforce adapts, the role of career profession-als becomes more important. We must recognise their critical place in helping people successfully tran-sit from one occupation to another.”
There are currently about 150 such career coaches from WSG and Employment and Employability In-stitute (e2i). There are also more than 90 education and career guid-ance counsellors in secondary schools, junior colleges and post-secondary educational institutions.
Under the framework, there are four levels of certification that range from basic education and ca-reer advising to helping profession-als to apply career development the-ories and tools. The higher levels can help professionals to supervise other career practitioners.
The first window for course appli-cation under the framework will open on Oct 1. The cost of applying for each level is $139.10.
Each credential is valid for three
years and professionals have to meet certain criteria for renewing it, such as completing the required number of practice hours.
Mr Tan Choon Shian, chief execu-tive of WSG, said: “(This framework) signifies the importance and recog-nition placed on career practition-ers. It reflects the crucial role they play in helping individuals navigate career crossroads and make good choices about their career goals.”
WSG career coach Jason Low, 57, who has been in the industry for over six years and served more than 1,250 clients, will be signing up for courses under the new framework. He said the framework lends credi-bility to the work he does.
Ms Mazlina Hashim, 54, who went to Mr Low in February this year, said she secured her current position as an executive assistant in a security firm with Mr Low’s help.
“He gave me hope because I had lost confidence,” she said. “I also felt I was too old to get another job but he helped me build my curriculum vitae and explore different options.”
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New training framework to develop career coaches
Rahimah Rashith
When Mr Koh Tiong San broke his teeth, he did not know where to go to get them fixed. “My dentist did not dare to fix them for me,” said the 74-year-old in Mandarin. “So I came here for some advice.”
Mr Koh, who attends NTUC Health Silver Circle Senior Care Centre in Geylang, was one of 22 el-derly residents who signed up for a community screening programme at Geylang Methodist Secondary School yesterday.
Called Functional Screenings, the programme comprises basic checks on vision, hearing and oral health, and can detect any age-related de-cline in functional ability so that timely intervention can be taken.
Seniors usually receive their re-sults on the day of their screening. Those with abnormal results will be
advised to seek follow-ups with the relevant healthcare professionals.
While the programme has been around since 2011, yesterday’s screening was slightly different be-cause, for the first time, 25 students from Geylang Methodist helped the seniors as they moved from one sta-tion to another for their checks.
The collaboration between the school and the National Healthcare Group (NHG) was to facilitate an in-ter-generational approach to the screening process, where students learn about the ageing process and how to show empathy.
An NHG spokesman said that with the elderly population increas-ing, more seniors are expected to become frail and vulnerable to dis-abilities that affect their indepen-dence. “Functional screening en-ables timely provision of healthcare services to older adults with declin-ing functions,” said the spokesman.
“With early detection, we hope to help improve their quality of life through effective interventions. This inter-generational collabora-tion is a way to spread health liter-acy among the young, their parents, grandparents and the seniors in the community effectively.”
Secondary 2 student Raksha Narayan Rao, 13, who visits her grandparents abroad once a year, said the experience helped her un-derstand the elderly. “Initially, I was out of my comfort zone. The se-niors could not understand me and they spoke really softly. Eventually, I learnt to see things from a differ-ent perspective. I talked to them about things we had in common, like reading, and I really enjoyed it.”
Mr Koh, who was advised to go for further check-ups, said the stu-dents’ help made the screening process easier. “They remind me of my grandchildren,” he added.
VALUABLE GUIDANCE
He gave me hope because I had lost confidence. I also felt I was too old to get another job but he helped me build my curriculum vitae and explore different options.
’’MS MAZLINA HASHIM, 54, who went to career coach Jason Low, 57, in February. She said she secured her current position as an executive assistant in a security firm with Mr Low’s help. Mr Low has been in the sector for more than six years and will sign up for courses under the new framework.
Certification will help ensure high industry standards, quality coaching for job seekers
Students lend a hand at health screening for seniors
Secondary 2 student Raksha Narayan Rao helping Mr Koh Tiong San, 74, during his hearing check, which was conducted by Ms Mildred Tan (in purple) from a healthcare provider. ST PHOTO: SYAMIL SAPARI
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