Having a mentor helped me through life experiences: Poly grad on NTUC initiative

14 Jul 2023

SP alumnus Liau Jun Heng’s top priorities is to get a job, so that he can help with his family’s expenses and have a meaningful career. He graduated in 2023 with a diploma in maritime business and has secured a place to study business management at SMU. To prepare for his career progression, the 20-year-old joined a mentorship programme run by the National Trades Union Congress’ (NTUC) Youth Career Network in June, which paired him with business analyst Luke Chua. NTUC currently has about 400 career mentors under its Youth Career Network, but will raise this figure to 1,200 by 2025. This comes after its Youth Taskforce found in its year-long engagement with over 10,000 youth that they regard mentorship as one of the top resources they need to start their careers. Career mentors go through interviews before they are recruited by the mentorship programme. The key criteria for mentors are their industry experience and ability to relate to youth. Similar news reported in Lianhe ZaoBao, Channel News Asia, Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U, Suria, Vasantham, CNA938 and Oli968.

[The Straits Times]