Community Service and Service Learning Offices

Definitions and Scope

Service Learning or Community Service Offices of Schools

Service learning offices

Community engagement offices

Size and Segments

Not just how many service learning offices, but also How many students from tertiary education institutions, in what disciplines who have to go through service learning; how many are part of curriculum, how many voluntary etc

Needs of service learning offices

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Need overview of social causes and host organisations

Existing Resources

IHL's VWO engagement sessions, networking or festivals

NTU Local Community Engagement Office list of possible projects (see also this webpage)

Gaps and Their Causes

IHLs do their own VWO engagement and develop their own networks

Possible Solutions

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Need to match students with host organisations

Existing Resources

Information on student skills and capabilitiues

Volunteer matching platforms (local)

• giving.sg
• Taproot+
• Serve.sg

Information on overseas volunteering opportunities & hosts

• VolunteerWhere

Gaps and Their Causes

VWOs may not know what kind of skills and expertise students can bring to the table, and only

Possible Solutions

Compile existing disciplines from across the IHLs and exemplars of projects that their students have done, so that VWOs may understand who to approach for what kind of projects

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Need to ensure students acquire community leadership and engagement skills

Existing Resources

Temasek Poly's Leadership Programme - (LEAP)

National Community Leadership Institute (NACLI)

Gaps and Their Causes

School programmes open only to their own students?

NACLI open only to grassroots?

Possible Solutions

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Need to structure meaningful volunteering projects so that students achieve learning outcomes and hosts achieve social impact

Existing Resources

YEP

Actvocado

Gaps and Their Causes

No clear connection between overseas and local initiatives

Possible Solutions

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Need to ensure service outcomes for host organisations or social impact for community

Existing Resources

NTU Community Engagement Initiatives (12 per year, up to $5k each, for community in South West, application window Jan-Mar & Jun-Aug)

NTU Community Research Fellowship (4 per year, up to $50k, NTU faculty will lead project, submission by 15 Jan)

SIT Community i-LEAP - faculty and students to apply their technology solutions to community issues

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

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Resource Directory

Polytechnics

Republic Polytechnic -

https://www.rp.edu.sg/shl/beyond-the-classroom/service-learning

Temasek Polytechnic - Centre for Character and Leadership Education

https://www.tp.edu.sg/centres/centre-for-character-and-leadership-education

Universities

NTU - Local Community Engagement Office

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/lceo/Pages/default.aspx

NUS Office of Student Affairs

http://www.nus.edu.sg/osa/

NUS Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre

https://ctpclc.nus.edu.sg/

SIT - Student Life

https://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/studentlife/

SUSS Service-Learning

http://www.suss.edu.sg/CET/Pages/Service-Learning.aspx

SMU Centre for Social Responsibility

https://c4sr.smu.edu.sg/

Relevant Agencies

NYC Youth Corp

https://www.youthcorps.sg/en

In-Depth Profile

Republic Poly

Scope of Service Learning

Schools / Clubs	Capabilities	Examples
Office of Student and Graduate Affairs
School of Applied Science	Biomedical sciences, Biotechnology	Batam- sports activities, health screening
School of Engineering		Batam - engineering students helped in building of communal amenities
School of Hospitality		Sunlove Marsiling SAC - culinary students prepare food with seniors
School of Infocomm
School of Management and Communication
School of Sports, Health and Leisure
School of Technology for the Arts	Arts and Theatre Management, Game Design
Service-Learning Club

Temasek Polytechnic - Centre for Character and Leadership Education

https://www.tp.edu.sg/centres/centre-for-character-and-leadership-education

Established in 1996

Staff

Position	Name	Email	Tel
Director	Raymond Teo Choo Hwee
Head	Marie Chan
Section Head	Joshua Liew
Senior Lecturer	Adrena Chua

Strategic Thrusts

1. Develop character and leadership curriculum, run programmes
2. Consultancy, training and research in character and leadership programmes

Key Initiatives

Leadership Programme - "Leadership: Essential Attributes & Practice" (LEAP)

Signature Programmes - that cover team-based activities, experiential learning, sports, personality profiling, and other enrichment workshops.

Public Forums and Student Forums on Character & Leadership

NTU - Local Community Engagement Office

Staff

Position	Name	Email	Tel
Executive Director	Dr Toh Kian Lam	kltoh@ntu.edu.sg	+65 6592 2517
Deputy Director	Alvin Lee	alvinlee@ntu.edu.sg	+65 6904 1118
Senior Assistant Manager	Shi Jin Chen, Iona	iona.shi@ntu.edu.sg	+65 6904 1108

Strategic Thrusts

1. Foster new community partnerships through networking and relationship building
2. Create community impact through community-participatory research
3. Provide education and enrichment for the community

Special focus on South West Community for projects.

Key Initiatives

Community Engagement Initiatives (12 per year, up to $5k each, for community in South West, application window Jan-Mar & Jun-Aug)

Community Research Fellowship (4 per year, up to $50k, NTU faculty will lead project, submission by 15 Jan)

SIT - Student Life

https://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/studentlife/

Strategic Thrusts

1. Community outreach
2. Leadership development

Key Initiatives

Community i-LEAP - An initiative for SIT faculty and students to apply their technology solutions to community issues

email directly Innovate@SingaporeTech.edu.sg

SUSS - Service Learning Office

Key Initiatives

Service Learning Symposium