Community Service and Service Learning Offices

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Definitions and Scope

Service Learning or Community Service Offices of Schools

Service learning offices

Community engagement offices

Size

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

Segments

Institute of Higher Learning

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

Secondary schools

Desired impact and objectives

Needs of service learning offices

Need overview of social causes and host organisations

Existing Resources

IHL's VWO engagement sessions or festivals

Gaps and Their Causes

IHLs do their own VWO engagement and develop their own networks

Possible Solutions


Need to match students with host organisations

Existing Resources

Volunteer matching platforms (local)

Information on overseas volunteering opportunities & hosts

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

Need to ensure students achieve learning outcomes

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

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

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

Need to structure meaningful overseas volunteering projects

Existing Resources

YEP

Actvocado

Gaps and Their Causes

No clear connection between overseas and local initiatives

Possible Solutions

Resource Directory

Polytechnics

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Republic Polytechnic

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

Temasek Polytechnic

Universities

NIE

NTU Student Community Engagement

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sasd/communityengagement/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

https://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/studentlife/student-development/community-outreach

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

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