Community Service and Service Learning Offices

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Definitions and Scope

Target Population: [name of target group]

Service learning offices

Community engagement offices

Client Segments

Those from IHLs and those from secondary schools

Size of Target Population

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

Desired impact for target group

Needs of [insert client type]


Need to have 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

  • giving.sg
  • taproot plus
  • serve.sg

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 know about and 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