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Programme 06 · Career Readiness & Real-World Exposure
Connecting today's classroom to tomorrow's careers
Career guidance, mentors and real-world experiences help learners discover what is possible, choose subjects with purpose and plan a confident path after school.
For learners
With parents
Mentors and professionals
Real-world ready
Meet the people doing the jobs you dream about.
About the programme
Helping learners see what is possible
Many young people choose subjects and careers with very little information about the options open to them. Meeting real professionals and exploring the world of work early widens their horizons.
Learners explore their interests and strengths, learn about career paths and the subject combinations that lead to them, hear from professionals and plan their next steps after Form 4 (CSEE) and Form 6 (ACSEE), with parents involved along the way.
Who it is for
Learners from Form 1 to Form 6, with their parents and guardians
What it focuses on
Self-discovery, career exploration, subject choices, mentoring and planning
How it runs
Career sessions, talks with professionals and mentoring, co-designed with each school
What learners build
Four steps to a confident career path
Know yourself
Understanding personal interests, strengths and values.
Explore careers
Discovering the wide range of careers open to them.
Choose with purpose
Linking subject choices to future goals.
Real-world connections
Meeting mentors and professionals who open doors.
Why it matters
Young people's ambitions are narrowing
Learners cannot aim for careers they have never heard of. Contact with people in work is strongly linked with better employment later in life.
1 in 2
15-year-old girls worldwide (and 44% of boys) expect to work in just ten jobs, and 39% of teenagers are uncertain about their career plans.
Source: OECD (2025), The State of Global Teenage Career Preparation, based on PISA 2022.
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