Education and Career Guidance

Explore how JWSS helps students discover their strengths and make informed choices about further study and careers through ECG activities, work attachments, and learning journeys.

Last updated 12 August 2026

Importance of ECG

‘One of the key things that we need to do is for our students to graduate with a good understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, and interests. More informed choices will reduce the attrition from school to workplace.’

Minister Chan Chun Sing _at STL-SCEU Learning Festival,
February 2022

ECG Messages for Students (In Alignment with SkillsFuture)

Four colored panels with career guidance tips covering self-discovery, pathways, informed decisions, and resilience.

The 3 Big ECG Questions for Students

Three colored arrow shapes in red, green, and purple labeled "Who am I?", "Where am I going?", and "How do I get there?"

ECG Experiences @ JWSS

The comprehensive suite of ECG Experiences at JWSS is designed with the following in mind:

Flowchart showing ECG Messages for Students and 3 Big ECG Questions linked to six colored topic boxes.

Suite of ECG Experiences @ JWSS

The extensive variety of ECG experiences in JWSS aims to enable our students to make informed choices about post-secondary education and possible careers.

A list of 13 blue buttons showing JWSS school career guidance programs, each with a thumbnail photo and title text.

Flagship Student Work Attachment Programme

The Student Work Attachment Programme (SWAP) is designed to enable JWSS students to

Four colored boxes listing work experience benefits: understanding skills, gaining exposure, learning through involvement, and work ethics awareness.

The work attachment opportunities are open to students at the upper secondary levels and typically last for one to two weeks (depending on the area of work) during the semestral holidays in June and November/December.

Students are invited to apply for the available work attachment opportunities and are selected to go on the work attachment based on certain criteria including passion for the work area and industry.

Click here to find out more about the Student Work Attachment Programme (SWAP) at JWSS.

White bold text reading "ECG Activities" on a teal background with a small red rectangle in the top right corner.

Slide showing three photos of students in blue uniforms visiting Pioneer Junior College, with captions describing their activities.

Slide showing four photos of students visiting post-secondary institutions in Singapore, including arts, maritime, healthcare, and aerospace sites.

Slide showing students at Singapore Polytechnic doing aerospace activities, including flight simulation and building a plane model.

Slide showing students using an F1 driving simulator and exploring electronics at ITE College West.

Slide titled N(A) and N(T) Elective Modules showing four photos of students cooking, posing, and learning skills.

Four photos of school students attending customised workshops on DSA-JC, Poly EAE, ITE DPP, and Arts Business Management.

Four ECG Day photos showing students at a career talk, panel discussion, reviewing brochures, and a booth.

Slide titled ECG Learning Journey showing four student field trip photos to hospitality, SBS Transit, ICA, and Keppel Marine.

Activities in 2022

ECG 2022

As we slowly resume school activities this year, the school organised some ECG activities for students to learn and explore the different education and career pathways. Through ECG, we hope to develop students’ growth mindset and work resilience to embrace the need for lifelong learning and career adaptability. Below are some of the platforms to nurture students’ self-awareness and self-directedness to support them in discovering their strengths and interests and charting their education and career journey.

Nine colored tiles listing educational programs including ECG lessons, MySkillsFuture Portal, ITE Programme, and Student Work Attachment.

Experience ITE Programme

A chef in white uniform and tall hat speaks to masked students in blue uniforms gathered around a counter in a kitchen.

Four students in blue uniforms and masks lean over a black track mat testing small robots at a School of Engineering center.

A masked guide in a blue hijab speaks to a group of uniformed students in a hotel room with a large window.

Applied Learning Module at Singapore Polytechnic: Fundamentals of Robot Programming

Four children kneel on a floor around a paper showing the letter U, with one child pointing at it.

Two masked students present a slideshow about reactive robots in a classroom with a projected screen.

Customised talks for students

Students in blue uniforms sit at tables in a large classroom watching a presentation on two projected screens.

Activities in 2019

:: ECG Learning Journey 2019 (22 Oct)

Our school’s second ECG Learning Journey was held on 22 October this year. The Secondary 3 students had 9 organisations to choose from for the ECG Learning Journey. The 9 organisations are Building and Construction Authority, LASALLE, MAJ Aviation, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Rolls Royce Seletar Plant, SBS (Bus), SBS (Train), Grand Park Orchard Hotel and Supreme Court. The objectives of the ECG Learning Journey are as follows:

- To enable students to explore viable education and career options

- To learn more about the world of work, education and career pathways

- To inculcate an appreciation for the value of all occupations and how they contribute to the well-functioning of society

A group of students in school uniforms stand behind yellow outdoor sofas on a rooftop terrace with city buildings behind them.

Students at Grand Park Central Hotel

A group of students in blue uniforms posing on an outdoor terrace near an airport runway under cloudy skies.

Students at MAJ Aviation

A woman addresses a group of students in uniforms inside an aircraft engine maintenance hangar.

Students at Rolls Royce Seletar Plant

Students in blue uniforms listen to a guide pointing at exhibits about Ship Bunkering at the Port of Singapore museum.

Students participating in the Singapore Maritime Trail

A group of uniformed students listens to an adult speaker in a studio filled with architectural scale models on shelves.

Students at LASALLE

Talks by JWSS Alumni on their National Service Experience (2019)

In 2019, JWSS held an engagement session between JWSS alumni who were currently serving their National Service (NS) obligations. JWSS collaborated with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to invite two JWSS alumni who were serving in the SAF to share their NS experience with our Secondary 3 students, including our female students. Both our male and female students found the session meaningful and engaging, and engaged in a short question and answer segment with our alumni to learn more about the choices that they had made in NS, and the impact that their NS experience has had on their lives. We will seek to continue these engagement sessions for our students to provide them with insight on how Singapore’s defence force operates, and what they can look forward to in the future.

Students in uniforms sit at desks in a school hall watching a projected presentation on Specialist Cadet School.

A speaker in uniform presents a slide titled "Choice in Choosing your Vocation" to students seated in a hall.

Two uniformed individuals sit on stage holding microphones beside a whiteboard displaying "Mathematics P1 1430-1630."

ECG Day 2019 (27 May)
Our school’s third ECG Day was held on 27 May this year. The purpose of the ECG Day is to enable students to gather information from various sources to start exploring and making informed educational and career decisions for their future.

Sharing by our guest speakers about their career

Man in navy shirt and white pants smiling while holding a microphone on stage with a red curtain behind him.

A man in a white shirt and navy vest speaks into a microphone in front of a red curtain.

Woman in a black dress holding a microphone and speaking on stage in front of a red curtain.

| | | --- | | Mr Chia Hock Lai | Mr Adzfar Alami | Ms Cherlyn Lim | | CEO of Switchnovate, a
Fintech consultancy firm | Senior associate at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP,
one of the biggest law firms in Singapore
| Trainer at SHATEC, Hospitality
and Business Studies | Panel discussion
Our students were given the opportunity to ask the guest speakers some questions during the panel discussion.

Four panelists seated on stage at a Future Ready school event, with one man speaking into a microphone.

Sharing by Jurong Pioneer JC

A man wearing glasses and a gray shirt holds a microphone while speaking on a wooden stage with a projection screen behind him.

Sharing by our school's ECG Counsellor

Students in blue uniforms sit on a gymnasium floor watching a presenter at a stage with a projected slideshow.

Sharing by a former student on his educational and career pathway

A man holding a microphone presents in front of a projected slide titled "Content Page" listing educational and career points.

Mr Byron Tan, 4T1 2012 He is currently in NTU pursuing a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Booth tour

Organisations were invited to set up booths in the school. Students were given the opportunity to visit the booths to find out more about the various post-secondary pathways and to clarify their doubts.

Students in blue uniforms browse brochures at an indoor fair while an adult in black points to materials on a table.

Several students in blue and white uniforms gather around a white table, reviewing printed papers and brochures together.

Students in blue and white uniforms gather around an adult reviewing printed brochures indoors.

Students in blue uniforms gather around a table at an indoor fair, holding brochures and talking to a seated person.