On The Job

There’s no better prep for the workforce than first-hand experience. Here’s how students at one international school are getting insights into their future careers through industry partnerships.

- JO UPCRAFT

The world is moving faster than ever. Ten years ago, there were no podcast managers, app specialists, or even Zumba instructors!

This notion is at the forefront of learning at Dulwich College (Singapore); the school recognizes that, in 10 more years, children will be doing jobs that we haven’t heard of yet. That’s why it likes to stay ahead of the curve and equip students with future job skills. It does this by partnering with world-class organizations that are pioneering in a variety of areas, from technology to the arts. The result? Dulwich students end up fully prepped and confident, which helps make them the first choice for employers in the future workplace.

Here are a few successful collaborations that the Singapore school and the broader Dulwich family of schools have implemented so far.

Science, Technology, Engineering

Rolls Royce

In a Dulwich partnership with Rolls Royce, students were set a project called Invention Drives Us. The focus was on promoting renewable energy and sustainability, and the challenge was to create a vehicle of the future – it had to be autonomous, scientifically feasible and solve a real-world problem.