Education & Career Guidance (ECG)

Education and Career Guidance (ECG) is about equipping students with the necessary knowledge, skills and values to make informed decisions at each key education stage for successful transition from school to further education or work.

At secondary schools, the focus is on exploration; to help students understand themselves better in their skills, interests and abilities and guide their exploration of different education and career pathways. Through ECG, social emotional competencies and qualities of proactivity, adaptability and resilience are developed to prepare students for the 21st century.

Sec 1	Sec 2	Sec 3	Sec 4 & 5
Who am I?	Who am I? Where am I going?	Where am I going?	How do I get there?
○ Discover interests and talents ○ Understand self and gain self-awareness	○ Explore career personality types and aspiration ○ Make informed decision to decide on subject combination using PITA ○ Set targets and work towards desired results	○ Understand career pathways in details ○ Exploring education institutions and careers ○ Charting pathways through target setting	○ Decision making and planning towards personal ECG goals ○ Set targets and work towards desired results

Cesson Programme

The Cesson programme is an AES signature programme with a series of different activities specially designed to prepare our Secondary 4 and 5 students for the future. The name Cesson originated from the Cesson Bridge in France where our founder, St. Louis Marie de Montfort, started his 300km journey to Paris for his theological studies on foot.

The objectives of the Cesson programme are to develop AssumptionKnights to be:

self-awareness about personal interests, abilities and career aspirations
understanding in the various education pathways ahead, so as to make informed decisions
skills that will help students in their education and career path

AES ECG Website

Find out more about the various education pathways, admission criteria, tips on preparing for interviews for Early Admission Exercise (EAE) by visiting our AES ECG Website!

To find out about upcoming ECG events, visit this page!

Useful Links for Academic Pathways Exploration

Title	Links	Remarks
Poly Foundation Programme (PFP)	https://go.gov.sg/pfp	NA
Information on Post-secondary Education	https://go.gov.sg/overview-pseis https://go.gov.sg/whats-next https://youtu.be/ndDVlzT-z0g	Exp, N(A), N(T)
Polytechnics Course Finder	https://go.gov.sg/coursefinder	Exp, N(A), N(T)
Direct-entry-scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP)	https://go.gov.sg/dpp	N(A)
Nanyang Academic of Fine Arts (NAFA) Foundation Programme	https://go.gov.sg/applynafafp	N(A)
Poly Early Admission Exercise (Poly EAE)	https://go.gov.sg/polyeae	Exp & 5N(A)
Direct School Admission – Junior Colleges (DSA-JC)	https://go.gov.sg/applyjcdsa	Exp & 5N(A)
ITE Early Admission Exercise (ITE EAE)	https://go.gov.sg/applyeae	Exp, N(A), N(T)
Courses available at the ITE	https://www.ite.edu.sg/admissions/full-time-courses	Exp, N(A), N(T)
La Salle College of the Arts (Diploma)	https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/admissions/diploma-admissions	Exp & 5N(A)
Nanyang Academic of Fine Arts (NAFA) Diploma	https://www.nafa.edu.sg/courses/diploma	Exp & 5N(A)

Other Useful Links

Title	Links	Remarks
My-Skills-Future Portal (Secondary)	https://go.gov.sg/mysfsec	ECG Portal to explore the world of work and plan education pathways
Singapore Industry Landscape	https://go.gov.sg/industrylandscape-sec https://go.gov.sg/ecgportalvideos https://go.gov.sg/ecgportalarticles	ECG Portal to explore the world of work
Parent Guide	https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/ecg-parent-guide/	A guide for parents/guardians in ECG
The Next Step Forward	https://www.go.gov.sg/next-step-forward	An e-book that illustrates how 54 individuals go through diverse education and career pathways
Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise (JPAE)	https://jpae.polytechnic.edu.sg/app	Progression from ITE to Poly
Scholarships	https://go.gov.sg/admissions-scholarships	Learn about the different merit-based awards and scholarships
ECG Centre at MOE	Email: MOE_ECG@moe.gov.sg Phone: 6831 1420 E-appointment system: https://go.gov.sg/moe-ecg-centre	The ECG Centre (51 Grange Road) provides ECG counselling services for students during periods such as the release of their GCE N-Level, O-Level and A-Level examination results.
Private Education Programme	https://go.gov.sg/pei	Resources for private education programme

ECG Counsellor

Unsure of your subject combinations and what to do after AES?
Seek a second advice about your choices in your education pathway?
Please speak to your Form Teacher or Subject Teachers about booking a slot with an ECG Counsellor!