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The SSC Learning Framework articulates the understanding of Personal and Professional Success. It consolidates and frames the various programmes and courses offered by the offices in the centre namely, Career Development Office, Office of Entrepreneurship and Office of Student Life into a comprehensive experiential curriculum.

The outcomes of developing Personal and Professional success is in tandem with the desire to implement a future-fit curriculum to ready our students for the VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) world and to meet the desired outcomes of the Student SUcceSS Centre.

A successful SUSS student is one who embodies the following attributes grounded in the SUSS values of SPIRIT:

SUcceSSful Student

The framework translates into a learning prospectus that provides students with the information and access to information on our programmes that would allow students to personalise their learning journey by selecting and undertaking the programmes best suited for their profile and experience.

SSC Learning Framework

The Learning Framework comprises of the following structure with the following aims in alignment with its overall outcomes:

Domain	Strands	Areas of Learning
Personal SUcceSS Unleashing individual potential to advocate wellbeing and social good	Unique Individuals	Understand Self
				Develop Teams
				Nurture Leaders
		Care for Self and Community	Support Wellness
				Manage Risk
				Cultivate Diversity and Inclusion
Professional SUcceSS Transforming mindsets for lifelong learning and future readiness	Career Readiness	Career Preparation
				Career Catalyst
				Career Articulation
		Enterprising and Innovating for Excellence	Entrepreneurial Mindset
				Startup Experience
				Business Incubation

The Student Success Centre (SSC) offers a comprehensive suite of programmes for our students and alumni to complement the academic learning journey in SUSS to support students towards achieving Personal and Professional Success. The programmes endeavour to facilitate the unleashing of students’ potential to advocate for their own wellbeing as well as others while doing social good to benefit the community and the environment transform and at the same time transform mindsets for students to be future ready and nurture the passion for lifelong learning. For full-time undergraduate students, completion of selected programmes is part of fulfilment of graduation requirements under Student Teambuilding and Work Attachment.

Aside from the Learning Prospectus, SSC designs and delivers platforms and programmes that allow students to cultivate social responsibility and global competencies, and provide the opportunities to engage in lifelong learning. Our centre also works across different schools and centres to facilitate our students in developing the SUCCESS attributes holistically.

Personal Success Workshop Overview

Professional Success Workshop Overview

LEARNING PROSPECTUS COMING SOON

The Centre offers the following minors that aim towards professional readiness and success locally and in the region.

Alibaba Cloud-SUSS Certificate / Minor in Entrepreneurship	Minor in Introduction to ASEAN China India
Programme Highlights and Eligibility Criteria Minor Curriculum Plan for undergraduate students enrolled before July 2023 semester (40 cu) Minor Curriculum Plan for undergraduate students who enrol from July 2023 semester onwards (30cu)	Programme Highlights and Eligibility Criteria Minor Curriculum Plan for undergraduate students enrolled before July 2023 semester (40 cu) Minor Curriculum Plan for undergraduate students who enrol from July 2023 semester onwards (30cu)

Alibaba Cloud-SUSS Certificate /

Minor in Entrepreneurship

Minor in Introduction to ASEAN China India

Our Language for Work courses are designed to support the development of language and communication skills for the ASEAN, China, and India regions.

These courses provide students with the necessary language skills and cultural knowledge to live and work in the respective countries. The course offers comprehensive training in conversational skills, grammar and vocabulary, with an additional focus on language used in work settings, customs and acceptable etiquette in social interactions.

These courses are part of the courses under Minor Electives for Minor in Introduction to ASEAN China and India.

For more information on the Language for Work courses, please contact languagelearner@suss.edu.sg.

The Language for Work series are:

Course Code and Title	Pre-requisite
OGP181 Chinese Language for Work 1	Have not taken the same language at secondary school level and/or above.
OGP281 Chinese Language for Work 2	Students to take placement Chinese Test to indicate suitability to take the course at level 2 or has taken OGP181.
OGP381 Chinese Language for Work 3	Students to take placement Chinese Test to indicate suitability to take the course at level 3 or has taken OGP281.
OGP182 Indonesian Language for Work 1	Nil
OGP183 Vietnamese Language for Work 1	Nil
OGP184 Thai Language for Work 1	Nil
MLL181 Malay Language for Work 1	Students are required to pass Beginner class.
MLL281 Malay Language for Work 2	Students to take placement Malay Test to indicate suitability to take the course or attend the Beginners.
MLL381 Malay Language for Work 3	Students to take placement Malay Test to indicate suitability to take the course or attend the Beginners.

Applications Open	01 August 2023
Applications Close	10 August 2023
Next Available Intake	January and July 2024
Language	Chinese
Duration	Written Test (21 August - 24 August) Oral Test (11 September - 15 September)
Fees	FOC
School/ Department	Student SUcceSS Centre
Synopsis	If you have prior background in Chinese or Malay (at least a Pass at O Levels), take the respective placement test to determine the level of Business Chinese or Business Malay that is suitable for your level of language competency. Do note that the placement test taken this semester will determine which Business course level you're suitable for in the following semester.
Sessions	6 sessions in total: 5 learning sessions and 1 assessment session. The last session is an assessment that takes about 10 minutes per student.
Mode	All sessions are conducted online, using Canvas Zoom for synchronous learning. There are no face-to-face lessons for all language courses. Video recordings of lessons can be downloaded from Canvas under Virtual Class > Cloud Recordings.
Passing Requirement	To receive a Certificate of Completion, you need to: Complete all course requirements. Pass the Oral Assessment.

For more information on the Placement Test, please contact languagelearner@suss.edu.sg.

Student SUcceSS Centre

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Definition of Framework

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Personal SUcceSS Workshops

Professional SUcceSS Workshops

Language for Work Series

Placement Test

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