Personal Development Experience

The Personal Development Experience is an experiential graduation requirement for all SUSS full-time students comprising of 2 components - (1) the Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) module and (2) the Student SUcceSS Centre Learning Prospectus^{^}.

All students must complete this programme in their first academic year.

Objectives and Approach

ETB Module	SSC Learning Prospectus
To provide students with an experiential platform to kick-start the university journey through a common experience To develop foundational aptitudes in self-awareness, team effectiveness, and the University's values	To help students develop competencies in the domains of ‘Unique Individual’ and ‘Care for Self and Others’

^More information on the SSC Learning Prospectus will be shared during the ETB programme.

Students are strongly encouraged to attend the virtual briefing on either 28 May (Tues) or 20 June (Thu), 7:30pm to 9pm, to find out more about the programme. Register for the programme briefing here.

A total of 3 runs will be offered to cohort 2024 students. Please find the 3 run dates in the table below:

Course Dates*	Health Declaration & Course Registration Period	Deadline for Medical Clearance (only applicable to students who have declared medical conditions)*	Post-Course Assessment Period
Run 1: 15 to 17 July 2024	3 June, 12pm to 28 June, 12pm	10 July, 12pm	TBC
Run 2: 18 to 20 July 2024		15 July, 12pm	TBC
Run 3: 23 to 25 July 2024		18 July, 12pm	TBC

*The duration of each course is 3 days + 1-day post course assessment. Students must be available throughout the entire course date duration. More details on post-course assessment will be shared during the course.

How to Register

The ETB Module registration process will be conducted in 2 phases:

Phase 1: Health Declaration & Course Selection
Duration: 3 June, 12pm to 28 June, 12pm Students are required to declare health conditions After which, students can proceed to select their preferred run on a first-come-first-serve basis Students are allowed to register for only ONE (1) run
Phase 2: Medical Clearance
Duration: [for Run 1] 3 June, 12pm to 10 July, 12pm [for Run 2] 3 June, 12pm to 15 July, 12pm [for Run 3] 3 June, 12pm to 18 July, 12pm Students with declared health conditions are required to seek appropriate medical clearance, which may involve visiting a doctor, before attending ETB programme Students are strongly encouraged to declare their health conditions at the earliest, as they are not able to attend their selected ETB runs until health declarations are submitted and cleared by SUSS Student Life (STL)

Phase 1: Health Declaration & Course Selection

Duration:
3 June, 12pm to 28 June, 12pm
Students are required to declare health conditions
After which, students can proceed to select their preferred run on a first-come-first-serve basis

Students are allowed to register for only ONE (1) run

Phase 2: Medical Clearance

Duration:
[for Run 1] 3 June, 12pm to 10 July, 12pm
[for Run 2] 3 June, 12pm to 15 July, 12pm
[for Run 3] 3 June, 12pm to 18 July, 12pm
Students with declared health conditions are required to seek appropriate medical clearance, which may involve visiting a doctor, before attending ETB programme
Students are strongly encouraged to declare their health conditions at the earliest, as they are not able to attend their selected ETB runs until health declarations are submitted and cleared by SUSS Student Life (STL)

Students will receive the link to access the ETB module registration portal via email.
More details regarding the registration process will be published here nearer to date.

Please read the FAQ document (TBC) for answers to most common questions about the Experiential Teambuilding Programme. We regularly update the FAQ document. If your question is not in the FAQ list, please send your query to SUSS Student Life at studentlife@suss.edu.sg.