Milestone Programmes


PSC has put in place a series of compulsory milestone programmes, before the start and during their studies, to ensure that PSC scholarship holders are attuned to the opportunities and challenges facing the Public Service.

To help you develop holistically, we encourage you to pursue programmes such as summer/winter or academic programmes in non-traditional countries and engage in work attachments through internships and Gap Year programmes in the private or people sectors. These programmes will enable you to acquire a range of perspectives, experiences and capabilities that would prepare you to serve citizens with increasingly diverse needs and expectations.

 

PSC Preparatory Course

The programme is designed to provide newly awarded PSC scholarship holders an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be an officer in the Public Service, as well as network with your peers and seniors.

Officers from various agencies also participate in the programme as speakers, coordinators and mentors. PSC scholarship holders are given an opportunity to witness how various areas of the Public Service come together to achieve their aims.

Timing Usually between late June and early July
Contents
  • Challenges and issues faced by Singapore and the Public Service
  • Values of the Public Service
  • Conduct expected of public sector scholarship holders and future public officers
  • Challenges of public policy formulation
  • Safety and self-care
Components
  • Community engagement
  • Teambuilding
  • Engagement with senior public sector leaders
  • Networking sessions with scholarship officers and senior PSC scholarship holders

PSC Scholars Mid-Course Programme (PSMP)

Objective
To provide PSC scholarship holders:
  • A better understanding of the principles and resource constraints that guide policy-making
  • A first-hand experience of operational and strategic concerns facing agencies in the public sector
  • An opportunity to engage senior public sector leaders on major initiatives and programmes in the Public Service
  • An opportunity to interact with colleagues from PSD (Leadership Development) to deepen understanding on career pathways for scholarship holders on the open track
Timing
  • During your summer vacation at the end of your 2nd year of university
  • SPF Scholarship and local medicine scholarship holders attend the PSMP in their 1st year
Components
Component Duration
Main Programme 5 days
Career Day 1 day
Singapore Seminar 1 day
Internship with agencies 6-8 weeks (Anytime between May and September)

Youth Corps Leaders Programme (YCLP)

PSC partners Youth Corps Singapore (YCS) to prepare PSC scholarship holders as public officers by providing opportunities for you to understand and serve Singapore communities.

Objective To enable PSC scholarship holders to:
  • Lead bold changes in the community
  • Grow leadership knowledge and skills through training and practical experiences
  • Connect with other like-minded youths
  • Deepen insights into national issues and challenges
Requirement

You are required to fulfil a minimum of 100 service hours with a Community Partner of your choice, upon approval from PSC and YCS.

You will be conferred as a Youth Corp Leader upon the successful completion of the programme by the end of your 2nd year of undergraduate studies.


For more information on YCS, please visit https://www.youthcorps.sg.