Research & Engagement
Youth engagement and research provide invaluable insights into prevailing government policies and social norms. We understand their lived realities and strive to empower and support youth to discover their full potential.
Youth and their employment concerns
Even amidst a pandemic, youths have demonstrated resilience in their careers and also reported more positive scores of career success and perceived employability in 2021 than in 2020.
But despite the changing circumstances, we also observed some longer staying employment preferences and concerns youths have that can help further the understanding of today’s labour landscape.
One such persisting concern may be career uncertainty, and in response youths highlighted desire for greater availability and accessibility of opportunities to equip themselves with soft skills.
What else are youths prioritising, and how else can we help them?
Read to find out more.
Youth Engagements In Partnership with Government Agencies
Our partnership with youths is what shapes the National Youth Council. We work with a myriad of partners, including government agencies, for young people to have a voice on national issues.
These issues could range from transport to environment & sustainability, and mental health wellbeing. As part of the on-going Forward Singapore (FSG) exercise launched by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in 2022, youth engagements played a key role in raising issues which the Government and Youths need to work on together, so as to strengthen our social compact. This was done through a series of seven National Youth Dialogues. Watch the highlights from some of these FSG led National Youth Dialogues below.
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Renewing Our Social Compact
At the first National Youth Dialogue under the Forward Singapore exercise, “Renewing Our Social Compact” panellists shared about the current state of Singapore’s social compact, why it was important to have a conversation about it , and if meritocracy has a place in Singapore today!
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Home For Every Stage Of Life
The engagement had panelists share about existing public housing policies and present day comparisons between mature and non-mature HDB estates, if means testing for HDB flats will be reviewed, and what the Government is doing to stop people from gaming the system.
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Types of Youth Engagements
Beyond giving youth a space to address policy issues, we promote civic participation amongst youth. Singapore is a small country that is ethnically and religiously diverse, and differences can only be bridged with civic conversations. Differences shape us as individuals, but being able to agree to disagree respectfully, shapes us as a society.
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National Youth Dialogues
The National Youth Dialogues is a series of seven dialogues organised in partnership between NYC and the Global Shapers Community (Singapore Hub) under the Forward Singapore exercise.
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Budget
NYC has supported the Ministry of Finance in series of pre and post Budget engagements in past years. Find out more about our partnership for Budget 2023.
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Kopi Sessions
These sessions allow youths from NYC communities (Holler!, INSPIRIT, YCS etc) to engage with like-minded peers and share their views on issues that matter to them.
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Civic Conversations
Civic conversations to nurture empathy and understanding. are key to maintaining our social cohesion. Watch what Minister Edwin Tong shared with youths about how Singapore ensures every voice is heard and respected when sensitive issues are discussed.
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NYC & Youth Partners
NYC works with youth associations and student unions and connect them with the Government to co-create policies that impact youth directly.
