Junior colleges beef up job-shadowing opportunities for students

Teng Wen Quan, who attended St Andrew's Junior College, took part in his school’s work-shadowing programme in 2022. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
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SINGAPORE – Teng Wen Quan, 18, has just graduated from junior college (JC), but he has already had the chance to shadow a university professor at work during his holidays.

The St Andrew’s JC (SAJC) alumnus took part in his school’s work-shadowing programme in 2022, spending three weeks at the National University of Singapore’s department of biological sciences.

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