MOE SPONSORED-OBS STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME (OBSSLP) SECONDARY - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Booking Exercise for

MOE SPONSORED-OBS STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME (OBSSLP)

SECONDARY SCHOOLS ONLY

Objectives of OBSSLP

• To enable students to lead groups in an outdoor setting;
• To empower students to make sound decisions and judgement under

challenging outdoor circumstances; and

• To encourage students to interact and mix with students from diverse

backgrounds while in the outdoors.

Selection Criteria for OBSSLP

Selected students must fulfil the following criteria:

• Singapore Citizen
• Secondary 3 (in the year of course) and / or Sec 2 for November/December

courses onwards

• Holding a leadership appointment within the school or show leadership

potential

• Medically fit (students are required to go for Medical Examination to certify fit

to attend an OBS course)

• Able to attend the entire duration of the course

OBSSLP – Common Issues

• Criteria for participants
• Unable to fill up places or taking up more places
• Replacement of students
• Adherence to timeline
• Incomplete information in submission
• Medical examination dated more than 3 months from start of programme
• Tetanus Vaccination

Important Information

• Limited slots available
• Booking using the same account as MOE OALC
• Phase 1: up to 30 places per school
• Booking Dates: 3rd – 6th October 2016
• Balloting results will be released at the end of briefing

Course Schedule 2017

S/N DATE 1 Term 1, Week 7 13 – 17 Feb 2017 2 Term 3, Week 6 31 Jul – 4 Aug 2017 3 Sep Holiday 4 – 8 Sep 2017 4 Dec Holiday 20 – 24 Nov 2017 5 Dec Holiday 27 Nov – 1 Dec 2017

Administrative Timeline

Time Action 2 – 3 months prior to start

• f course

PSOEB / OBS send administrative package to participating schools via email 7 weeks before start of course (or 1 week before submission deadline) PSOEB will send email reminder to schools on the submission deadline of forms to PSOEB/OBS 6 weeks (or earlier) before course Schools to submit forms to PSOEB / OBS Actual Course Teacher to check in students on first day of programme and receive students on last day of programme

Booking Timeline

Dates Action 5th Sep 2016 Balloting for order of booking (completed) 14th Sep 2016, 1700h Release of ballot results (via email and through the booking website) 3rd – 6th Oct 2016 Booking of MOE Sponsored-OBS Leadership Programme for all secondary schools (except schools on board the Multi-Schools Sec 3 Cohort Camp)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

My school is selected for the Multi-School Secondary 3 Cohort Camp in 2017. Can my school participate in the MOE Sponsored-OBS Student Leadership Programme?

• No. School is eligible for one programme only.

This is to give more students the opportunity to participate in an OBS programme.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What happens if the student falls sick during the course? OBS has a medical centre managed by registered nurses. When a student falls sick, the student will be accessed by the nurses. If medical consultation is needed, the nurse will follow the student and the school will be informed.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What happens if the student is absent from the camp? Once enrolled into the programme, student is expected to be present. If he / she is absent due to medical reason or any other valid reason(s), school will need to submit the medical certificate / letter to PSOEB.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Does the school need to bear the cost of places that it is unable to fill? The course is fully sponsored by MOE. Once the places are allocated to the school, it is the school’s responsibility to fill the places. In the event that you are unable to fulfill all the places booked, please inform PSOEB at least 6 weeks before the commencement of the course.

Q & A

MOE/PSOEB OBS/NYC OBSSLP Ms Neo Siew Eng Tel: 6460 9815 Neo_Siew_Eng@moe.gov.sg Mr Wong Yong Jie Tel: 6460 9841 WONG_Yong_Jie@moe.gov.sg Ms Elgene Fong Tel: 6540 0126 Elgene_Fong@nyc.gov.sg Ms Chua Lisan Tel: 6540 0125 Chua_Li_San@nyc.gov.sg