OVERVIEW

SAFE Leadership Programme (SLP) is a 6 to 9 months’ programme where the participants will be given the chance to gain hands-on, valuable experience and knowledge by being part of a team that organises actuarial and financial related events.

OBJECTIVES

1. To develop soft skills such as leadership, teamwork and communication skills among participants.

2. To provide opportunities for participants to engage with the industrial practitioners.

3. To provide a platform for interactions between participants from different courses and intakes.

CHAPTERS

Chapter 1: Bedrock

Specific, thought-out events will be assigned to each group and leaders will be handling the given project under heavy guidance of the committees.

Chapter 2: Odyssey

A clear, concise direction will be given to facilitate leaders in organising their own events while still under effective guidance of the committees.

Chapter 3: Zenith

The liberative, creative autonomy will be granted to leaders to organise their own events while still under minimal yet effective guidance of the committees.

My team currently planning to host a farewell ceremony to mark the end of the SAFE’s Leadership Programme and to farewell the 2020/2021 committee board for a 9-month journey. This event was planned and scheduled on the coming July 2021. The event also aims to provide bonding sessions for SAFE Leadership Programme Leaders and to show appreciation as well as to farewell the 2020/2021 committee board. Due to the constraint of the current situation, which is the increase of confirmed cases of COVID-19, me and my team as the Project Executive of Events & Sports Department have to draft and propose some event proposal that suits the best situation. We wish to give all of our SAFE's Leadership Programme leaders and the committee board a good and memorable ending.

My team hosted a virtual industrial visit titled "Virtual Industrial Visit: In Search of Opportunity" on the 22nd of April 2021 via Zoom. The purpose of this event was to unravel the working environment of professional actuaries and expose participants towards available internship opportunities offered by Ernst and Young (EY). A cast of representatives from EY were invited as guest speakers to answer the undergraduates' queries regarding this topic and share some advice learned through their experiences. The company representatives are as follows: EY's Campus Project Manager, Ms Aisyah Hamid, EY's Campus Project Specialist, Ms Kelly Kok, EY's Campus Recruiter, Ms Yasmin Abdul Haizam, Associate of EY's Financial Services Risk Management, Ms Crystal Tee and Senior Associate of EY's Actuarial Department, Mr Alvin Goh.

The virtual industrial visit began with the session "This is EY" conducted by Ms Aisyah Hamid. Followed by the introduction of EY, Ms Crystal Tee and Mr Alvin Goh shared their working experiences respectively. They shared their thoughts and opinions on various topics regarding actuarial graduates, their job scope and working environment.

My duty as the Project Executive of Marketing & Design Department was to draft a event poster for publicity use. Our team has successfully boost the number of participants up to 100. Besides, our task was to design a appropriate virtual background that consistent with the theme colour, also the thank you card for the representatives from the company. I was also the person in charge on moderating the screen sharing to ensure the visual perception and the technical flow run smoothly throughout the event.

My team hosted an online panel session titled “Discovering New Career Pathways for Actuarial Graduates” on the 26th of January 2021 via Zoom. The purpose of the panel session was to inform the participants of the career and internship options available to them as actuarial graduates. A cast of experienced actuarial graduates were invited as guest speakers to answer questions regarding this topic and share some advice learned through their experiences. The panellists invited are Mr Ryan Wong, Mr Aniq Kaw and Ms Ng Cheh Chee.

In this event, the panellists being asked to share their thoughts and opinions on various topics regarding actuarial graduates, their job scope and work environment. The following Q&A session was an informative and engaging session as the participants were able to obtain answers to their concerns in a clear and inspiring manner from the panellists.

My duty as the Project Executive of Marketing & Design Department was to draft a event poster for publicity use. Our team has successfully boost the number of participants up to 90. Besides, our task was to design a appropriate virtual background that consistent with the theme colour, also the thank you card for the panelists. I was also the person in charge on moderating the screen sharing to ensure the visual perception and the technical flow run smoothly throughout the event.