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September 2023 Issue: Co-operator Newsletter Quarterly September 2023

In Pictures: A Look At What The First Cohort of the Emerging Leaders Programme (2023) Went Through

In Pictures: A Look At What The First Cohort of the Emerging Leaders Programme (2023) Went Through
Caption: In Pictures: A Look At What The First Cohort of the Emerging Leaders Programme (2023) Went Through

By Sng Ler Jun

The first cohort of the Emerging Leaders Programme (ELP), comprising 11 co-operators, received their certifications of completion at the Co-operative Movement Night 2023, marking a milestone in their co-operative journeys. 

Organised by the Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF), ELP aims to empower co-operatives by identifying and developing human capital within their co-operatives. It also offers platform for networking and opportunities to explore projects that could impact the Singapore Co-operative Movement. 

These participants were amongst the few selected by their co-operatives to attend. As part of the training curriculum at the leadership camp, participants built bonds and discussed real-world case studies, administered by lecturers from the Republic Polytechnic (RP) and Runninghour Co-operative, to bolster their capabilities as promising future leaders within the Singapore Co-operative Movement.

SNCF hopes to nurture 100 co-operative leaders via ELP in the next five years.

Here, a photo diary of what these co-operators went through in the three-month programme.  

March 2023: ELP Participants learning at an overseas leadership camp. As part of the training curriculum there, participants built bonds and discussed real-world case studies, administered by lecturers from RP. 
March 2023: ELP Participants learning at an overseas leadership camp. This time, Runninghour Co-operative took the lead and taught fellow peers how to communicate despite being blindfolded. 
SNCF Emerging Leaders Programme Cohort 1
April - June 2023: Participants were split into three groups, each tasked to identify and resolve problem statements related ESG Goals.An RP lecturer gives consultations to their pitches. 
SNCF Emerging Leaders Programme 2023 Cohort 1
April - June 2023: Participants were split into three groups, each tasked to identify and resolve problem statements related ESG Goals. Sometimes, these discussions take place in the outdoors. Participants, often, had fun meeting and discussing with one another. 
ELP 2023 SNCF Cohort 1
July 2023: At the end of the programme, ELP participants are required to pitch their product to a learned panel.
ELP 2023 SNCF
July 2023: At the end of the programme, ELP participants are required to pitch their product to a learned panel.
Emerging Leaders Programme 2023: SNCF
Post July 2023: Participants also get to mingle and network with overseas co-operators. Here, Criss Ang from NTUC Health Co-operative presented at the ICA-AP Youth Summit in Sabah. 
ELP 2023 Emerging Leaders Programme
Post July 2023: ELP Participants also get to explore enriching development courses with SNCF. Here, Cheryl Ng from Love Empowered Co-operative receiving a certification of participation from Professor Ang Hak Seng from SUSS. 
ELP 2023 SNCF
September 2023: Our ELP Participants were invited to the Co-operative Movement Night 2023, where they received their certifications. Here, the team took a picture with Minister of State Alvin Tan. 
ELP 2023
September 2023: Our ELP Participants were invited to the Co-operative Movement Night 2023, where they received their certifications. Here, the team took a picture with First Deputy Chairperson Ms Thian Ai Ling and Mr Tui Jurn Mun, director for the School of Management and Communication at RP. 

SNCF will open registration for the next batch of Emerging Leaders Programme (2024) in November 2023. Register your interest by emailing to elp@sncf.org.sg 

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