UPCOMING EVENTS

EMPOWER AWARDS 2024

The Empower Awards are back for the third year, ready to shine the spotlight on those who help us succeed. These prestigious awards honour and recognize outstanding individuals and organizations for their significant contributions towards promoting career development and aiding others in their career pursuits.

Do you know career practitioners, coaches, mentors, managers, or peers who have played a key role in your career growth? Or are you someone who has made a difference in someone’s career choices? Nominate today!

Join us for an unforgettable evening in November 2024, when the awards will be presented by an esteemed International Career Development Leader. The event promises to be filled with networking opportunities, delicious meals, and unparalleled excitement.

Nominations close on 31st October 2024. Don’t miss out – nominate someone in one or more of these categories:

Best Career Practitioner (Individual)
Best Mentor (Individual)
Best Career Development Programme (Organization)
Best Employer Supporting Career Progression (Organization)

Celebrate those who have made a difference. Be a part of the Empower Awards 2024! ️

Submit entry here: https://forms.gle/yVdGEBQG2cUPoeFD6 or scan the QR code

OUR PREVIOUS EVENTS

EMPOWER AWARDS 2023

The People and Career Development Association is delighted to announce the esteemed recipients of the Empower Awards 2023, revealed on December 15, 2023.

The Empower Awards aim to honour career practitioners, organizations, institutions, and mentors who play pivotal roles in guiding individuals’ job aspirations. These awards specifically acknowledge those who actively contribute to career progression through innovative programs and demonstrate unwavering commitment to someone’s career journey. The recognition extends to those who excel in fostering a supportive environment for professional growth and development.

Through the Empower Awards, PCDA aspires to elevate the significance of Career Planning, Career Engagement, and the meaningful dialogue that should transpire between employers and employees during convocation. This accolade aims to recognize the endeavours of individuals and organizations that understand the importance of taking ownership of these critical aspects of the working journey. By acknowledging their efforts, we aim to spotlight the value of proactive engagement in shaping fulfilling and impactful career paths.

The Empower Awards is an annual celebration, and this year was no exception. It was a joyous occasion where we had the pleasure of gathering to share insights, laughter, and the details of what has unfolded in the lives of our community. The evening served as a platform to recognize and honour outstanding organizations and individuals who have made noteworthy contributions.

Amidst a number of nominations, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who submitted entries. Congratulations to all nominees – in our eyes, everyone is a winner, and your inspiring efforts are truly commendable.

We express our sincere thanks to our corporate sponsor, Prudential Singapore, for their invaluable support. A special acknowledgment goes to the dedicated PCDA team for their keen support and hard work in bringing these awards to fruition.

Launch of the Transformational Skills Framework for Career Development

11 August 2023 marked a significant milestone for People and Career Development Association, (PCDA) when we launched our Transformational Skills Framework for career development. While it is being said that skills are today’s currency for future of work and in Singapore, we are not short of skills frameworks to support skills upgrading and training. With the full repertoire of skills frameworks to support over 30 industry sectors by SkillsFuture Singapore and Career Development Framework by Workforce Singapore, these have supported our workforce and career practitioners fully in terms of domain, generic and transferable skills development for our career professional development.

We want to complement and cement the strength of every individual with this set of six Transformational Skills towards a holistic development of oneself, regardless of their current roles and one’s life stages. This is akin to the cement or putty that bonds the building blocks of existing frameworks and fills any gaps in between.

The six transformational skills we believe would help are:
• Grow through learning
• Adopt an entrepreneurial spirit
• Manage self and others
• Be a game changer
• Leverage on technologies
• Connect the dots

PCDA & Prudential MOU

MOU focuses on creating the holistic support structures in the form of Career Counselling sessions for Gen-zer’s.

Empower Awards

Empower Awards shines the spotlight on those who help us succeed. Whether they are career practitioners, coaches, mentors, managers or peers, Empower seeks to honour and recognise outstanding individuals and organisations that contribute towards building a more sustainable and progressive workforce.

PCDA 5th AGM

The People and Career Development Association (PCDA) organised its Annual General Meeting on 5th March 2023. It was a memorable event with members networking and catching up. One of the agenda for the evening was to elect and appoint the new EXCO team.

The new team has vowed to support the version of PCDA, work towards achieving its goals and introducing exciting programmes.

Tee-Up

PCDA members were honored to be invited to contribute and be part of journey of Career Development discovery. Working with Gen Zs, understanding their needs and working with them was amazing.