APSN Delta Senior School

Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) Programme

The Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) is a national credential system that trains, develops, assesses and certifies skills and competencies for the workforce. As a continuing education and training (CET) system, WSQ supports the SkillsFuture movement to:

Promote recognition of skills and competencies to facilitate progression, mastery and mobility
Promote holistic development of the workforce through technical and generic skills and competencies;
Support economic development by professionalising skills and competencies to drive industry transformation, productivity and innovation efforts and
Encourage lifelong learning.

Training programmes developed under the WSQ system are based on skills and competencies validated by employers, unions and professional bodies. The WSQ programmes are funded and quality-assured by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), which awards the WSQ certifications. APSN Delta Senior School (APSN DSS) is an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) with SSG since 2008.

Every student who qualifies for the certification track at APSN DSS will have the opportunity to attempt and obtain the Statements of Attainment (SOA) for all the modules offered in one of the following four WSQ vocational training programmes provided at APSN DSS:

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Students are assigned to one of the four vocational training programmes based on a rigorous profiling process conducted by staff (trainers, psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists) with the aim of preparing them for a career in the industry that suits their strengths and skills.

APSN DSS has put in place the following framework of progressive periods of work attachment to facilitate students’ transition from school to work. The maximum age for students to complete the WSQ programme is 21 years old.

Year 1 & 2	School – Based Vocational Training
Year 3	150 Hours of On-Site Training (OST) 600 Hours of Work Experience Programme (WEP)
Year 4	48 Weeks of Work Experience Programme (WEP) 2
Year 5	48 Weeks of Work Experience Programme (WEP) 3 This programme is only for students who require the extra runway to complete the training in their respective vocational programmes.

Individual Occupational Skills Plan (IOSP)

IOSP is a competency based assessment tool used for all DSS students to is to facilitate training support and accommodation required at the workplace. This also facilitates selection for Work Experience Programme (WEP), job matching and provision of further certification.IOSP allows evidence-based information to be gathered through the observation of the students’ work behaviours. Feedback on their work experience are also attained from multiple sources such as site supervisors or colleagues. This allows students to be empowered as they reflect on their work performance.

LEAD Programme

The LEAD Programme provides a progressive competency-based curriculum that covers various aspects of students’ development. This includes life-skills development through vocational training and other key learning areas to develop students to be competent in terms of knowledge, skills and character. The key learning areas of the LEAD Programme are as follows:

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Programmes

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The Standards of Work Performance

The Standards of Work Performance (SWP) lists out the important vocational related behaviours and skills that all students must acquire to be successful in employment. The training and assessment of the behaviours and skills within the SWP are carried out on a daily basis for all students in all areas of behaviour, across all key learning areas. The school will work with the home (parents or caregivers) to provide immediate feedback and intervention measures to students as to whether they have been performing to expectation.

Five Key Domains of SWP

Attendance and Punctuality

Attend school / lesson
Appear punctually in school / for all lessons
Return punctually from breaks

Dress and Hygiene

Dress in appropriate attire
Appear well-groomed

Relating with Others

Behave politely and appropriately
Work well with others
Communicate clearly and appropriately
Interrupt appropriately

Work Behaviours

Start task promptly
Stay on task
Complete work assigned
Perform routine activities

Self-Regulation

Accept instruction and correction from authority
Manage emotions

Support Services

Job Support Unit

The Job Support Unit team takes a progressive approach to support students to become dignified and contributing graduates.

Employer Relations
1) Establish and maintain relationships with employer partners
2) Conduct school tours for employer partners
3) Manage student employment-related concerns
4) Main point of contact with employers at the HR level

Job Coaching
1) Provide on-site job coaching.
2) Act as a liaison between employers and student.
3) Educate employers through workshops.
4) Create person-centred intervention strategies for students.
5) Conduct vocational and site assessment.

Allied Professionals

The Allied Professionals (AP) team comprises of Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, who provides goal-directed individual and group intervention programmes specifically tailored to the students’ overall functionality and job sustainability.

Other Services of the AP team
1) Employer Education
2) CARE Kit Training
3) Group Work
4) Vocational Profiling
5) Student/ Family Engagement Programme
6) Festive Celebration cum Family Bonding Workshop
7) Site Assessment
8) Ergonomics Workshop

School Achievements

Year 2024

Singapore Gardeners’ Cup Gold Award – The Singapore Gardeners’ Cup, a friendly challenge for local community gardening groups to co-create thematic garden displays is back at the Singapore Garden Festival, the premier tropical garden and flower show on the global stage and the biggest garden show in the world. For the first time this year, our horticulture year 2 students participated with South-West district, community from West Coast, Jurong, CCK and Bukit Batok together with National Parks Board, landscape architects, and implementing partners to develop one garden. The garden they have created has emerged top 3 and received the Gold award on 3 August 2024. The garden is called ‘Kaleidoscope’ to signify change, diversity and possibility, while celebrating the uniqueness and beauty in every moment.

Year 2023

Delta Senior School’s Horticulture Sensory Garden was awarded the Garden of the Year award under NParks’ Community in Bloom (CIB) Awards 2023. The CIB Awards recognises excellence in gardening efforts by community groups. This encourages community gardeners to improve the horticulture and outreach standards of their gardens, while continuing to enjoy gardening as a fun, healthy and inclusive activity.

Year 2021

Won the KAORU STAR RAFT Award for the project Gift for an Inclusive Society – Empowering through School and Community Collaboration at the 25th Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities in Nov 2021.

Achieved three Platinum bandings in the category of Educational Institutions and awarded the Diamond Award at the Community in Bloom (CIB) initiative organised by National Parks Board in Jun 2021.

Year 2020

Won the MOE-NCSS Innovation – Commendation Award in September for the project “Plant Guided Walks Conducted by Horticulture Students”. The guides for these walks are conducted none other than the horticulture students themselves allowing them to explore new career opportunities while changing misconceptions of what horticulture entails.

Ms Tan Mei Sze Michelle, HOD of Fitness and Health Department received the MOE-NCSS Outstanding SPED Teacher – Commendation Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions as a SPED teacher at APSN Delta Senior School.

Year 2019

Achieved the Vanda Miss Joaquim Award in the Singapore Environment Council – StarHub School Green Awards (SGA) in November 2019.

DSS Project I’m Digital Plus – I’m Digitally Ready For Our Future Economy & Society, won the Digital Participation Pledge (DPP) Award on 5 Nov 2019. The DPP is the nation’s highest accolade for organisations who champion the digital readiness movement. It aims to provide recognition to Singapore-based organisations who exemplify the spirit of corporate citizenship, digital readiness and empower employees and customers to embrace the digital future.

Year 2018

Achieved the Vanda Miss Joaquim Award and the Best 3R Award in the Singapore Environment Council – StarHub School Green Awards (SGA) in November 2018.

Won the Special Mention for Community Outreach and successfully sustained the Platinum Award in the category of Educational Institutions for the Community in Bloom (CIB) initiative organised by National Parks Board in Jun 2018.

Won the MOE-NCSS Innovation Award in September for its programme “I Am Ready For Life” which adopted a multi-prong approach to weave the knowledge, skills and attributes required to achieve the Living, Learning & Working (LLW) outcomes into the existing numeracy curriculum so as to better prepare students for life.

Won the MOE-NCSS Innovation – Commendation Award in September for the project “Food Composting for a Sustainable Future”, a collaboration between Green Ambassador Club, Horticulture and Food & Beverage departments. Our students has learned to use the handy equipment “Smart Cara” – a machine that grinds, dehydrates and filters odour to reduce food waste of up to 90%. In simple terms Smart Cara converts food waste into compost. This in turn can used as a soil enhancer and fertilizer, which is chemical-free, rich in nutrients and is cost effective too. This food recycling project has taught our students the importance and benefits of using energy saving equipment and the importance of conserving natural resources such as water, minerals, as well as reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators.

Mrs Deivanai Surendran, HOD of Literacy Department received the MOE-NCSS Outstanding SPED Teacher – Commendation Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions as a SPED teacher at APSN Delta Senior School.

Year 2017

Achieved the Kaoru Star Raft Award on 19 Nov 2017 at AFID Conference for “Empowering Students and Engaging the Community”

StarHub School Green Awards (SGA) in November 2017

Singapore Book of Records – Largest Single Cardboard Structure with a diameter of 5.0m and 3.0m high in the school on 28 July 2017.

Launch of the D20 Festival featuring the school Heritage Wall, Project D20 exhibits – 20 unique, meaningful and creative work produced by our students, musical and dance performance to commemorate the school 20th Anniversary on 8 July 2017.

Year 2016

Lotus Award in the Singapore Environment Council

Won the NCSS-MOE Innovation Award in September for its programme Enhancing Transition Curriculum

Received Commendation for NCSS-MOE Innovation for its Team-based Learning Project

Won the Platinum Award and the Excellence Award for Best New Community Garden in the category of Educational Institutions

Year 2015

Accredited by WDA to deliver courses under the Retail Operations framework on 29 Jun 2015.

Undergone the Business Excellence (BE) renewal assessment conducted by SPRING Singapore on 20 Nov 2014. It has continued to strive for greater heights of excellence on the Business Excellence Journey.

Year 2014

Official opening of Delta Senior School new purpose-built vocational school for special needs by Minister for Education, Mr Heng Swee Kiat.

Year 2013

Launch of WSQ Retail Operations training in collaboration with Singapore Institute of Retail Studies (SIRS). Authentic retail store cum classroom learning facility was setup in Delta Senior School courtesy of GIANT Singapore Pte Ltd sponsorship.