About the Infocomm Media Clubs Programme
IMDA’s Infocomm Media Clubs (IMC) Programme provides an enriching CCA (Co-Curricular Activities) experience for IMC members across Ministry of Education (MOE) primary and secondary schools and junior colleges, as well as the Millennia Institute. Students interested in technology and media will benefit from joining an IMC, where they can strengthen their tech and media skills, learn about emerging technologies, and gain industry exposure.
IMC Programmes
The curated programmes and activities in the following 5 pillars are aligned with MOE’s CCA LEAPS framework and provide opportunities for club members to obtain CCA points:
LEARN
IMC members undergo broad-based training in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), game development, and mobile app development, and have access to bootcamps and accelerators to deepen their learning.
DISCOVER
DISCOVER provides IMC members with real-world learning experiences that showcase how tech and media technologies are used in different industries.
EXCEL
EXCEL provides a national platform for IMC members to learn, excel, and be recognised through IMDA’s annual tech competition.
SERVE
IMC members will have opportunities to serve in their schools and the community through tech and media centric SERVE Values-In-Action (VIA) projects.
LEAD
IMC student leaders will be equipped with leadership skills through LEAD workshops and an exclusive student leadership conference.
[strong]LEARN:[/strong] Enriching tech and media courses
Under the LEARN pillar, IMC members will undergo training in various infocomm and media domains such as AI, game development, and mobile app development.
LEARN has two training modes:
[strong]DISCOVER:[/strong] Learning journeys outside the classroom
IMDA has curated bite-sized learning journeys for IMC members to interact with professionals in various tech and media companies to strengthen their understanding of the real-world applications of the different technologies they are exposed to.
In 2023, IMDA, together with our tech and media partners, held more than 120 learning journeys on topics such as immersive media, AI, drones, eSports and content creation.
REGISTRATION for Semester 2 is now open! Find out more about these specially curated DISCOVER learning journeys for 2024.
If you have any questions about these learning journeys, you might find your answer in the learning journey FAQs.
[strong]EXCEL:[/strong] National Youth Tech Championship
IMDA’s annual tech competition - the National Youth Tech Championship – provides a platform for IMC members to learn, excel, and be recognised for their achievements.
In 2023, more than 230 students from 51 secondary schools immersed themselves in an exhilarating 6-week competition where they acquired AI skills and participated in a series of thrilling tech challenges. Open to all Secondary school students from the Infocomm Media Clubs, the National Youth Tech Championship aims to cultivate curiosity, confidence and creativity in technology amongst youths.
Organised by IMDA in partnership with Google Cloud, participants received hands-on training and worked in teams to solve weekly thematic challenges designed by Google engineers. The students then applied their new tech skills to build AI models and used these models to control drones.
Congratulations to the winning teams of Season One!
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Champion: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) -
1st Runner Up: Xinmin Secondary School -
2nd Runner Up: Clementi Town Secondary School -
3rd Runner Up: NUS High School of Math and Science -
Gumption Award: Bedok Green Secondary School -
Finalists: Anglo-Chinese School (Barker) -
Finalists: Damai Secondary School -
Finalists: Dunman High School -
Finalists: Yishun Secondary School
Watch the National Youth Tech Championship web series on YouTube below and see how these students tackled AI and drone challenges to emerge as championship winners!
A bigger and bolder Season 2 is coming soon this June 2024. Stay tune for more details!
Please download the competition FAQ here.
[strong]SERVE:[/strong] Values-in-Action projects
IMC members can serve their schools and the community as tech ambassadors through Values-in-Action (VIA) projects such as organising tech and media workshops or volunteering at digital adoption roadshows.
Interested to serve but uncertain how to get started? Contact us at imda_codesg@imda.gov.sg.
[strong]LEAD:[/strong] Inspiring the next generation of student leaders
LEAD equips IMC student leaders with skills and knowledge to lead their peers and manage the Club. These include learning about:
- Effective communication
- Project management
- Emerging technologies
- Tech for Good
Student leaders can look forward to exciting activities, inter-school events, and the IMC LEAD Con, where they can interact with fellow student leaders from the Infocomm Media Clubs, network, and learn from trailblazers in the tech and media industries.
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