Advisory Singapore

Yi Jun is the Co-Founder and President of Advisory Singapore, a charity dedicated to empowering students and youth from all walks of life to make informed career and further education choices, through nationwide mentorship and industry programmes. Advisory Singapore aims to support young Singaporeans to achieve their education and professional goals, regardless of background.

Yi Jun attended the One Young World Summit in Munich, 2021, virtually as a Deloitte Scholar. He was a Delegate Speaker for the Education plenary challenge. After attending the Summit, Yi Jun further developed his relationship with Deloitte into a partnership that has led to Deloitte’s involvement in the Advisory Educators Roundtable. He also participated in the One Young World Academy programme on health and pandemic preparedness, which in turn led to engagement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Advisory Singapore’s programmes include an online repository of interviews with professionals working in different fields, industry engagement through panels and learning journeys with partner companies, skills development pathways, and one-on-one mentoring programmes. Additionally, the organisation is upskilling teachers to better support their students in terms of career guidance via the Advisory Educators Roundtable in partnership with the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Future-ready Graduates and Deloitte. Advisory Singapore has reached 212,000 people via tailored mentorship, programmes, and collaborations with corporates – including over 12,000 hours of one-to-one mentorship delivered since 2020. The Advisory Educators Roundtable has developed into a community of 100 teachers from different institutions discussing best practices for education and career guidance.

“I attended One Young World on a Deloitte scholarship, and not only was the Summit an opportunity for growth, it was the genesis of our partnership with Deloitte. We got to know the Deloitte Southeast Asia and Singapore teams well, and explored how we could do more for students and schools together, including through Deloitte’s WorldClass initiative. We brought Deloitte aboard the Advisory Educators Roundtable, and the industry perspectives they’ve brought to educators on topics like the Green and Digital Economies has been invaluable.”