Programmes for Young Adults:
Career, Industry and Future Skills
The three programmes
Explore three focused programmes designed to help youths move from uncertainty to clarity through hands-on experience. Each programme uses EDIT Design Thinking® to guide participants through real challenges, building practical skills and tangible outcomes. Choose the pathway that best fits where you are in your journey.
Unstuck: Design Your Next Move
For young adults who do not know what comes next. Participants explore who they are and what work is out there, invent career ideas with Random Cards, and leave with their next three moves.
Behind the Brand: Inside Singapore’s Creative Industry
A real brief from a working consultancy, developed in teams and pitched to Kimming Yap, Managing Director of Creativeans. A job taster made of actual work.
Human Edge: Creative Skills for the AI Workplace
The judgement, framing and decision-making that sit around AI tools rather than inside them.
All programme formats can be customised to your school’s context, student level and timetable.
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Why C-Academy?
C-Academy’s youth programmes go beyond inspiration, giving participants a structured, hands-on experience grounded in proven design thinking practice. Every programme is designed to build confidence, creativity, and practical next steps through real challenges, proprietary tools, and guided reflection that continues beyond the session.
EDIT Design Thinking®
Built on C-Academy’s proprietary EDIT Design Thinking® methodology.
Led by named practitioners
Behind the Brand and Human Edge are led by Kimming Yap, Managing Director of Creativeans (established 2012, 300+ projects). Unstuck is led by Yulia Saksen, a Certified Management Consultant.
Tangible tools and extended learning
Every programme uses C-Academy’s Random Cards and Idea Dice, and includes a 7-day digital learning journey after the session.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are C-Academy Youth Programmes about?
C-Academy Youth Programmes use EDIT Design Thinking® to help youths explore career possibilities, creative industries, and the future of work through hands-on challenges. Participants learn by doing, building confidence, clarity, and practical next steps.
Who are these programmes for?
These programmes are designed for young adults aged 18 to 35 who are exploring their interests, unsure about their next steps, or curious about creative careers and the future workplace. They are commissioned by polytechnics, ITE, universities, youth organisations and public agencies, and are also offered through the National Youth Council’s Discover platform.
How are these different from typical career workshops?
This is not a lecture or personality test. Participants solve real challenges with C-Academy’s Random Cards and Idea Dice, score points as a team on a live leaderboard, and leave with things they made, such as a Career Vision Board, a brand concept or a Human Edge Skills Passport.
What will participants gain from the programme?
Participants gain greater clarity on their strengths and interests, confidence in making decisions, and creative problem-solving skills. They also walk away with tangible outputs and tools they can continue using.
Who conducts the programmes?
Behind the Brand and Human Edge are led by Kimming Yap, Managing Director of Creativeans. Unstuck is led by Yulia Saksen, a WSQ ACLP-qualified trainer and Certified Management Consultant (CMC).