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Learning Journey: How to Respond within Seconds When Road Emergency Strikes?

When motor vehicles get into accidents, who can the driver, rider turns to when emergency strikes? NTUC Income Orange Force is here for the rescue in SCOOP!

4 Instagram Ideas to Mark Your Attendance at #coopsiol Pop-up

If you’re not on a lookout for events to attend, you’ll usually still be notified by them! Where? You’d ask. Instagram. Your Instagram friends would “say”! That’s because most of the time, your Instagram will be flooded with photos of that particular event. It will...

Throwback to the First Co-operative-themed Photography Competition

Nature, architecture, animals... These are what you’ll most probably see in photography competitions. Co-op Hot Shots is the first co-operative-themed photography competition which started in 2012 and has lasted for 6 editions! Let’s take a look back at how the very...

4 Reasons Why You Should Pop By #coopsiol Art Installation This Weekend

By now, every Singaporean should be familiar with festivals, carnivals and art installations such as the recent Singapore Night Festival. Coming Together As One Through Art is not just any other installations, but one that touches on Singaporean’s favourite topic:...

Events happening in September 2018

What are the SNCF events happening in September 2018? Digital Business Challenge’s pop up markets at Northpoint City and Art Exhibition at Mandrain Gallery!

Do You Know How to Write A Resume? – Journey to Co-operatives

It is never too early to expose secondary school students with resume writing skills as they transit to their next phase of education path. Hear from Charmaine what she has learnt from Ms Nimas from Educare!

5 OOTD You Can Wear To School – Uni Freshie Guide

Going to school isn’t just about grade but also styling acrosss the spectrum range in uni! You no longer have to just search online for fashion ideas, because hey, the next fashionista could be right beside you now! SCOOP got it all covered!

Why Did We Go to Penang for International School Co-operative Seminar? – Journey to Co-operatives

Other than George Town where you can immerse yourself with the local culture and food, do you know that Malaysia also has co-operative too? Read on to find out more!

Where skills meet opportunity – Ong Zhiwei: Faces of Co-operators

Meet Ong Zhiwei, Senior Manager of Seacare Foundation Pte Ltd and Assistant Head, Hospitality Cluster as well as Property & Environmental Cluster in this Faces of Co-operators’ Series!

Uni Freshie Guide: SUTD – Shop, Study, Eat

Interested to study in SUTD? Wonder where SUTD students’ secret study, eating places and photo spots are? Keep on reading to find out more about SUTD!

Journey to Co-operatives: How to Buy Big and Save Big?

Journey to Co-operatives Series bring you to NTUC FairPrice Warehouse Club where you can Think Big and Save Big while you are planning for party, gathering or celebration!

Halls of NTU and NUS – People, Place and Perception: Uni Freshie Guide

As a prospective university student, you must have a sleuth of questions and uncertainty about hall life. We offer different personal experiences from our stay in NUS Hostels (Kent Ridge Hall, Raffles Hall, Cinnamon College) and NTU Halls (Hall 11, Hall 16) to help you with your decision making process!

Journey to Co-operatives: Where everything begins

Stay tuned SCOOP Team will share wih you more about the Journey of Co-operatives as the SCOOP Team shared about the Learning Journey’s visits to various co-operatives!

Taking the Leap with SSBEC – Faces of Co-operators

In our Faces of Co-operators series, we speak to young co-operators who share their passion for promoting the well-being of the communities where we live and work. Meet Zainarah and Deborah from Singapore Statutory Board Employees' Co-operative Thrift & Loan Society...

Which Is The First Service Co-operative in Singapore? – First of Everything

The biggest sector in Singapore’s Co-operative sector is actually the service sector and this time round in the First of Everything, I’ll be introducing to you: Our First Service Co-op!

Uni Freshie Guide: SMU – Shop, Study, Eat

SCOOP Team collaborated with 2 Singapore Management University (SMU) friends to bring to you special insights into the best shopping, studying and eating spots to be a true #SMUgger.

15 Uni Hot Spots To Make Your Instagram Game Strong: Uni Freshie Guide

From ulu Pulau NTU to the hipster-in-town SMU, you can now find a legit reason to travel down to these universities in this article. We have kindly attached a map of the universities in each section, so you won’t have to be daunted by the huge and confusing campuses.

Simply click on the name of the schools in each section and be ready to transform your Instagram! Goodbye insta filters!

First of Everything: The First Batch of SNCF Scholars

In the recent articles on SCOOP, we shared some tips on how to get the SNCF scholarship and strategies to judge whether the scholarship is indeed for you. This time round in First of Everything series which aims to showcase the rich history of Singapore’s co-operative heritage on a journey, I will be taking you 10 years back to discover and know more about our pioneer batch of scholars – Irving, Yong Hui and Xian Yin!

You’ve got a bro – Mohamed Rudy Abdul Hamid: Faces of Co-operators

Meet Rudy who spoke passionately about the work he has been doing, despite being a quiet person by nature in our Faces of Co-operators series where we speak to young co-operators who share their passion for promoting the well-being of the communities.

Giving Rags New Lives

SCOOP recounts the exciting moments of four ITE students from Team RIPPED as they transformed old products into something new at Youth Entrepreneur Competition 2018.

First of everything: The First NTUC Co-operative

With the many different services that NTUC provides – ranging from NTUC health, to income and fairprice, do you know which is NTUC’s first ever co-operative? Click here to find out more!

First of Everything: The First SNCF Storybook

Do you know we launched a children’s story book series to encourage the values of co-operative movement for younger generation back in 2011?

Uni Freshie Guide: Coffee for the Worker Bee

If one could only choose two out of the trinity of sleep, good grades and social life, many would choose to go without sleep. As such, coffee is an indispensable beverage for many students as it helps them stay energised and awake amidst the hustle and bustle of school.

Faces of Co-operators: Ohana Means Family – Alvin Kuah

In our Faces of Co-operators series, we speak to young co-operators who share their passion for promoting the well-being of the communities where we live and work. Today, we feature Alvin Kuah from Premier Security Co-operative, who is not your usual quiet and...

Uni Freshie Guide: NUS – Shop, Study, Eat

Next up on the Uni Freshie Guide Series – we head down to bring to you the best places to shop, study and eat at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Freshies, this is for you!

First of Everything: The First Campus Co-operative

Did you know, the oldest campus co-operative in Singapore is none other than the 42-years-strong CJ Nexus (Catholic Junior College Co-op)? Click here to find out more about its beginnings and where they are now!

Uni Freshie Guide: Surviving Orientation Camps

Now that you got your university application and acceptance out of the way, it’s time for the fun stuff – orientation camps! With the numerous camps offered, you must be wondering “Which one should I go for? What are the differences? Who will I meet? Help me out!”...

Faces of Co-operators: SNCF’s Internship Experience – Koh Liwen

In our Faces on the Co-operators series, we speak to young co-operators who share their passion for promoting the well-being of the communities where we live and work. In this fifth post of the Faces of Co-operators series, we feature 21-year-old Koh Liwen, who just...

Creating a great marketing poster

After finalising the strategies and business proposal, we foresee that you’ll be searching for ideas on ways to create a marketing poster. Here are our top 5 tips to rescue you! 1. Use a catchy title or slogan Picture from Canva Great content is important,...

Perfecting your business proposal

Now that you’ve got all your ideas sorted out, it’s time to deliver a proposal that will WOW you audience! Read on to find out how!

5 best digital marketing strategies

The marketing landscape has changed so dramatically – from the times where there was no internet, to the times where businesses can leverage on social media platforms and search engines, we have sure come a long way! As we move into the digital era, our marketing...

Uni Freshie Guide: NTU – Shop, Study, Eat

Welcome to our brand new series - the Uni Freshie Guide! I am Janice and I just ended my first year in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). I will be kicking off the very first part of the guide with a tour around my uni! Transiting from a JC/Poly to a Uni is not...

Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiative

The Smart Nation initiative is Singapore’s vision to be an economically competitive global city and a liveable home. This movement will involve the harnessing of digital technologies as we move towards the future of improved living and building a closer community,...

Co-operatives vs Social Enterprise

Many do not know and understand the difference between co-operatives and social enterprises, as they both operate with the mission of resolving a societal need. Definitions So, what are the differences? Let’s try to solve this mystery today! Social Enterprise...

First of Everything: How Does our First Co-operative Dance Look like?

"I like to move it, move it She likes to move it, move it He likes to move it, move it We like to move it!" Do you know that there is a mass song and dance belongs to the Co-operative movement? Check out the video below as SCOOP brings you the First of...

Who Have Received SNCF Co-operative Scholarship 2018?

On 16 May 2018, our 2018 scholars, Tammy Lim, Ho Kar Yern and Tanya Ee, together with their parents were invited down to SNCF for the SNCF Co-op Scholarship Deed Signing Ceremony. We warmly welcome the 3 scholars who had officially joined our big Cooperative family...

Faces of Co-operators: Financing with a heart (Annalicia + Kharthick)

In our Faces of Co-operators series, we speak to young co-operators who share their passion for promoting the well-being of the communities where we live and work. Join us to meet Ms Annalicia Brazas and Mr Gangatharan Kharthick from TCC Credit Co-operative Limited...

First of Everything: The History of #SCOOPTrail

Now a tech-based competition, the annual SCOOP Trail held by Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF) has surely come a long way since its humble beginnings in 2014. The SCOOP Trail strives to spread awareness of the Co-operative Movement and Co-operative...

Info Session for Youth Co-Organisers: Inaugural IHL – SPED – F&B Social Challenge 2018

Are you interested to start up a business? Yet at the same time, you have a passion for certain social causes? Want to learn more about how you can contribute? Join the Make A Difference Ground-Up! This national social challenge shall be co-organised ground up by...

Here we gain – ACLC 2018 @ Phuket

Day 3 of ACLC 2018 kicked started with Ms Clara Lee, Head of Corporate Communications and Branding from NTUC Health Co-operative sharing about how different organisation had collaborated together to bring support to the silver population. One such collaboration is...

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