Students who come from historically marginalized backgrounds frequently face challenges while attending university for a variety of reasons. The most prevalent reasons for poor academic performance appear to be differences in learning styles, difficulty concentrating on tasks, and social challenges.
Academic Support
Students who come from historically marginalized backgrounds frequently face challenges while attending university for a variety of reasons. The most prevalent reasons for poor academic performance appear to be differences in learning styles, difficulty concentrating on tasks, and social challenges.
Extension tutorials are additional to the regular curricula and are offered in the professional courses (gate-keeper courses).
To provide students with useful tools and abilities to address exam questions from various viewpoints.
To help every student comprehend, value, and adopt their unique learning style and use it to their advantage.
To provide students with valuable resources and techniques for successful studying and demonstrate ways they can have more control over their own education.
Students are provided with abilities for critical thinking, cognitive growth, creative thinking, and open-mindedness.
The ability to set goals helps students concentrate on their endeavors, manage their time effectively, and improve their likelihood of reaching their goals.
Psychosocial support
Programme Managers on campuses promote wellness and embrace campus cultures that prioritize wellbeing as a value in order to support students. We believe that students’ well-being can help increase academic performance, student retention in the programme, and increase the progression rate. Students who have a stronger sense of well-being tend to display higher motivation levels, increased self-esteem, and greater engagement and achievement.
Students receive professional counselling from a skilled Programme Manager. They can discuss problems and issues they are experiencing in their lives with confidentiality.
Programme Managers play a significant role in supporting student learning, wellness, and development. Regardless of whether it is face-to-face or virtual, our Programme Managers are available to assist students during difficult times such as the death of a family member, encountering racial injustice, and other challenging circumstances
Our students are welcome to drop by the Programme Manager's office at any time to inquire about academic, social, personal, or professional development.
Work-readiness support workshops
Our work readiness workshops help senior students prepare for the world-of-work and excel in a new job. We collaborate with professionals in the field to provide employability skills training for senior students to ready them for the workforce.
We partner with industry experts to offer employability skills training to prepare senior students for the world of work. The workshops cover essential subjects like personal branding, personal finance handling, efficient communication, CV writing, interview skills, and time management. The workshops also aid students in cultivating productive work ethics/habits that contribute to their continued success.
Job shadowing programme
Vacation work offers chances for senior students to gain a deeper understanding of the actuarial business world and enhance their communication abilities.
We collaborate with corporates that provide job shadowing opportunities for our senior actuarial students.
Students can participate in workshops and seminars that provide them with the necessary tools and skills to transition from campus life to the workforce.
Financial Support
SAADP raises funds independently from private and public sectors to provide financial assistance to Actuarial Science students in their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or honours year who are in need of financial support. Students are put through a rigorous selection process to qualify for financial assistance.
Students from universities not affiliated with SAADP can apply, but they need to have already applied and been admitted pursuing Actuarial Science at an affiliate university. The package includes:
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