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Getting ready for full-time National Service is now a breeze, whether you are a healthy and fit sportsman, an avid computer gamer, or even a Singapore Permanent Resident who grew up overseas. The new 'information on Preparation for National Service' (iPrepNS) website, which features interactive animations and videos, will tell pre-enlistees and their parents all they need to know about registration, Basic Military Training and other topics. The website was launched by Minister for Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean at the 21st MINDEF Productivity and Innovation in Daily Effort Exhibition, held at Toa Payoh HDB Hub on 28 May.
While information on enlistment was previously available on the NS Portal, the team behind iPrepNS felt that the engagement factor could be boosted. Team Leader June Lim explained, "The challenge was to find the appropriate medium to reach out to young people. On the NS Portal, information is pretty static. iPrepNS makes a difference as it is more interactive, with the use of pixel art animations."
On the website, lively and colourful animations depict the process enlistees undergo in a logical fashion, making the information simple to understand. Team member LCP Chris Sng said, "It is able to break down information in chronological order. You can go into a particular portion of the website, such as enlistment day, and find out what is going to happen." Fellow full-time National Serviceman CPL Koh Swee Kheng added, "It's a nice website. You don't feel lost, even if you don't know anything about NS. It tells you what to bring, what to wear and other necessary details." The text and animations are further complemented by photos and videos which provide snapshots of actual enlistment and training, demystifying the experience.
For providing an engaging and useful learning experience to all pre-enlistees, iPrepNS won MINDEF's Work Improvement Teams - Outstanding Team Award. It was praised by Mr Teo Chee Hean when he said, "It is an outstanding example of how good ideas and innovative approaches can enable us to provide more efficient and effective services to the public, and widen our reach to the NS community. iPrepNS will provide an online interactive guide, together with videos and step-by-step instructions on pre-enlistment procedures, that will provide tips on how to adjust to NS life as well as address safety, welfare and other issues."
Check out iPrepNS for yourself at www.ns.sg/iPrepNS.
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