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The Career-related Programme (CP) is an innovative educational framework for students aged 16 to 19. This is the newest and fastest-growing IB programme. The CP provides students with an excellent foundation to support their further post-secondary studies, as well as ensure their preparedness for success in the workforce. The CP at IGBIS combines highly regarded and internationally recognised IB Diploma Programme (DP) courses with university-level courses and a unique CP core. 

CP students engage with a rigorous programme of study that genuinely interests them, while gaining transferable and lifelong skills in applied knowledge, critical thinking, communication and cross-cultural engagement. They are well prepared to succeed at institutions of higher learning or the world of work.

The CP at IGBIS is a dual enrolment programme in partnership with universities where students undertake 2-4 IB Diploma Programme (DP) courses and predetermined university courses, respectively, over the 2 years as part of their career-related studies.

At IGBIS, we offer students a range of field choices with collaborations with universities for CP students. The school has a strong partnership with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), which is a well-known University for creative careers in the USA. Beginning in the academic year 2024/25, we have new collaborations for our CP programme, including partnerships with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), renowned for its expertise in aviation and aerospace, and Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), specialising in business and sustainability education.

Our partnership with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) provides a large variety of synchronous, online undergraduate-level university courses that are delivered by SCAD professors and supported by the school. Students are able to take courses related to the Art and Design fields of study and earn university credits.

With IGBIS and ERAU collaborating, we offer a dual enrolment, which allows CP students to choose from Aeronautics (BSA), Aviation Business and Administration (BSABA) and Engineering (BSE). At the same time, our collaboration with SUMAS provides CP students with a combination of 240 hours of coursework and 150 hours of components along with a Year 2 Capstone Course.

The Career-related Programme (CP) is an innovative educational framework for students aged 16 to 19. This is the newest and fastest-growing IB programme. The CP provides students with an excellent foundation to support their further post-secondary studies, as well as ensure their preparedness for success in the workforce. The CP at IGBIS combines highly regarded and internationally recognised IB Diploma Programme (DP) courses with university-level courses and a unique CP core. 

CP students engage with a rigorous programme of study that genuinely interests them, while gaining transferable and lifelong skills in applied knowledge, critical thinking, communication and cross-cultural engagement. They are well prepared to succeed at institutions of higher learning or the world of work.

The CP at IGBIS is a dual enrolment programme in partnership with universities where students undertake 2-4 IB Diploma Programme (DP) courses and predetermined university courses, respectively, over the 2 years as part of their career-related studies.

At IGBIS, we offer students a range of field choices with collaborations with universities for CP students. The school has a strong partnership with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), which is a well-known University for creative careers in the USA. Beginning in the academic year 2024/25, we have new collaborations for our CP programme, including partnerships with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), renowned for its expertise in aviation and aerospace, and Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), specialising in business and sustainability education.

Our partnership with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) provides a large variety of synchronous, online undergraduate-level university courses that are delivered by SCAD professors and supported by the school. Students are able to take courses related to the Art and Design fields of study and earn university credits.

With IGBIS and ERAU collaborating, we offer a dual enrolment, which allows CP students to choose from Aeronautics (BSA), Aviation Business and Administration (BSABA) and Engineering (BSE). At the same time, our collaboration with SUMAS provides CP students with a combination of 240 hours of coursework and 150 hours of components along with a Year 2 Capstone Course.

DP/CP Subjects and Courses

There are six different DP subject groups and within each subject group, there are a number of different courses. Students make their particular selections based on a variety of factors. Each student will take 2-4 DP subjects at a higher level (HL) or standard level (SL). At IGBIS, we generally recommend most students take at least three DP subjects with 1 or 2 at HL.

HL and SL courses differ in scope, but are measured according to the same grade descriptors, with students expected to demonstrate a greater body of knowledge, understanding and skill at the higher level. Standard level subjects take up 150 teaching hours, while higher-level courses comprise 240 teaching hours.

At IGBIS, the course offerings can vary annually depending on student interest, but we currently offer the following courses:

  • English A Language & Literature SL/HL
  • Chinese A Language & Literature SL/HL
  • Malay A Literature SL/HL
  • Literature Self-taught SL
  • English B HL
  • Chinese Mandarin B SL/HL
  • Spanish B SL/HL
  • Spanish Ab Initio SL

* Ab Initio = “beginner”

  • Economics SL/HL
  • Geography SL/HL
  • History SL/HL
  • Psychology SL/HL
  • Business Management SL/HL
  • Biology SL/HL
  • Physics SL/HL
  • Design Technology SL/HL
  • Chemistry SL/HL
  • Mathematics A & I HL
  • Mathematics A & A SL
  • Mathematical A & I SL
  • Visual Arts SL/HL
  • Music SL/HL
  • Theatre SL/HL

Subjects in Art and Design

IGBIS students enrolled in CP Art and Design are expected to take:

  • English A or English B
  • Mathematics SL or Mathematical Studies
  • other subjects that complement their chosen career-related studies.

 

The CP Core 

In addition to the DP and University courses, students in the CP complete the CP Core which provides students with practical, real world approaches to learning, as well as develops skills and competencies required for lifelong learning 

  • Personal and professional skills (PPS): students develop attitudes, skills and strategies to be applied to personal and professional situations and contexts now and in the future, by discussing 5 overarching themes like ethics and intercultural understanding 
  • Reflective Project (RP): an in-depth body of work produced over an extended period of time. It is submitted towards the end of the CP, addressing an ethical issue arising from their career-related studies. High-level research, writing and extended communication skills, intellectual discovery and creativity go into this project.
  • Service learning (SL): a research-based approach in which students undertake service initiatives related to topics studied previously in their academic disciplines, utilising skills, understandings and values developed in these studies.
  • Language development (LD): encourages students to improve their proficiency in a language other than their best language. Essential to the IB’s concept of an international education.

 

Comparison between DP and CP Core

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IB Diploma Programme

Established in 1968 for students aged 16-19, the IB Diploma Programme (DP)  is an internationally recognised academic programme designed to meet the needs of motivated high school students, providing them with a balanced education, and facilitating geographic and cultural mobility, while promoting international understanding. A comprehensive two-year programme that enables students to fulfil the requirements of various national education systems around the world, the IBDP’s curriculum model incorporates the best elements of several national assessment systems. 

Students select six courses that they study for two years while also completing a compulsory core (see the diagram above). Each course lasts two years, from Grade 11 to 12 and in May of the Grade 12 year, the students sit for the IBDP standardised, external examinations.

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Every student at IGBIS is completing a High School Diploma, as we are a credit bearing school and the completion of the HSD is a  graduation requirement. This means that all IGBIS students in the IB Diploma Programme and in the IB career-related programme also complete a High School Diploma on top of their IB Diplomas and certificates. 

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