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What is Young Trailblazers?
Young Trailblazers is a national youth innovation movement that empowers students from secondary to tertiary levels to design real solutions for real societal challenges. More than a competition, it is a platform that nurtures creativity, courage, and collaboration—equipping youths to play an active role in shaping Singapore’s future.
Our Mission
To cultivate the next generation of changemakers by providing equal access to innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. We unite youths from diverse educational backgrounds to solve community challenges, develop future-ready skills, and transform ideas into meaningful social impact.
Tertiary Competition 2025
How was it Done?
Since 2018, Young Trailblazers has grown from a small initiative into a nationwide movement through:
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- A human-centered Design Thinking and entrepreneurship framework
- Training in ideation, prototyping, pitching, and digital marketing
- Partnerships with mentors, educators, community organisations, and industry leaders
- Continued support for finalists to pilot and implement their solutions in real communities
Where Ideas Become Real
Young Trailblazers provides sustained pathways for youths to turn concepts into impact. Finalists gain access to mentorship, incubation opportunities, real-world partners, and potential funding—ensuring that promising ideas can evolve into community projects, social enterprises, or scalable innovations that benefit Singapore.
- Relevance of real solutions to real problems
- Enriching and equipping participants with workshops and resources
- Add value with validated innovation to end-users
- Lean in creating value without additional cost
On the right is Temasek Secondary School Team Protecc’s solution. Overall winner of Secondary 2021.
Proof of concept by team in collaboration with Sandbox, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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