Student voice is crucial in co-creating opportunities for the leaders of tomorrow.
Project ID’s proudly presents the 6th edition of Student Voice Matters (SVM). This year, the survey captured insights from over 1,600 students nationwide, representing the survey’s biggest cohort of student voices yet! Excitingly, with this year’s theme being Future Of Work, this edition of SVM will also include perspectives from industry professionals.
As the future leaders of the workplace, students’ perspective are crucial. Yet, amidst rapidly changing workplace trends and challenges in an extremely volatile world, student voice is often overlooked. SVM seeks to disrupt this by empowering students to shape their future, ensuring they are both heard in decision-making and informed about emerging trends.
In SVM2025, the three central themes and questions are mainly:
Student readiness for the workforce: What is the state of student readiness for future careers?
Industry perceptions of students: How does the industry perceive student readiness?
Supporting our nation’s young talent: How can we work to address gaps and elevate student futures?
What are some key insights from Student Voice Matter 2025?
81.8% of students cited social media as their source of information to learn about job opportunities
Industry professionals often look for these top 3 skills from students: (1) analytical thinking, (2) resilience, flexibility, and agility, and (3) creative thinking
Students think that Mindset & Motivation affects their preparedness for future jobs meanwhile industry professionals highlight Soft Skills Development as the main factor.
What are students saying?
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
What are industry professionals looking at?