Hillgrove Secondary School students were very privileged to be invited to Glencore, a multinational trading commodity and mining company, on July 25 for their Phase 2 industrial visit at Temasek Tower.
Ms Yuan Yuan, Head of Analytics team in Glencore, kickstarted with an introduction on Glencore and how the analytics team function. In her talk, she covered some trading concepts, such as buying goods at a low price and selling it at a higher price to make a profit, the different types of oil and their uses and market cycle. It was indeed an enriching session.
Ms Yuan introducing Glencore to our SSP participants.
Students of Hillgrove Secondary School were listening attentively and taking down notes.
Our SSP participants diligently taking notes during Ms Yuan’s sharing session.
The analytics team prepared a mini game for students of Secondary School help them to better understand and internalize the concepts taught.
Our SSP participants taking part in a game organised by staff from Glencore.
Students of Hillgrove Secondary shared their experiences and learning outcomes on their 3-days day camp in Phase 1.
Our SSP participants sharing their SSP experience with the audience of the day.
We were very fortunate to have the chance to have a tour on trading floor led by Glencore’s Managing Director, Mr Quek Chin Thean.
Mr Quek Chin Thean leading our SSP participants on an office tour.
Students also interacted with traders and got to see how live trading works.
Glencore staff sharing with our SSP participants some basic trading concepts.
The visit was concluded with a speech by Mr Quek, sharing with Hillgrove students the 5H – be hungry to learn, be honest in everything you do, be humble with everyone you meet, have humor sense as it helps to ease tense situations and harmony brings wealth – brought him to where he is today.
Overall, our SSP participants had a wonderful experience at Glencore. They walked out of glencore with insights on trading and key values that aid in the path to success. Our most sincere thanks to Glencore for hosting us.
Written by: Valarie
