The General Foundation Program is designed to bridge the gap between secondary and post-secondary education. Students are given a foundational knowledge in the core areas of English, Mathematics and Information Technology. The program also establishes a solid foundation in other important skills, such as study skills, self-directed study and general life skills. The program aims to empower students with the desire and the ability to pursue lifelong learning. The GFP is thus designed to enable the students to taste the fruits of success not only in their future academic endeavors, but in all facets of their life to follow.
The program aims to extend the English language skills of the student to enable active participation in their postsecondary or higher education studies and ensure that they are equipped with the mathematical understanding and skills necessary to meet the cognitive and practical requirements of postsecondary or higher education studies in a variety of disciplines.
The program also ensures that the students are equipped with the computing and IT understanding and skills necessary to source, process and communicate information related to their postsecondary or higher education studies in a variety of disciplines. In addition, the program helps to equip students with fundamental study and academic skills needed for postsecondary or higher education studies.