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| − | ! <big>Short-Term Outcomes</big>
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| − | <big>(skills, knowledge, attitudes)</big>
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| − | !!! <big>Mid-Term Outcomes</big>
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| − | <big>(behaviours)</big>
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| − | !!!<big>Long-Term Outcomes</big>
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| − | <big>(impact)</big>
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| − | !<big>Social Impact</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #F08080;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#PWDs and employers are aware of fair employment practices .E2.86.92 PWDs can seek recourse against employment discrimination|PWDs and employers are aware of fair employment practices]]</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #F08080;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #F08080;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#PWDs can seek recourse against employment discrimination .E2.86.92 PWDs are protected against unfair work practices|PWDs can seek recourse against employment discrimination]]</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #F08080;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #F08080;" |<big>PWDs are protected against unfair work practices</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #F08080;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! rowspan="7" style="background: #FFF8DC;" | <big>Disabled people can secure, retain and progress in their careers</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #CEE0F2" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#Employers understand PWD capabilities .E2.86.92 Employers are willing to hire PWDs|Employers understand PWD capabilities]]</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #CEE0F2;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! rowspan="3" style="background: #CEE0F2;" |<big>Employers are willing to hire PWDs</big>
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| − | ! rowspan="3" style="background: #CEE0F2;" |'''<big>→</big>'''
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| − | ! rowspan="6" style="background: #DDA0DD;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#PWDs are best positioned to secure open.2Fsheltered employment .E2.86.92 Disabled people can secure.2C retain and progress in their careers|PWDs are best positioned to secure open/sheltered employment]]</big>
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| − | ! rowspan="6" style="background: #DDA0DD;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #CEE0F2;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#Employers know how to accommodate PWDs.27 needs .E2.86.92 Employers are willing to hire PWDs|Employers know how to accommodate PWDs' needs]]</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #CEE0F2;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #CEE0F2;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#Employers find it financially feasible to hire PWDs .E2.86.92 Employers are willing to hire PWDs|Employers find it financially feasible to hire PWDs]]</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #CEE0F2;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #F2DACE;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#PWDs fully understand their suitability for job options .2F career paths .E2.86.92 PWDs are best positioned to secure open.2Fsheltered employment|PWDs fully understand their suitability for job options/career paths]]</big>
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| − | <big>(strengths/preferences, managed expectations)</big>
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| − | ! colspan="3" style="background: #F2DACE;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #F2DACE;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#PWDs know about available job opportunities .E2.86.92 PWDs are best positioned to secure open.2Fsheltered employment|PWDs know about available job opportunities]]</big>
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| − | ! colspan="3" style="background: #F2DACE;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #E0F2CE;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#PWDs acquire work skills .E2.86.92 PWDs can apply work skills in actual settings|PWDs acquire work skills]]</big>
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| − | <big>(vocational, technical, soft, employability)</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #E0F2CE;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #E0F2CE;" |<big>[[Disability/Employment/Theory of Change#PWDs can apply work skills in actual settings .E2.86.92 PWDs are best positioned to secure open.2Fsheltered employment|PWDs can apply work skills in actual settings]]</big>
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| − | ! style="background: #E0F2CE;" |<big>→</big>
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| − | * '''Should we be aspiring to career progression?'''
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| − | === '''PWDs and employers are aware of fair employment practices → PWDs can seek recourse against employment discrimination''' ===
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| − | |'''[https://www.msf.gov.sg/policies/International-Conventions/Documents/Singapore%20CRPD%20Report%20-%20final.pdf Guidelines by Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) for fair employment practices]'''
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| − | *Singapore adopts promotional and educational methods to prevent discrimination of PWDs at the workplace
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| − | *Job seekers or employees who encounter discrimination due to their disability may approach TAFEP for assistance
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| − | |'''[https://www.msf.gov.sg/policies/International-Conventions/Documents/Singapore%20CRPD%20Report%20-%20final.pdf Guidelines by Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) for fair employment practices]'''
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| − | *Singapore adopts promotional and educational methods to prevent discrimination of PWDs at the workplace
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| − | *Job seekers or employees who encounter discrimination due to their disability may approach TAFEP for assistance
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| − | |'''[Need data/evidence on efficacy of TAFEP claims]'''
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| − | === <span style="background:#CEE0F2">'''Employers understand PWD capabilities → Employers are willing to hire PWDs'''</span> ===
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| − | |'''[https://employment.sgenable.sg/news/1021/ Inclusive Business Forum (IBF) and “Fostering Inclusion At The Workplace” Seminar]'''
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| − | *Inaugural IBF held in 2016 , second round on 25 Jul 2018
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| − | *Inaugural seminar held in 2017
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| − | *Inform businesses of the benefits of hiring PWDs and encourage more employers to hire PWDs
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| − | |Can there be more opportunities to dialogue with employers or partners such as WSG/MOM, such that the process may be more institutionalised/supported?
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| − | |[https://employment.sgenable.sg/employers/get-resources/ '''SG Enable employer resources''']
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| − | *Resources that assist employers in understanding, communicating and working with PWDs.
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| − | |Inclusive Employers in Singapore
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| − | *[https://www.joanbowen.com/wptempkyk/ Joan Bowen Café]
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| − | *[http://www.believe-nj.com/ Believe NJ Pte Ltd]
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| − | *[https://m.facebook.com/Soul-Food-Enterprise-Pte-Ltd-286503891431586/ Soul Food Enterprise Pte Ltd]
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| − | *[http://flourpower.com.sg/ Flour Power]
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| − | *[https://sidewalkgallerycafe.wordpress.com/ Sidewalk Gallery Cafe]
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| − | *[https://projectdignity.sg/dignity-kitchen Dignity Kitchen]
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| − | *Flourish Culinary
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| − | *[http://mynonnas.com/ My Nonna’s]
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| − | *[https://trampolene.org/ahead/ Trampolene]
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| − | *[https://www.forewordcoffee.com/ Foreword Coffee]
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| − | *[https://www.mustardtree.com.sg/ Mustard Tree]
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| − | *[http://www.profbrawn.com.sg/ Professor Brawn Café] - donated to ARC
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| − | *https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6557440111913603072/
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| − | === <span style="background:#CEE0F2">'''Employers know how to accommodate PWDs' needs → Employers are willing to hire PWDs'''</span> ===
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| − | |[https://employment.sgenable.sg/employers/get-resources/ '''SG Enable employer resources''']
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| − | *Resources that assist employers in understanding, communicating and working with PWDs.
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| − | |Companies and their HR remain non-diversity ready '''[need data/evidence]'''
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| − | |'''[https://www.sbnod.com/ Singapore Business Network on Disability]'''
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| − | *Community of businesses in Singapore across various industries who work in collaboration to share (as appropriate) expertise, experience, networks and resources to help advance the equitable inclusion of persons with disabilities
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| − | *Started in May 2015 with AIG, Barclays, Dairy Farm, Deutsche Bank, EY, KPMG, Singtel, Standard Chartered
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| − | |'''Disability education training for employers and co-workers of PWDs'''
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| − | *[https://www.dpa.org.sg/about-us/what-we-do/ DPA Disability Awareness Talks]
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| − | *[https://www.societystaples.com.sg/experience-services/ Society Staples training for employers]
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| − | *[https://takeaction.spd.org.sg/disability-etiquette-talks/ SPD Disability Etiquette Talks]
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| − | *APSN Employer Education Workshops
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| − | |PWDs continue to face discrimination in the workplace: see 2015 study by [http://www.dpa.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Employment-merged.compressed.pdf DPA] and this DPA-IPS 2016-2017 [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/manpower/study-sheds-light-on-job-discrimination-faced-by-those-with-disabilities participatory research]
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| − | * Speak to training attendees to assess efficacy of current training avenues.
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| − | *Focus on practical strategies to communicate with colleagues with disabilities, rather than generic education.
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| − | *Encourage hiring managers to share their fears/stereotypes about hiring PWDs — this should be a standard part of companies’ disability education training, and official HR curricula in Singapore.
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| − | *Make it mandatory for co-workers working together with the PWD, HR and management-level staff to attend disability education training.
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| − | *Conduct research/collect data on disabled employees who were terminated or had to leave because employers did not accommodate their needs.
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| − | *Consider a rotational buddy system for disabled employees, to reduce buddy fatigue and allow co-workers to understand their PWD colleague better
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| − | |'''[https://www.sec.gov.sg/Pages/Home.aspx Special Employment Credit (SEC)]'''
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| − | * Extended to employers who hire PWDs in 2012
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| − | * From 2012 to December 2016, $59 million in SEC credit has been disbursed to employers of about 10,000 PWDs
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| − | |'''[https://employment.sgenable.sg/employers/open-door-programme/ Open Door Programme]'''
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| − | * Employers of PWDs eligible for grants and employment support services such as the Job Redesign Grant, Training Grant and other Recruitment and Job Support Services
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| − | * Since 2012, 140 companies have applied for ODP support. The average claim per company is $3000.
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| − | |Takeup rate is low, and many employers don’t know about the ODP despite its attractiveness.
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| − | * Listen to interview with DPA on CNA The Pulse [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/podcasts/the-pulse/people-with-disability-employment-discrimination-protection-work-11521580 10 May episode].
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| − | |'''[https://www.wsg.gov.sg/programmes-and-initiatives/workfare-training-support-employers.html Workfare Training Support (WTS) Scheme]'''
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| − | * For Singaporean PWDs aged 13 and above and who don’t earn more than $2,000 a month, their employers can qualify for 95% course fee subsidy and absentee payroll funding when they sign employees up for any course approved for WTS-eligible courses
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| − | |Accessing SkillsFuture training courses remain difficult for some. A blind individual with a Master’s degree in counselling called SG Enable asking for help to navigate available subsidies for training such as the WTS, but she was offered Sheltered Workshop training instead. '''[Need more data]'''
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| − | |[http://www.bizlink.org.sg/services/vocational-assessment-program/ '''BizLink Vocational Assessment Service''']
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| − | *Provides assessment for a disabled individual to determine strengths and weaknesses pertaining to work capacity
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| − | *Assist people with disabilities and/or special needs in exploring job opportunities and training
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| − | *Offer assistance and counselling to PWDs and/or their families on issues relating to disabilities or work-related issues
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| − | |[https://www.autism.org.sg/core-services/e2c#tab_e2cProgramme '''ARC Employability & Employment Centre (E2C) Programme''']
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| − | *Autism-specific pre-assessment, assessment, employability training, job placement and job support
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| − | |[https://www.facebook.com/search/posts/?q=koh%20zhan%20rui&epa=SERP_TAB An individual with autism received vocational assistance from ARC]; he paid $494 (after subsidy) for the vocational assessment but was deemed unemployable, yet managed to secure a job later at Dignity Kitchen.
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| − | * Might hint at broader lack of job partnerships/opportunities in general
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| − | |[https://employment.sgenable.sg/jobseekers/employment-assistance/ '''SG Enable — Job Advisory''']
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| − | * Job-readiness assessment by specialists such as occupational therapists/psychologists/employment coaches.
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| − | |[https://employment.sgenable.sg/jobseekers/employment-assistance/ '''SG Enable - Job Advisory''']
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| − | *Job-readiness assessment by specialists such as occupational therapists/psychologists/employment coaches.
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| − | |[https://eservice1.enable.gov.sg/MSFPortal/EDS/Employment/Pages/Common/Index/Index.aspx '''SG Enable — Disability Employment Jobs Portal''']
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| − | *Job portal for PwDs to search for opportunities
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| − | |Jobs listed on most job portals do not reflect if the hiring company is interested to employ PWDs. Career events are not always universally designed as well.
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| − | |Employers can reflect if they are keen to employ PWDs, at career events, on job portals and other avenues.
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| − | Having a “ready-to-hire PWDs” mark would ease PWDs’ job search process.
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| − | |'''[https://able-sg.org/return_to_work.html ABLE Return to Work Programme]'''
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| − | *Provides physical rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, social support, training, return-to-work coordination and employment support
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| − | |'''[http://www.bizlink.org.sg/services/vocational-assessment-program/ BizLink Vocational Assessment Service]'''
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| − | *Provides assessment for a disabled individual to determine strengths and weaknesses pertaining to work capacity
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| − | *Assist people with disabilities and/or special needs in exploring job opportunities and training
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| − | *Offer assistance and counselling to PWDs and/or their families on issues relating to disabilities or work-related issues
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| − | |'''[https://www.spd.org.sg/employment-support-programme/ SPD Employment Support Programme (ESP)]'''
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| − | *Vocational training and employment planning for persons with permanent disabilities 16 years and above
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| − | |'''[https://www.spd.org.sg/transition-to-employment/ SPD Transition To Employment Programme (TTE)]'''
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| − | *Aims to reintegrate people with acquired physical disabilities aged 18-60 back into the workforce
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| − | |[https://www.autism.org.sg/core-services/e2c#tab_e2cProgramme '''ARC Employability & Employment Centre (E2C) Programme''']
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| − | *Autism-specific pre-assessment, assessment, employability training, job placement and job support
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| − | |'''[http://www.minds.org.sg/AdultSvcs.html#EDCprogramme MINDS Employment Development Centres (EDCs)]'''
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| − | Provides vocational training for adults with intellectual disabilities aged 18 and above:
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| − | *[http://www.minds.org.sg/IEDC/index.html Idea Employment Development Centre]
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| − | *[http://www.minds.org.sg/SMEDC/ SIA-MINDS Employment Development Centre]
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| − | *[http://www.minds.org.sg/WEDC/ Woodlands Employment Development Centre]
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| − | | rowspan="6" |'''Transition & Vocational Training in SPED schools: list [https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/special-education/special-education-schools/list-of-sped-schools here]'''
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| − | |Some SPED students have difficulty mastering job skills training even when approaching graduation/18 years old.
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| − | |Allow SPED students to attend courses ad-hoc, after graduation, taking into consideration income loss too.
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| − | |SPED school graduates lack internship opportunities during their school-going years. SPED schools and VWOs typically have to get their own contacts.
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| − | |Have a central coordinator that facilitates the internship process, or have more opportunities to dialogue with partners like WSG/MOM.
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| − | |Skills taught in WSQ- and WPLN- certified courses may not always be retained, nor applied.
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| − | |Because of job tracking, SPED graduates tend to lack information on job opportunities beyond their track, e.g., ex-student who worked in Coffee Bean switched to forklift driving.
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| − | |Explore the feasibility of freelance/cottage industry labour, evergreen sectors like waste management, funeral parlour work, and purposeful job re-designs. Remember to take into account caregiver perceptions and potential reservations, where relevant too.
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| − | |Lack of information on job opportunity and industry trends that SPED schools usually train their students to enter.
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| − | |PWDs’ employability may be at risk in view of increasing automation and technological advancement. Can we equip them to work alongside technologies such as digital media, handheld tech, machines? Learn from [https://www.oranaonline.com.au/ Orana, Australia].
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| − | |SPED graduates tend to be pigeonholed into specific tracks/job roles which are mostly low-skilled.
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| − | |'''[http://mvs.edu.sg/index.php/curriculum/ Mountbatten Vocational School - ITE Skills Certificate (ISC)]'''
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| − | * Students learn food preparation, F&B serving and housekeeping operations over two years and are awarded the ISC upon completion
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| − | |[http://www.mettaschool.edu.sg/programmes/vocational-programme/ '''Metta School’s Vocational Certification Programme''']-
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| − | '''Institute of Technical Education Skills Certificate (ISC)'''
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| − | *For eligible students 17 years old and above
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| − | *Offers ITE Skills Certification (ISC) upon completion, e.g., in Baking, Food Preparation and Housekeeping Operation (Accommodation)
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| − | |[http://www.mettaschool.edu.sg/programmes/employment-pathway-programme/ '''Metta School’s Employment Pathway Programme (EPP)''']
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| − | *For MID and ASD programme students not on the Vocational Certification track
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| − | *Students will undergo vocational skills training, such as WSQ modules, Food and Hygiene courses, etc. and job trials and on-the-job training
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| − | *Upon graduation, SG Enable will support these students with vocational training and support in identified suitable pathways such as supported employment, customized employment and internships.
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| − | *For students aged 17 to 21, in four areas: (1) Food Services; (2) Hotel and Accommodation Services; (3) Landscape Operations and (4) Retail Operations.
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| − | |'''[https://www.sgenable.sg/pages/content.aspx?path=/for-adults/sheltered-workshops/ Sheltered Workshops]'''
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| − | * Offer employment and/or vocational training to adults with disabilities who do not possess the competencies or skills for open employment.
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| − | |[http://www.minds.org.sg/AdultSvcs.html#EDCprogramme '''MINDS Employment Development Centres (EDCs)''']
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| − | *[http://www.minds.org.sg/SMEDC/ SIA-MINDS Employment Development Centre]
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| − | *[http://www.minds.org.sg/WEDC/ Woodlands Employment Development Centre]
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| − | MINDS regularly organises internships in industries as diverse as laundromats, supermarkets, hardware shops and car wash facilities in petrol stations for its clients starting from the age of about 16. By around age 19, some PWDs can be guided towards working in sheltered workshops that cater to them, doing work such as packing, retail, baking and making crafts. Others are placed in the general labour market, where they are mentored and supported by job coaches from Minds who ensure that they are not stressed in their new environment or check that they are able to take public transport to work.<ref>http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/myth-of-the-disabled-worker</ref>
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| − | |[https://employment.sgenable.sg/students/internship-programme '''IHL Internship Programme''']
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| − | *Provides internship opportunities for IH students with ASD, ID, PI and SI
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| − | *Business professionals provide CV/resume and interview advice, graduates with disabilities share experiences from their career journeys
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| − | * Skills training courses to prepare and equip the visually handicapped for employment or general upgrading so that they could better integrate with the community.
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| − | === <span style="background:#E0F2CE">'''PWDs can apply work skills in actual settings →'''</span> <span style="background:#E0F2CE">'''PWDs are best positioned to secure open/sheltered employment'''</span> ===
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| − | * '''[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/taking-job-help-to-those-with-disabilities Government is looking to set up employment centres in residential neighbourhoods to train and offer jobs to PWDs]''' - consider using HDB void decks or unwanted public buildings as training venues
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| − | |[https://employment.sgenable.sg/students/special-education-students '''School-to-Work Transition Programme (S2W)''']
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| − | *Begins in the year of graduation and lasts for up to a year after
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| − | *Students with the potential to work identified by SG Enable and schools and matched to job training
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| − | *24 in 30 students who joined S2W found a job, with 20 remaining employed for at least 6 months<ref name=":0">http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/scheme-to-help-students-with-special-needs-find-work</ref>
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| − | *EM3 has taken note of this: To scale up S2W programme so that more SPED school students can participate<ref name=":12">https://www.msf.gov.sg/policies/Disabilities-and-Special-Needs/Documents/Enabling%20Masterplan%203%20(revised%2013%20Jan%202017).pdf</ref>
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| − | |[https://www.autism.org.sg/core-services/e2c#tab_e2cProgramme '''ARC Employability & Employment Centre (E2C) Programme''']
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| − | |[https://www.spd.org.sg/employment-support-programme/ '''SPD Employment Support Programme (ESP)''']
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| − | *Vocational training and employment planning for persons with permanent disabilities 16 years and above
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| − | *Provides persons with acquired disabilities with support and opportunities to overcome the challenges in gaining sustainable employment.
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| − | *Aims to reintegrate people with acquired physical disabilities aged 18-60 back into the workforce
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| − | |Job coaches face difficulties in providing psychosocial support for those with acquired disabilities. Some PWDs have difficulty accepting their disabilities and the job coaches are not trained to provide psychosocial support to address these issues.
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| − | === '''<span style="background:#F2DACE">PWDs are best positioned to secure open/sheltered employment →</span> Disabled people can secure, retain and progress in their careers''' ===
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| − | |[https://employment.sgenable.sg/students/special-education-students '''School-to-Work Transition Programme (S2W)''']
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| − | *Begins in the year of graduation and lasts for up to a year after
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| − | *Students with the potential to work identified by SG Enable and schools and matched to job training
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| − | |'''[https://able-sg.org/return_to_work.html ABLE Return to Work Programme]'''
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| − | *Provides physical rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, social support, training, return-to-work coordination and employment support
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| − | |[https://www.spd.org.sg/employment-support-programme/ '''SPD Employment Support Programme (ESP)''']
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| − | *Vocational training and employment planning for persons with permanent disabilities 16 years and above
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| − | *Provides job matching services for persons with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, physical impairment, hearing impairment and visual impairment who are interested to pursue a career in the public service sector.
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| − | *Aims to reintegrate people with acquired physical disabilities aged 18-60 back into the workforce
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