Intellectual Disability

Employment

For persons with disability, looking for a job is often a very difficult task. Fortunately, there are different places other than the open job market where a person with disability, depending on the level of severity, can find employment. He can go to:

1. What is a Sheltered Workshop?

   A Sheltered Workshop is a form of employment for persons with moderate to severe disability (depending on their disability type) where they acquire basic job skills, such as packaging and assembly, through sub-contract work.

   For more information, please contact:

   MINDS IDEA Employment Development Centre
   29 Rosyth Road
   Singapore 546190
   Tel: 6282 4852
   Fax: 6280 5078
   

   SIA-MINDS Employment Development Centre
   SIA-MINDS EDC Building
   800 Margaret Drive
   Singapore 149310
   Tel: 6473 1148
   Fax: 6473 3885
   

   MINDS Woodlands Employment Development Centre
   30 Woodlands Ring Road, #01-02
   Singapore 737883
   Tel: 6366 3966
   Fax: 6483 4672
   

   APSN Centre For Adults
   29 Jalan Tembusu
   Singapore 438235
   Tel: 6346 2425
   Fax: 6346 7518
   

   Society of Moral Charities (Visually Handicapped)
   830 Thomson Road
   Singapore 574624
   Tel: 6253 3303
   Fax: 6258 0123
   

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2. What is a Production Workshop?

   A Production Workshop is a form of employment for persons with moderate disability (depending on their disability type), such as printing and manufacturing, in a production line.

   For more information, please contact:

   Bizlink Centre Singapore Limited
   Bizlink Centre Business Development Division
   Blk 512 Chai Chee Lane
   #01-07/08/09
   Bedok Industrial Park
   Singapore 469028
   Tel: 6449 5652
   Fax: 6449 5694
   

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3. Job Placement for employment in the Open Market

   For persons with slight to moderate disability, with the necessary skills, he/she can look for jobs in the open market. If help is needed in this area, they can always turn to job placement organisations to locate the most suitable job according to their interest and needs.

   For more information, please contact:

   Bizlink Centre Singapore Limited
   Blk 512 Chai Chee Lane
   #01-07/08/09
   Bedok Industrial Park
   Singapore 469028
   Tel: 6449 5652
   Fax: 6449 5694
   

   For job matching:

   
   Bizlink Centre Employment Placement Division

   
   For vocational assessment:

   
   Bizlink Centre Vocational Assessment Division

   
   For any other assistance:

   
   Bizlink Centre Information and Referral Services

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