Physical 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:

   Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD)
   The SPD Work Activity Centre
   SPD Ability Centre
   2 Peng Nguan Street
   Singapore 168955
   Tel: 6323 2303
   Fax: 6323 7008
   

   Spastic Children Association of Singapore
   Goodwill, Rehabilitation and Occupational Workshop (GROW)
   Cerebral Palsy Centre
   65 Pasir Ris Drive 1
   Singapore 519529
   Tel: 6585 5600
   Fax: 6585 5603
   

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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:

   Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD),
   The SPD Work Activity Centre
   SPD Ability Centre
   2 Peng Nguan Street
   Singapore 168955
   Tel: 6323 2303
   Fax: 6323 7008
   

   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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