Composition of SG Enable Management Team

2 Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how many persons with disabilities and/or special needs are there on the SG Enable Management Team; and (b) what percentage of the management team do they comprise.

Mr Tan Chuan-Jin: SG Enable was established in 2013 as an agency to support persons with disability for employment and training, access to schemes as well as provision of information and referral to disability services. SGE is governed by a Board of Directors who provide strategic guidance on the delivery of programmes and services for persons with disabilities as well as ensure proper management of resources of the organisation. Currently, two of the 13 Board members are persons with disabilities. Many of the Board members are also involved in programmes and services that support persons with disabilities. These members provide insights on the needs of persons with disabilities and how SG Enable can play a part in supporting the group.

Apart from its Board members, 6% of SG Enable's workforce comprise persons with disabilities and this is above the national average of 0.55% amongst the resident labour force. In addition to being an inclusive employer, SG Enable believes that this group of staff have enabled the organisation to better understand the clients they serve and to be pro-active in meeting their needs.