Training for Organisations and Non-disabled Employees to Work with Persons with Disabilities
Ministry of Social and Family DevelopmentSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns the data on diversity and inclusion training for organisations and non-disabled employees working with persons with disabilities (PWDs). Miss Rachel Ong inquired about training participation rates and whether such programmes correlate with improved employment tenure for staff with disabilities. Minister Masagos Zulkifli B M M shared that over 320 organisations and 7,100 employees attended SG Enable’s training workshops in the past five years. He noted that approximately 2% of the 6,600 organisations receiving the Enabling Employment Credit in 2022 had participated in these specific sessions. The Minister concluded that training may not be the primary factor for hiring or retention, as the government focuses on helping employers provide direct support.
Transcript
19 Miss Rachel Ong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the Ministry has data on the current number of organisations and non-disabled employees working with persons with disabilities (PWDs) that have undergone diversity and inclusion training programmes since 2015; (b) what is the percentage of organisations employing PWDs that have sent their non-disabled employees to these programmes; and (c) whether there is comparative data on the average employment tenure of PWD staff in these organisations against organisations which have not sent their staff for such training.
Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: Enabling Academy, SG Enable’s disability learning hub, conducts Disability Awareness Talks and High Impact Retention and Employment (HIRE) Workshops to equip organisations with relevant knowledge and skills to hire and integrate employees with disabilities.
Over the past five years, more than 320 organisations have sent more than 7,100 employees without disabilities to attend these talks and workshops.
Of the close to 6,600 organisations that received the Enabling Employment Credit for hiring persons with disabilities in 2022, about 2% have sent their employees without disabilities to attend Enabling Academy’s Disability Awareness Talks or HIRE workshops in the past five years.
Based on the above data, training for employees without disabilities may not be a key factor in determining whether employers hire persons with disabilities or how long employees with disabilities stay in an organisation. Instead, we have focused on helping employers to provide the necessary support to their employees with disabilities.