New advisory committee among initiatives to boost lifelong learning, job opportunities for people with disabilities

Efforts are also being made to reduce training costs and make mainstream courses more accessible to people with disabilities.

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development Syed Harun Alhabsyi taking a tour at the Inclusive Lifelong Learning Festival where experiential learning sessions were being carried out for people with disabilities on Oct 12, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Marcus Mark Ramos)

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SINGAPORE: A series of initiatives aimed at opening up more lifelong learning and employment opportunities for people with disabilities (PWDs) was rolled out by SG Enable on Monday (Oct 12), including a new advisory committee to ensure training keeps pace with the needs of learners and employers.

The advisory committee on Continuing Education and Training (CET) for PWDs will bring together expertise from across the disability, training and employment sectors to strengthen the quality, relevance and accessibility of training.

Its launch comes as Singapore steps up support for PWDs across different stages of life, following recommendations by the Taskforce on Assurance for Families with Persons with Disabilities announced earlier this month.

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and National Development Syed Harun Alhabsyi said learning would continue to play an important role regardless of the pathways PWDs take.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less “Some will transition into employment, while others will focus on developing greater independence and participating actively in community services,” said Dr Syed Harun, who was speaking at the Inclusive Lifelong Learning Festival at the Enabling Village in Lengkok Bahru. “Regardless of the pathway they take, learning will continue to play an important role at every stage of life for all persons with disabilities,” he said.

“Some will transition into employment, while others will focus on developing greater independence and participating actively in community services,” said Dr Syed Harun, who was speaking at the Inclusive Lifelong Learning Festival at the Enabling Village in Lengkok Bahru.

“Regardless of the pathway they take, learning will continue to play an important role at every stage of life for all persons with disabilities,” he said.

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development Syed Harun Alhabsyi takes a group photo with the advisory committee on continuing education and training for people with disabilities on Oct 12, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Marcus Mark Ramos)

BRIDGING TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT

Other initiatives announced by SG Enable, Singapore’s national agency for disability, on Monday include the sector train-and-place programme, which aims to provide PWDs with a more structured pathway from skills training to employment.

The programme allows participants to explore different sectors and acquire skills aligned with industry needs.

“For some, moving into work takes more than job matching alone,” said Dr Syed Harun.

He added that learning journeys hosted by employers will also give participants first-hand exposure to workplaces, the tasks involved in different jobs and the expectations of various roles.

“We hope that this helps participants and their families make more informed choices and find a pathway suited to their strengths, interests and support needs,” he said.

First piloted in the hospitality sector last year, the programme will expand to five more industries from the second half of this year: food and beverage, logistics, information and communications technology, healthcare, and human resources and administration.

SG Enable expects to train and support 800 PWDs through the programme between 2026 and 2030.

Efforts are also being made to reduce training costs and make mainstream courses more accessible to PWDs.

SG Enable will extend its 95 per cent Course Fee Grant to PWDs enrolling in eligible mainstream training courses, expanding the subsidy beyond SG Enable-supported courses.

“This means more persons with disabilities can upskill alongside their peers, without cost as a barrier,” Dr Syed Harun said.

Meanwhile, an adult educator capability development framework will be introduced to help educators supporting CET build skills in areas such as disability awareness and delivering accessible training.

Training providers will also receive support through a capability development grant to equip their educators, improve their learning environments and adapt course materials for learners with disabilities.

Dr Syed Harun said building a lifelong support system for PWDs – spanning their school years, further education and employment – would require a collective effort from caregivers, employers, training and service providers, as well as the public and private sectors.

“Inclusion certainly does not happen by accident – it begins with the belief that every person deserves the opportunity to learn, to grow, to contribute, and the conviction to turn that belief into action, regardless of where they start or how their journey unfolds,” he said.

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目前也在努力降低培训成本，并使主流课程更容易被残疾人士接受。

2026年10月12日，国家发展部高级政务次长赛义德·哈伦·阿尔哈布西参观了包容性终身学习节，该节日正在为残疾人士举办体验式学习课程。（图片：CNA/马库斯·马克·拉莫斯）

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新加坡：SG Enable 于周一（10 月 12 日）推出了一系列旨在为残疾人士创造更多终身学习和就业机会的举措，其中包括成立一个新的咨询委员会，以确保培训与学习者和雇主的需求保持同步。

残疾人继续教育和培训 (CET) 咨询委员会将汇集残疾、培训和就业领域的专家，以加强培训的质量、相关性和可及性。

新加坡推出这项举措，旨在加强对处于不同人生阶段的残疾人的支持，此前，残疾人家庭保障工作组于本月初公布了相关建议。

教育和国家发展部高级政务次长赛义德·哈伦·阿尔哈布西表示，无论残疾人选择何种途径，学习都将继续发挥重要作用。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 “有些人会过渡到就业，而另一些人则会专注于培养更大的独立性并积极参与社区服务，”赛义德·哈伦博士在位于冷果峇鲁赋能村的包容性终身学习节上发表讲话时说道。“无论他们选择哪条道路，学习在所有残疾人士的人生阶段都将继续发挥重要作用，”他说道。

“有些人将过渡到就业，而另一些人将专注于培养更大的独立性并积极参与社区服务，”赛义德·哈伦博士在位于 Lengkok Bahru 的 Enabling Village 举办的包容性终身学习节上发表讲话时说道。

他说：“无论他们选择哪条道路，学习对于所有残疾人来说，在人生的每个阶段都将继续发挥重要作用。”

2026年10月12日，国家发展部高级政务次长赛义德·哈伦·阿尔哈布西与残疾人继续教育和培训咨询委员会成员合影。（图片：CNA/马库斯·马克·拉莫斯）

衔接培训与就业

新加坡国家残疾人机构 SG Enable 周一宣布的其他举措包括行业培训安置计划，该计划旨在为残疾人士提供从技能培训到就业的更结构化的途径。

该项目允许参与者探索不同的行业领域，并获得符合行业需求的技能。

“对一些人来说，找到工作不仅仅是找到合适的工作那么简单，”赛义德·哈伦博士说。

他还补充说，由雇主主办的学习之旅也将使参与者能够亲身接触工作场所、不同工作涉及的任务以及各种角色的期望。

他说：“我们希望这能帮助参与者及其家人做出更明智的选择，找到适合他们的优势、兴趣和支持需求的途径。”

该计划去年首次在酒店业进行试点，从今年下半年开始将扩展到另外五个行业：食品和饮料、物流、信息和通信技术、医疗保健以及人力资源和行政管理。

SG Enable 预计在 2026 年至 2030 年间通过该计划培训和支持 800 名残疾人士。

目前也在努力降低培训成本，使残疾人更容易获得主流课程。

SG Enable 将把 95% 的课程费用补助金扩大到参加符合条件的主流培训课程的残疾人士，并将补贴范围扩大到 SG Enable 支持的课程之外。

“这意味着更多残疾人士可以和同龄人一起提升技能，而不会受到费用问题的阻碍，”赛义德·哈伦博士说。

与此同时，将引入成人教育者能力发展框架，以帮助支持继续教育的教育者在残疾意识和提供无障碍培训等领域培养技能。

培训机构还将获得能力发展补助金的支持，以装备其教育工作者，改善其学习环境，并为残疾学习者调整课程材料。

赛义德·哈伦博士表示，为残疾人士建立终身支持体系——涵盖他们的求学阶段、继续教育和就业——需要护理人员、雇主、培训和服务提供商以及公共和私营部门的共同努力。

他说：“包容绝非偶然——它始于这样一种信念：每个人都应该有机会学习、成长和贡献，并且要有决心将这种信念付诸行动，无论他们的起点如何，或者他们的旅程如何展开。”

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