Debated in Parliament on 24 Sep 2025.
Mr Cai Yinzhou asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what are the retention rates of SG Enable Place-and-Train trainees after one year and three years of the end of the programme; (b) how many individuals have participated in multiple placements with (i) one (ii) two and (iii) three or more employers; and (c) how does the Ministry assess the programme’s effectiveness in supporting sustained employment and career progression.
Introduced in 2021, the Place-and-Train (PnT) programme provides employers with up to 90% salary support and course fee subsidy.
To date, 172 employers have hired 467 persons with disabilities under the programme. From 2021 to 2023, around 80% of persons with disabilities who completed the PnT programme remained employed six months after PnT support ended. Of these, 77% remained with their host employers from PnT.
PnT has been extended for two more years to place and train another 200 persons with disabilities by 2026. The programme continues to encourage employers to start hiring inclusively and provide support for employers to train new employees with disabilities on the job.
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