BIZLINK CENTRE SINGAPORE


    www.bizlink.org.sg

    Bizlink Centre is a non-profit organisation supported by Community Chest and is a member of National Council of Social Service (NCSS).   Their mission is to assist the disadvantaged like people with disabilities (PWDs) in Singapore to achieve independence, dignity and integration into the mainstream society through open and sheltered employment. Bizlink started its operation since 1985 as a project under Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and has placed more than 5000 disabled into employment.

     

    Bizlink Centre offers the following services under 3 funded programmes:


    1. Vocational Assessment : professionals comprising of psychologists, occupational therapists and social workers assess PWDs to determine their abilities and skills level and make recommendations of job types.
    2. Employment Placement :  employment placement officers help do the job matching of PWDs and potential employers.
    3. Sheltered Workshop :  provide sheltered employment for medium to severe PWDs

    Bizlink also has a social enterprise division that markets and sells outsourced services. These services channel employment back to PWDs working in Bizlink’s sheltered workshop as well as benefitting other disadvantaged people. 

    Many commercial companies have outsourced their work processes to Bizlink.  Not only did they enjoy relatively lower cost of production, but also a reasonable quality level of work output while fulfilling their social responsibilities.

    “THESE ABLED PEOPLE” BRAND OF CARDS & GIFTS are designed and crafted by talented people with disabilities (PWDs). Marketed under Bizlink’s social enterprise arm, the range of products includes hand crafted stationery, enhanced plush, floral gift baskets, fashion jewellery, printed greeting cards and birthday cards, hand-painted glasswares and corporate gifts.
     

    These Abled People creations also include paintings (oil & water colour paintings) from the disabled community.  Every year Bizlink encourages talented disabled artists to paint and the selected paintings are used as creative for season greeting cards.  Birthday and Thank You cards are also available. 

    The sale of these items goes to supporting the disabled to help them achieve independence, dignity and integration into mainstream society through employment.