S4IG helping those with disabilities build back better

‘Not all disabilities are visible’: International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPD) – 2020

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The Skills for Inclusive Growth (S4IG) program mainly focuses on ‘disability inclusion’ throughout the program intervention by developing successful skills development models such as Generate Role Models and Disability Champions, and Challenge Stereotypes about the type of jobs that can be done by a person with disabilities through reasonable adjustment and introduce flexible training models.

This program has succeeded in ensuring representation of 115 wide range of disabilities such as physical, visual, hearing and intellectual disabilities. S4IG maintains a focus on removing barriers inherent in traditional systems and approaches that prevent access to skills development and employment opportunities such as chef, travel agent, cook, receptionist, beautician, content developers, photography to destination development, tuktuk tour guide and room attendant especially for people with disabilities.

S4IG has implemented a range of strategies across each district that directly target improved employment outcomes and commensurate improvement in participant income levels, facilitate flexible workplace delivery of accredited qualifications, enhance employability skills in tourism and hospitality industry for disadvantaged young people, and recruit young people (mostly from rural or remote communities) who are looking for employment opportunities available in the tourism sector.

S4IG has supported 590 new entrants to gain employment out of which 217 are female and 373 are male, including 35 people with disabilities. In terms of workforce development, S4IG has improved employment and income for participants of skills development.