About Us - Youth Work Association Singapore

History

Sometime in the late 2000s, a band of veteran youth work practitioners got together and expressed a felt need for a movement to help distinguish youth work as a distinctive practice. There was no comprehensive training programme that prepared individuals to serve as youth workers. Neither was there professional recognition or accreditation available to certify those in the youth work sector.

Discussions with relevant government agencies and focus group meetings with youth workers and leaders then ensued. In September 2011, through funding secured from the then Workforce Development Agency, Dr Trudi Cooper, a professor from Edith Cowan University, Australia, spent a few days consulting and advising on the setting up of a youth work association. In March 2012, the Youth Work Association (Singapore) was formally registered as a society with the Registry of Societies.

The ten founding members of the society are:

John K E Tan
Wang Kim Meng
Nicholas Lim
Roland Yeow
Adelyn Poh
Sharifah Sakinah
Evina Subani
Lee Seng Meng
Dennis Lee
Ahmad Khushairi

OFFICE BEARERS 2024-2026

No	Name	Position
1	Mr Nicholas Gabriel Lim	President
2	Mr Sean Kong	Vice-President
3	Ms Jocelyn Lee	Secretary
4	Mr Phinehas Er	Treasurer
5	A/P Jiow Hee Jhee	Committee Member
6	Ms Kristine Lam	Committee Member
7	Dr Glen Ng	Committee Member
8	Mr Benjamin Yeo	Committee Member
9	Mr Chee Thow Wei Liat	Committee Member
10	Mr Shafik Said	Committee Member
12	Mr Lim Shen Yong	Committee Member
13	Ms Zoe Tee	Committee Member
14	Mr Jason Tan	Committee Member
15	Ms Joyce Nathaniel Lim	Honorary Auditor
16	Mr Joe Chan	Honorary Auditor
17	Mr Lee Seng Meng	Ex-Officio
18	Dr Roland Yeow	Ex-Officio

Constitution

As a registered society, YWAS is governed by a Constitution. For a copy of the document, click here.

Organizational Relationships

As part of YWAS’ advocacy aims, we are connected to other organizations, not only locally but globally as well.