Email Us: info@youthwork.sg
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 2026-2028
No | Name | Position |
1 | Mr Nicholas Gabriel Lim | President |
2 | Mr Sean Kong | Vice-President |
3 | Ms Michelle Ow | Secretary |
4 | Mr Joel Goh | Treasurer |
5 | A/P Jiow Hee Jhee | Committee Member |
6 | Mr Lim Shen Yong | Committee Member |
7 | Mr Shafik Said | Committee Member |
8 | Ms Natalie Lim | Committee Member |
9 | Mr Benedict Long | Committee Member |
10 | Mr Solomon Ng | Committee Member |
12 | Mr Jason Tan | Co-Opted Member |
13 | Mr James Lim | Co-Opted Member |
14 | Mr Alvin Arvind | Co-Opted Member |
15 | Ms Kristin Lam | Co-Opted Member |
16 | Mr Wilson Tan | Co-Opted Member |
17 | Ms Jocelyn Loh | Honorary Auditor |
18 | Mr Phinehas Er | Honorary Auditor |
19 | Mr Lee Seng Meng | Ex-Officio |
20 | Dr Roland Yeow | Ex-Officio |
21 | Dr John Tan | 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.
