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 2022-2024
No | Name | Position |
1 | Mr Nicholas Gabriel Lim | President |
2 | Mr Sean Kong | Vice-President |
3 | Mr Tony Leong | Secretary |
4 | Assoc Prof Jiow Hee Jhee | Treasurer |
5 | Mr Joe Chan | Committee Member |
6 | Ms Phoebe Ng | Committee Member |
7 | Mr Lee Seng Meng | Committee Member |
8 | Mr Benjamin Yeo | Committee Member |
9 | Dr Glen Ng | Committee Member |
10 | Mr Chee Thow Wei Liat | Committee Member |
Ex-Officio | ||
Dr John Tan | Past President | |
Roland Yeow | Past Vice – President |
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.
