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Service with a smile
- Author:
- PARTON Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(5), September/October 2015, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports on how an apprenticeship at a social enterprise cafe has given one young woman with learning disabilities the possibility of bright future in the catering industry. Apprentices working at the Unity Kitchen Cafe in London work in the cafe for a year in order to complete their NVQ Level 2 in catering. They then work with an employment advisor to help them move into paid employment. (Edited publisher abstract)
Cleaning up
- Author:
- PARTON Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(1), January 2015, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Chartity Hft runs two environmentally friendly car cleaning services in Gloucester and Stroud, which help young people with learning disabilities develop vital job skills in paid employment. The initiative offers work experience for up to 12 weeks for one day a week. Although the work experience is unpaid, a job coach works alongside the young person throughout this time. Individuals can then apply for vacancies as they arise. The long term goal is to offer NVQs in customer service skills and other qualifications to their employees. (Original abstract)
Down on the farm
- Author:
- PENFOLD Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(2), March/April 2013, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Elm Tree Farm is an innovative project near Bristol that provides opportunities for people with learning disabilities to gain experience of work and the benefits that employment can offer. Over 60 people with learning disabilities work on the farm every week. The time they spend there depends on their individual circumstances, from one morning a week to working over four or five days. Working at the farm helps the trainees learn new skills and grow in confidence and life skills. (Original abstract)
Home on the range
- Author:
- SURRIDGE Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(2), March/April 2013, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
MINT, a job coaching scheme in Norwich, works with young people aged between 16 and 25-years-old who have learning disabilities, mental health problems, low academic skills or other barriers to work. The scheme provides training for young people and also works to build and maintain good relationships with local employers. The article describes how MINT work and provides details of one of their success stories where a young man with learning disabilities secured paid work in the retail sector. (Original abstract)
Getting the right result
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, June 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
CMG and Pure Innovations is a national non-for-profit employment scheme that helps people with learning disabilities and mental health needs to get into work. This article describes how the scheme worked with and supported one of their clients, who had mild learning disabilities and mental health needs, so he was able to secure a permanent job.
The project: work, but on their terms
- Author:
- HODGETTS Kevin
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 9(9), December 2009, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article describes the Work and Play Project, an art project which aims to provide self-determined work for people with learning disabilities in a supported environment. Initially, this is a 3-year project supported by the Reaching Communities fund. The aim is to identify where an individual’s strengths and interests lie, in order to provide support to assist the production of finished work. Evidence on the impact of the project from participants, carers, from behavioural analysis of people at work, and from the art world itself is being collected. The hope is that this will build a compelling case for the continuation of the project and convince doubters that an idealistic project like this can and does make a difference.
Linking training and employment in a creative environment
- Author:
- REMFRY Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 21(3), 2008, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The author reports on Poetry in Wood, an art and woodwork, training and employment project for adults with learning disabilities based in Spitalfields, London.
Provider focus: PentaHact
- Author:
- FREDERICK Cedric
- Journal article citation:
- Community Connecting, 1, Summer 2005, p.13.
- Publisher:
- Community Connecting
Describes the work of PentaHact. The service provides support to people with learning disabilities in north east London and East Anglia and runs a project 'Lifeworks Learn to Earn' which provides training and helps them find employment.
Towering achievements
- Author:
- PARTON Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(6), November/December 2015, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Project Search helps young people in Blackpool with learning disabilities gain work experience and employment, and has enjoyed a high level of success thanks to its personalised approach. Each student on the project takes part in two months of college-based learning, before gaining experience in a variety of work placements sessions to find a suitable career. This article describes the development and some of the achievements of the Project, which is run by Blackpool Council, along with the Blackpool branch of learning disability Mencap, Blackpool and the Fylde College and three of the town's special schools. (Edited publisher abstract)
Kicking on
- Author:
- PARTON Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 14(4), July/August 2014, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Options Academy is project involving a service provider and the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation (a charitable arm of the football club) which is helping people with learning disabilities to gain coaching qualifications. When the trainees complete the scheme they are fully-qualified to gain employment in the sports and leisure industry. This article looks at how the project first started and progress to date. (Original abstract)