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Employers guide to employing people with a learning disability: a celebration of what works
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide explores the practical implications of adopting a more inclusive approach to recruiting people with a learning disability. It presents information about Supported Employment and Job Coaching, including: tips on how and where to get this type of support, how to get funding for it, and how to work with Job Coaches. It also includes case studies which captures the experiences of employers for whom employing people with a learning disability has been a successful and rewarding experience. (Edited publisher abstract)
Good for business: the benefits of employing people with a learning disability
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide for employers outlining the business case for employing people with a learning disability. The paper sets out the economic benefits of employing people with a learning disability and the evidence on their work performance and employment costs, looking at willingness and ability to work and reliability. It suggests that championing inclusion can help boost staff morale, which can have a positive contribution on the work output of an organisation. In addition, employing people with a learning disability can promote diversity in the workplace and can help a company to maintain a positive reputation for corporate social responsibility. The document also describes Mencap supported employment services, which provide tailored support throughout the entire process – from recruitment through to on-the-job support and beyond. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supported internships
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide explains what supported internships are and why they have been introduced. It also provides practical advice on developing, implementing and delivering supported internships, including information on funding, programme design, staffing, and the various partnerships on which supported internships are founded. The advice draws heavily on the experiences of the 15 colleges who took part in the 2012/13 supported internship trial set up by the Department for Education. It also draws on the experiences of other providers who have been running programmes to support young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities into employment. The advice has been designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to supported internships and to allow users to dip into individual sections of particular interest. It is divided into broad sections which include: planning and designing supported internships; job coaching; recruiting and engaging interns; working with parents and carers; working with employers; achieving positive progression; and funding. (Edited publisher abstract)
Personalisation and supported employment
- Authors:
- DAVIES Huw, MEILLING Kathy, WILSON Paul
- Publisher:
- British Association for Supported Employment
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- Tottington
For most people, employment is essential to gain a sense of engagement and fulfilment. However, for many people with learning disabilities who are actively seeking work, only a few actually have a job. Published jointly with the British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD), this guide sets out what the key issues around personalisation and supported employment are, particularly for people with a learning disability and people with autism. It describes the supported employment model and current funding streams that can be used. The guide explores some of the challenges for jobseekers and for supported employment providers and how these might be overcome.
The role of supported employment agencies in promoting the health of people with learning disabilities: a briefing report for Department of Health and agencies
- Authors:
- VIGNA Elisa, BEYER Stephen, KERR Michael
- Publisher:
- Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Health promotion is particularly important for people with learning disabilities. Particular health problems faced by people with learning disabilities include obesity, smoking and alcohol use. This research examines the role of supported employment agencies (SEAs) in promoting the health of people with learning disabilities. A web survey was set up to investigate the strategies used by the UK SEAs to prevent behaviour that risks health. Fifty agencies completed the survey: 79% from England; 13% from Wales; 4% from Scotland; and 4% from Northern Ireland. The report presents the results regarding the activities of SEAs in assessing, training and providing ongoing support in relation to health and well-being promotion initiatives. Data on the agency’s awareness of the health problems people with learning disabilities face were included in the survey results. The research identified health promotion assistance agencies either delivered directly or outsourced to health professionals. The paper identifies the potential for agencies to capitalise on their role as employment mediators to promote healthy lifestyles for employees with learning disabilities.
Real work: supported employment for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BASS Malcolm, DREWETT Robert
- Publisher:
- Sheffield University. Joint Unit for Social Services Research
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 74p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Report describing the findings of research into the experiences of people with learning difficulties entering employment with the assistance of supported employment agencies.
Real jobs: report of a conference for Supported Employment Agencies sponsored by the Real Jobs Initiative, a partnership between the National Development Team, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Training in Systematic Instruction
- Editor:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Conference report. Includes papers on: the role of supported employment agencies and employers; profile of a sample of supported employment agencies; issues, opportunities and threats to supported employment in the UK; and strategies for the future.
Supported employment for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 3 booklets in pack.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Contains three booklets on supported employment for people with learning difficulties: survey of supported employment services; supported employment and people with learning difficulties (by Alison Wertheimer); and the real jobs initiative 1990-92 - an evaluation.
Supported internship trial for 16 to 24 year old learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities: an evaluation: research report
- Authors:
- COOPERGIBSON RESEARCH, DISABILITY RIGHTS UK
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 149
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
One of the initiatives proposed in the 2011 special educational needs (SEN) green paper ‘Support and aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs and disability’ was supported internship, providing structured study programme for students aged 16 to 24 with a learning difficulty assessment (LDA). The Department for Education commissioned CooperGibson Research, in partnership with Disability Rights UK, to undertake an evaluation of the trial to determine whether the supported internship trial had been effective in enabling colleges to support young people with different learning difficulties and/or disabilities to progress into sustainable employment. The evaluation also examined how the initiative had been delivered and any lessons learned from the set-up, design and delivery; also, whether the initiative provided value-for-money. Of the 190 young people who completed a supported internship, 36% gained paid employment, including apprenticeships (5%); 26% gained voluntary work; 4% were progressing to further education or training (or in a small number of cases continuing their internship); and 25% had no employment, paid or unpaid, or plans for further education or training. This report describes the methodology, the different approaches to setting up trials (including 10 case studies), and the perceived benefits of the trials, employment, education, other outcomes, and how the key principles of supported internships have been managed and met. It makes recommendations regarding: publicity and raising awareness; eligibility criteria; employer engagement; and supporting interns. (Edited publisher abstract)
A financial cost:benefit analysis of Kent supported employment: establishing a framework for analysis: an interim report
- Authors:
- KILSBY Mark, BEYER Stephen
- Publisher:
- Kent County Council
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- Maidstone
The aim of this study, commissioned by Kent County Council, is to develop a cost benefit framework that is robust enough to accurately identify the potential costs and savings to the local authority and taxpayer of delivering supported employment for people with learning disabilities through the Kent Supported Employment Agency service. The first phase of the 3 phase study, focusing on people with learning disability who had gained work from March 2009 to February 2010, is summarised in this report. The report sets out the method used, descriptive results, and cost benefit outcomes. The estimates show that there is a notional saving on average for people going into supported employment compared with average day service costs. The discussion of results notes that there are a number of uncertainties in the data, and that further work will be needed in phase 2 to obtain more detailed information and refine the analysis.