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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)
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.
Jobs that challenge
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.09.04, 2004, pp.44-45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a project from Yarrow, a London-based housing association, which is looking to improve the employment changes of people with learning difficulties and challenge employers' perceptions. The project aims to match up job seekers who have learning difficulties with suitable employers. Two staff work with local businesses to identify vacancies, provide continuing support and help employers to better understand the nature of learning difficulties.
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.
Learning support funding for apprentices with learning difficulties and disabilities: a guide for training providers
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
Information for apprenticeship providers about reasonable adjustments for apprentices with learning difficulties and disabilities. Under section 20 of the Equality Act 2010, education and training providers and other related service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people (which includes people with a learning difficulty) so they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled students. Learning support funding is available for apprenticeship providers to make reasonable adjustments to support apprentices who have learning difficulties or disabilities. This guidance outlines: how providers should assess and identify the needs of their apprentices; how to make a claim in line with the apprenticeship funding rules. (Edited publisher abstract)
Facilitating factors for the job placement of workers with intellectual disabilities: supervisors and coworker mentors perspectives
- Authors:
- PELLICENA Miquel Angel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 14(6), 2020, pp.213-227.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of organizational strategies, attitudes and supports that can help people with intellectual disabilities to access competitive jobs through supported employment. Design/methodology/approach: A multiple case study was carried out based on an intentional sampling involving the coworker mentors of six people with intellectual disabilities currently working in standardized environments. Semi-structured interviews were performed with the participants, and an inductive thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Findings: The study identified five critical factors in the work of people with intellectual disabilities in standardized work environments, which potentially could act as facilitators or as obstacles, depending on how they were managed. The study also identified two key factors that acted mainly as facilitators and one as an obstacle. Originality/value: The study reveals the existence of factors that sometimes act as facilitators and sometimes as obstacles, depending on how they are managed by the company leaders or the disabled worker himself. (Edited publisher abstract)
Raising aspiration: widening participation in supported internships
- Authors:
- ALLOTT Susan, HICKS Tom
- Publishers:
- Remploy, Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Joint report by Mencap and Remploy which looks at the effectiveness of supported internships in providing a route into paid employment for young people with learning disabilities and special educational needs. Supported internships provide personalised study programmes based primarily at an employer’s premises, which include on-the-job training provided by expert job coaches. Job coaches provide support to employers, increasing their confidence of working with interns, and also provide support at the end of the internship for those young people not offered a paid job. The report also looks at some of the challenges of delivering and scaling up the provision of supported internships, which include employers not recognising supported internships as a model of good practice, lack of awareness of local authorities, and lack of long-term funding. It then puts forward proposals to help address these challenges. The report argues that supported internships could form a key part of Government aspirations to reduce the disability employment and calls for a cross-Government marketing campaign and a sustainable, ring-fenced funding stream to help agencies running and planning supported internships. (Edited publisher abstract)