Young people
One of the biggest barriers to employment for people with a learning disability is a lack of aspiration and expectation that young people secure employment. Working with people at a young age while they are still at still at school or college, providing opportunities for work experience and making sure everyone has the information they ned is key to ensuring more people get into employment
Our work has involved supporting the development of specialist employment navigation and careers advice needed to help individuals, support workers or other professionals understand the best way to get a job.
We can offer support with:
Our work has involved supporting the development of specialist employment navigation and careers advice needed to help individuals, support workers or other professionals understand the best way to get a job.
We can offer support with:
- working with young people in special schools by delivering employment focused planning
- supporting carers groups to hold family workshops
- hosting specialist employment provider meetings to explore quality, training and capacity partnerships
- supporting the development of supported internships
- offering support to employers interested in how they can employ more disabled people
Resources
WIGU was a four-year programme run by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities and funded by the Big Lottery Fund, which aimed to increase work expectations, aspirations and opportunities for students with learning disabilities at three schools and colleges in West Berkshire, Kent and the London Borough of Redbridge.
As part of this programme we developed a Handbook for Teachers. This consists of three main elements:
The resources are free to download below |
Other useful publications about good quality employment provision