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IASE National Conference

IASE National Conference. Towards a Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities Dermot Mulligan Head of Labour Force Development Division, Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment 8 th November, 2007. Towards a Comprehensive Employment Strategy. Introduction.

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IASE National Conference

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  1. IASE National Conference Towards a Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities Dermot Mulligan Head of Labour Force Development Division, Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment 8th November, 2007

  2. Towards a Comprehensive Employment Strategy Introduction

  3. Towards a Comprehensive Employment Strategy DETE Sectoral Plan for people with disabilities - launched in July, 2006 under Disability Act, 2005 and the National Disability Strategy (NDS) • NDS involves: • Six Departmental Sectoral Plans • Multi – annual funding investment • Legislation to establish personal advocacy services for pwds

  4. Key Components of DETE Sectoral Plan • Developing a Comprehensive Employment Strategy for PWDs in co-operation with other Government Departments and Agencies • Advancing the mainstreaming agenda across the organisation and its agencies

  5. Comprehensive Employment Strategy Key targets under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy: • Increase the employment rate for PwDs from 37% to 45% by 2016 • Increase the participation of people with disabilities in work, training and education to 50% by 2016 • Ensure availability of effective training and preparation for employment – through FÁS vocational training strategy

  6. Comprehensive Employment Strategy - consultation • Implementation of Strategy through consultation with key stakeholders • Consultative Forum on the Employment Strategy for people with Disabilities has been established – met four times • Membership includes representatives from other Government Departments, social partners, and National Disability Strategy Stakeholder Monitoring Groups • Provides a channel to provide views and discuss strategic issues that will impact on the implementation of the Strategy.

  7. Comprehensive Employment Strategy Key Elements: • Enhancing training and employment programmes • Developing supports to open labour market employment • Developing supports to promote employment retention relating to acquired disabilities

  8. Enhancing Training and Employment Programmes • Implementation of FAS Strategy for vocational training – included in DETE Sectoral Plan - sets targets for all areas of training - promotes choice and flexibility to meet different needs • Specialist Training Providers to assist with mainline training - 2,000 places – implementation of Indecon recommendations underway • Bridging between HSE and FAS - proposals by early 2008

  9. Enhancing Training and Employment Programmes • Community Employment programme – PwDs over 4,500 places – • Participation limit raised by one year for PwDs • Roll-out of individual-specific Individual Learner Plansunderway

  10. Developing Supports to Open Labour Market Employment • FAS Wage Subsidy Scheme • Offers financial subsidy to employers outside • the public sector to employ people with disabilities. • Eligible employees can benefit from the DSFA Back to • Work Allowance Scheme. • Budget is € 10.5 million - 1,100 current participants. • Performance and effectiveness of WSS being reviewed • - report early 2008. • Supported Employment: 2,300 places - €8m – being reviewed

  11. Developing Job Retention Supports • Job retention, following disability acquired during • working life identified as key issue by Consultative • Forum – 80% of disabilities acquired during working life • Research has been commissioned to form basis for new • policies and programmes to address issue – report • in early 2008. • Supportive workplace culture needs to be encouraged.

  12. Advancing Mainstreaming agenda across DETE and its agencies • Disability Act, 2005 gives legal effect to Government’s mainstreaming policy • Mainstreaming requires every public body to consider PWD, and disabilities issues as part of core work • Objective is about greater integration of services, more choice and options to PWD

  13. Advancing Mainstreaming agenda across DETE and its agencies • Mainstreaming being promoted across range of DETE services including: • Consumer Affairs - will work towards addressing needs of vulnerable consumers • Disability incorporated into Business Plans guidelines for all Divisions in DETE

  14. Towards a Comprehensive Employment Strategy • Summary & Conclusion • Comprehensive Employment Strategy – key elements: • Enhancing training and employment programmes • Developing supports to open labour market employment • Developing employment retention supports • Consultative Forum • Advancing the mainstreaming agenda across the organisation and its agencies • Thank you

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