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Ruth D Woodfine Employability Project Manager

Ruth D Woodfine Employability Project Manager. Percy Hedley Foundation: “Aims to promote the rights, needs and aspirations of disabled people through the provision of high quality specialist services”. Northern Counties College: 55 students (11 residential)

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Ruth D Woodfine Employability Project Manager

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  1. Ruth D Woodfine Employability Project Manager

  2. Percy Hedley Foundation: “Aims to promote the rights, needs and aspirations of disabled people through the provision of high quality specialist services”

  3. Northern Counties College: • 55 students (11 residential) • Caters for young people aged between 18-25 with complex disabilities

  4. Mission: • A College for a Better Life “To improve the life skills of disabled people who need significant support to access high quality learning”

  5. Curriculum: • Based around developing Life Skills & Work Skills • Some students complete qualifications with Edexcel, City & Guilds, AQA & NCFE • Individual targets

  6. Life Skills: This includes • Travel & Transport • Independent Living Skills

  7. Work Skills: Pathways are • Business Administration • Arts & Media • Catering • Horticulture

  8. The Employability Project Developing employability opportunities for disabled people

  9. Employability is defined as the development of skills, knowledge & experience leading to the world of work.

  10. Demand • Employer focused

  11. Employability/ Services Menu Engagement Action Planning Job Placement Aftercare & Retention Effective Case Management: Common Reporting, Definitions & Tracking System Regional Employability Framework

  12. 1st Level Initial Contact 2nd Level Information 3rd Level See & Learn Visit 4th Level Job of the Month, Visits, Work Experience, attends events etc Networking 5th Level Advocate for Project Maintain Relationship Employer Engagement

  13. Employers’ Forum on Disability • Strategic partnership • Largest employer led disability body in UK • National membership • 1st regional partnership of its kind

  14. What does the project do: • Employer Engagement • Organise work placements, site visits, voluntary roles for disabled people • Organise Employability sessions • Organise events for employers • Deliver 1 hr free awareness sessions

  15. Disability MegaQuiz

  16. Achievements across the north east • 230 Employers Engaged • 70% SME engagement across a wide range of sectors • 20 Training Sessions • 25 Events • 170 successful work experiences

  17. Example of employers engaged: Age Concern (Newcastle) Aspire 2 Aspoonful Ayres Veterinary Hospital Azure Charitable Enterprises Barclays Bank Bliss-Ability C2M (UK) Ltd Christopher Best Photography Church High Connect (South Tyneside) Ltd Contact a Family Dickinson Dees Disability North DTZ (International Property Advisors) DWP Easibathe Epicurus Events Ltd Equality North East Evening Chronicle & Journal Eversheds Finding Ways Ltd Gateshead Council Gateshead International Stadium Greggs Plc Linskill Centre Live Easy LSC Marie Curie Charity Shop Marks & Spencer Ltd Marley Hill Pre School Matalan Retail Ltd, Gateshead Muckle LLP National Grid NCVS Newcastle City Council Newcastle Special Needs Network NEXUS NHS – RREMS North Tyneside MBC Northern Learning Trust Northumberland, T&W NHS Trust Northumbria University NUFC One NorthEast onebestway design Peacocks Persuasion PR Pilgrims Court Rising Sun Country Park Shopmobility (South Shields) Soluntions 4 Social Enterprise Limited South Tyneside Arts Studio St Johns Ambulance St Oswalds Charity Shop Stepney Banks Stables TDR Group The Cooperative Group The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Co The Parks Leisure Centre The Sage Tyne & Wear Museums Vivid Acoustic Systems Limited VODA WhizzKidz Working Links Y Salon Ltd

  18. Work Experience Examples:

  19. DVDEmployers, Employability & Disability: “What’s it all about?”

  20. Toolkit Phase 2 & 3

  21. Employability It’s not just about work experience

  22. Bright Ideas NE

  23. M&S Fashion Show at DNEX

  24. Assistance at events: • Reception duties • Administration assistance

  25. Newsletter:

  26. Employability Development Pilot: • Employers selected • Launch of pilot 14/10 • Activity running between Feb & July 2011

  27. Website: www.employabilityphf.org.uk

  28. “It’s like taking your equality & diversity policy off the shelf, blowing off the dust, giving it a personality and putting it into practice” Ian Young, TDR Group

  29. In conclusion – what does this mean for the employer? • Positive community/customer relations • Social responsibility/equality schemes • Awareness for staff • Free employer led service

  30. ‘We will not interrupt your business but we will add value to it’

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