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London Central LLDD (Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities) Network Meeting 25 th February 2009. Welcome. Agenda. 01. Agenda. Update from Previous Meeting – Janice Piggott LLDD London Region Update – Stephen Bagley
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London Central LLDD (Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities) Network Meeting 25th February 2009 Welcome
Agenda 01
Agenda • Update from Previous Meeting – Janice Piggott • LLDD London Region Update – Stephen Bagley • Seven Steps to Employment - Leonard Cheshire Disability • Break • Employment Solutions - Remploy • Employability Manifesto – Discussion/feedback – Nick WilsonClose
Update from Previous Meeting Janice Piggott SLLP 02
Regional Update Stephen Bagley 03
Seven Steps to Employment Saera Mushtaq Leonard Cheshire Disability 04
Saera MushtaqNational Project Manager – Education, Employment & Skills
London Central LLDD • Wednesday 25th February 2009 • Worksmart+ An Employment & Skills Project • Suitability Connecting people to careers…connecting partners to provide services • Personal stories of success
Worksmart+Worksmart+ is an employment & skills training project aimed at jobseekers with a broad range of disabilities. Working in partnership with Kensington & Chelsea College and Peabody we support jobseekers through 7 Steps to Worksmart+ • “Nearly one in five people of working age (6.9 million, or 19%) in Great Britain are disabled” • Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey, Oct - Dec 2007
7 Steps toWorksmart+ • Step 1 Outreach & Engagement • Step 2 Registration & Initial Screening • Step 3 Initial Assessment/Job & Skills Action Plan • Step 4 Skills Building/Job Scoping • Step 5 Skills Check Review & Active Job Seeking • Step 6 Progression & Evidence • Step 7 Post Placement Support/Mentoring
“Only half of disabled people of working age are in work (50%), compared with 80% of non disabled people” Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey, Oct - Dec 2007
Building on the success of our work skills project, which to date has supported over 8,000 disabled people. Suitability is designed to enable us to deliver a wider range of services to meet the needs of disabled jobseekers.
Suitable: Right or appropriatefor a particular person, purpose, or situation. Ability: 1. the power or capacity to do something. 2skill or talent
Manage caseloads efficiently through the system Utilise detailed tracking, Monitoring and reporting facilities Connect with partner organisations/professionals to share best practice & solutions through the Suitability Forum
“Nearly one in five people of working age (6.9 million, or 19%) in Great Britain are disabled” Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey, Oct - Dec 2007
“There are currently 1.2 million disabled people in the UK who are available for and want to work” • Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey, Oct - Dec 2007
Employment Solutions Remploy 05
Clive Brown Andrew Humphreys Introducing Remploy Introducing Remploy • Clive Brown • Andrew Humphreys
Employability Manifesto Nick Wilson JH Consulting 06
London Central LLDD (Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities) Network Meeting 25th February 2009 Next Meeting : 3rd June 09 Close & Networking