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Saera Mushtaq National Project Manager – Education, Employment & Skills. London Central LLDD Wednesday 25 th February 2009 Worksmart+ An Employment & Skills Project Suitability Connecting people to careers…connecting partners to provide services Personal stories of success .
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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