Islington Parents Forum 28th March 2017

Employment for People with Learning Disabilities

The Law Government policy is that young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, including those with more complex needs, should be supported to develop the skills and gain the qualifications and experience they need to succeed in their careers. Local Authorities should start a support plan on employability at the age of 14 Is it happening?

Disabled employment support in Islington iWork Islington’s Council’s employment service offering one-to-one personalised support to help unemployed residents get into work. iwork@islington.gov.uk 02075272706

Disabled employment support in Islington Citizen’s Advice Bureau Independent and confidential advice on employment. Open to all residents for drop in from Monday to Friday and one late evening (Thursday) per week. You can also call them on 020 7947 7771 (Monday–Friday 10am-1pm, 2-4.30pm)

Disabled employment support in Islington Shape Arts Shape supports disabled people working in or wanting to work in the arts and creative industries. T 020 7424 7330 Textphone 020 7424 7368 E info@shapearts.org.uk W www.shapearts.org.uk

Disabled employment support in Islington Remploy Remploy work with people to find their strengths and skills and can match them to proper jobs with carefully chosen employers who help them achieve their goals. http://www.remploy.co.uk/?extra=7

Learning Disabilities: Employment support Youth Careers team The Youth Careers team can support you if you are aged 25 or under. Visitwww.islington.gov.uk/youthcareers for more information.

Learning Disabilities: Employment support Community Access Project – Daylight This project provides one to one support for people to apply to jobs. These jobs are specially selected and designed for people with learning disabilities. The project also uses job coaches to provide in work support for people with learning disabilities once they start their new job. To find out more about the project contact Richard Gaskill. T  020 7704 7470 E  richard.gaskill@islington.gov.uk

Learning Disabilities: Employment support City and Islington College The college runs a variety of courses for students with learning disabilities, including catering, horticulture, arts and media, sports and leisure, woodwork and furniture making and retail. Currently all courses offer a qualification at either Entry Level 1, 2, 3 or Level 1 and most courses include an unpaid work placement. There is also a café and an external catering business run by students with learning difficulties. T 020 7704 7285 W http://www.candi.ac.uk/subjects/lldd/  Centre for Lifelong Learning 28 -42 Blackstock Road London N4 2DG

Learning Disabilities: Employment support Elfrida Elfrida’s ‘Learning for Life and Work Centre’ offers accredited courses for adults with learning disabilities who wish to improve their basic skills in literacy, numeracy, ICT and general skills for work. T 020 7359 7443 W www.elfrida.com

Learning Disabilities: Employment support Mencap’s Employ Me programme As well as supporting you to get a job they can also support you while you are at work. If you have not worked before or have been out of work for some time, Mencap also offer learning skills for work. Just some of the sessions available are Managing Money, Travel and Safety, Assessing my Skills for Work. T 07919 882 161 (Paul Winter) or  07949 047 873 (Jo Mclean) E Paul.winter@mencap.org.uk or Jolin.mclean@mencap.org.uk W www.mencap.org.uk/employme