Keith Bates Head of Employment Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities 10 th September 2014 Real Employment

Starting point Not many people with a learning disability in work Good and bad employment support Some social enterprises Some positive commissioning Good links with local colleges Well developed Valued in Public approach Changing environment

What we aim to do Increase the capacity of Job Coaching Support Widen the range of support to include other routes to work Support social enterprise

Support Capacity Sixteen Co-operative Ltd Community of trained and experienced Job Coaches. Full time, part time seconded and self employed coaches Training and support offered Community of practice Expert mentoring

Expanding the range of support Ensure self employment is an option Training, mentoring and support for job coaches Testing cycle –Develop the proposition –Check the finances –Research the demand Building Business circles of support

Social Enterprise Another way to get a job? A way to get more support A way to get more information and advice –Sixteen –A Clean Sweep –Jigsaw Catering –Boss Employment Find a job coach website

Progress? Job Coaches are getting people jobs Some people are becoming self employed There are good projects still We have some new enterprises but some are closing Not all providers work in a way that we know works More cuts are coming

Robin Robin Meader – Conference Artist