EMPLOYMENT AND PAID WORK
The NDTi is committed to the right of all people to engage in and benefit from real, paid employment. Employment offers financial rewards, the chance to use existing skills and develop new ones, self-respect and opportunities to contribute to and be valued by the community. This applies to:
People with learning disabilities
People with mental health problems
Older people
Young people in transition to adulthood
We recognise that because of perceptions about ability, health, stage of life, support needs, confidence or history some people need highly skilled support to attain, maintain and fully engage in employment.
Employment may be working for an employer or being self employed but in all cases it means being paid the proper rate for the job and benefiting from the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as other workers.
Our programme draws together a range of established and new tools and techniques that deliver effective strategies & investment plans, training programmes and individual supports.
The NDTi is able to offer a range of employment focused consultancy, service development and training supports including:
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Reviewing the Impact of Local Employment Investment and Support Strategies
Is your investment in employment really delivering the right results – real jobs and self employment, ongoing work maintenance and opportunities to progress in, change and benefit from work? Our tailored reviews answer these questions and help you find ways forward.
Click on the following link for more information: Reviewing the Impact of Local Employment Investment and Support Strategies
Developing Employment Strategies
The NDTi has expertise in and can help you write, implement and monitor your local employment strategies.
This includes responding to:
Valuing Employment Now (more information coming soon)
Building a Society for All Ages (more information coming soon)
Vocational Services For People With Severe Mental Health Problems: Commissioning Guidance (more information coming soon)
Click on the following link for more information: Developing Employment Strategies
Images of Possibility
For employment to truly be open to all we need to challenge many preconceptions and address negative experiences and fears. We work with individuals, families, services and employers to think about how employment can be a real possibility for all people.
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Employment Pathways
Spending money on employment supports doesn’t necessarily mean that there is an increase in the number of people in work. Employment Pathways looks at how money is currently being invested.
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Staff Training
Our staff training programme works with organisations delivering employment supports. Each programme is tailored to local needs.
Click on the following link for more information: Staff Training
Developing Self Employment
One in ten people are self-employed. Self-employment may be especially attractive to people with a great business idea or with a desire/need for greater working flexibility. (More information coming soon)
Engaging Employers
Whether they are Local Authorities and Health Trusts driven by Government directives or mainstream employers with a desire for an effective and representative workforce, our tailored programs support employers to plan, recruit and retain a skilled, diverse and representative workforce.
Click on the following link for more information: Engaging Employers
Improving Recruitment
People using health and social care services should be involved in all aspects of the design and delivery of those services. This includes sitting as panelists in the recruitment and selection of staff.
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Improving Recruitment
For more information:
To find out more about our work on Employment and Paid Work, please click on the link below
Employment and Paid Work
Employment and Paid Work (easier to read version)
If you would like more information about the NDTi’s wider employment programme please contact Bill Love.
For information about employment support and services for:
People with learning disabilities contact Bill Love
Older people contact Helen Bowers
People with mental health problems contact Rob Greig