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:

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. (Read more)

Developing Employment Strategies

The NDTi has expertise in and can help you write, implement  and monitor your local employment strategies. (Read more)

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)

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. (Read more)

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. (Read more)

Staff Training

Our staff training programme works with organisations delivering employment supports. Each programme is tailored to local needs. (Read more)

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. (Read more)

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. (read more)

For more information:

To find out more about our work on Employment and Paid Work, please see the attached leaflet (Read more). This leaflet is also available in the easier to read format (Read more).

If you would like more information about the NDTi’s wider employment programme please contact bill.love@ndti.org.uk or telephone 01225 787982.

For information about employment support and services for: