Karen Warson

“ Improving Diversity through

Supported Employment ”

Workfloor experience for all

Public-private collaboration widens opportunities

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IBO for dummies

• Inclusive measure

• Lead principle: General approach when possible, specialised where needed

• terms and conditions:The trainee has to be unemployed before starting

The employer has to have a vacancy

There is competence GAP If successful, obligation to hire the trainee

On the job

training

IBO for dummies Flemish

legislationFunded by Governement through PES (VDAB)

• Adaptable according to needs

• Collaboration with private partners

IBO for dummies

Some facts & figures

total IBO

total targetgroups

without education

50+

ouside EEA

with dissability

NT2 (language gap)

14765

62494490

594 1851 1090 1094

IBO 2014

The perspective of the SE-worker

• Controled environment for training with a jobcertainty for the unemployed afterwards

• Starting from the clientprofile with specific individual capabilities and limitations

• Tailor made solutions for employee and employer in a learning pace of feasibility

Different types of IBO

• For specific target group the measure has been modified to make their acces to the IBO smoother:

• IBO with language support• C-IBO longterm unemployed • GIBO specialized individual vocational training in the enterprise for people with (labour-) disabilities.

Methodology

• Personal development plan

• Training work related skills, attitudes, social skills

• Tailor made solutions

• Evaluations

• …

G-IBO

• Supporting the integration into the company making a disability is no restriction

• Workplace adjustments• Coaching co-workers• Working with partners to optimize the framework conditions

The perspective of the employer

Cost effectiveExternal coaching during training

him unemployed

If mismatch between job and person: no consequences for stopping the training

This way of learning accommodates the needs on the workfloor

The perspective of the client

Practical training on the workfloor Certificate with the new competencesAssurance that if successful it leads towards a job

Above the unemployment benefit / allowance he/she gets a fee during the training.

Start wages after the training are always above the minimumwages in that sector for that job