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Effective partnership working: GCIL Equality Academy and NHSScotland Graduate Traineeship Scheme John Speirs National Development Manager GCIL Equality Academy Grant Carson Director Employment and Housing Services
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RIWC_PARA_A182 Disabled graduate positive action partnership between GCIL Equality Academy, NHSScotland and Scottish Government

Jan 25, 2017

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Page 1: RIWC_PARA_A182 Disabled graduate positive action partnership between GCIL Equality Academy, NHSScotland and Scottish Government

Effective partnership working: GCIL Equality Academy and NHSScotland

Graduate Traineeship Scheme

John Speirs National Development Manager GCIL Equality Academy

Grant Carson Director Employment and Housing Services

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Background: GCIL: What we do• One of the largest Disabled Person’s

Organisations (DPO)in Scotland

• Providing Independent Living Support Services to disabled people since 1995

• GCIL services based on the Social Model of Disability and on the principles of the Independent Living Movement.

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GCIL Services

• GCIL work to empower disabled people to take control of their own lives and manage their own support systems; and

Services include • Innovative housing and employment

services • Inclusive living support• Disability equality training

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Barrier removal tools

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GCIL Employment: What we do

• Providing employment opportunities for disabled people since 2001

• Promote equality across Scotland

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GCIL Equality Academy: What we do

• Provide graduate traineeships for disabled people

• Promote equality across Scotland • Promote the social model of disability

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GCIL Equality Academy: Why we do what we do:

• Disabled people: Levels of disadvantage experienced in accessing and retaining employment

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Partnership Development

GCIL - Scottish Government - NHSScotland:

• partners in the Independent Living Movement in Scotland

• employs over 150,000 people in Scotland• 0.5% employees identify as disabled

people.

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The Proposal

• A graduate traineeship for a disabled person in each of the 22 NHSScotland Boards

• GCIL Equality Academy role

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Graduate Traineeship Scheme

• Programme of support

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Case Study 1: Ryan

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Case Study 2: Robbie

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Future Aims:

• Expansion

• Replication

• Mainstreaming

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Summary

GCIL Equality Academy • What we do• How we do it• Why we do it• The impact