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
Jan 25, 2017
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
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.
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
Barrier removal tools
GCIL Employment: What we do
• Providing employment opportunities for disabled people since 2001
• Promote equality across Scotland
GCIL Equality Academy: What we do
• Provide graduate traineeships for disabled people
• Promote equality across Scotland • Promote the social model of disability
GCIL Equality Academy: Why we do what we do:
• Disabled people: Levels of disadvantage experienced in accessing and retaining employment
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.
The Proposal
• A graduate traineeship for a disabled person in each of the 22 NHSScotland Boards
• GCIL Equality Academy role
Graduate Traineeship Scheme
• Programme of support
Case Study 1: Ryan
Case Study 2: Robbie
Future Aims:
• Expansion
• Replication
• Mainstreaming
Summary
GCIL Equality Academy • What we do• How we do it• Why we do it• The impact