This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. IASE AGM 14th November 2013.

This project has been funded with support from the European

Commission.IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Project Rational

•EUSE Supported Employment Toolkit Project •Funded under EU Leonardo Partnership Programme (2008 – 2010)

•Number of partners 11 11 Position Papers •5 How to Guides •Available on www.euse.org

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

How to Guides

•Client Engagement •Vocational Profile • Job Finding & Employer Engagement •On and Off the Job Support •Qualities of a good Employment Support Worker

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Key Learning

•Supported Employment model has been mainstreamed in a number of EU states for people from other disadvantaged situation i.e. Portugal, Norway, Spain, Sweden etc

•Many common issues effecting economic inclusion for all disadvantaged groups

•Updating inclusive practice

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Aim of the project

“To transfer and adapt the EUSE Supported Employment Toolkit to four regional cluster groups of Europe for

people from a disadvantaged situation other than people with disabilities”

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Objectives

•To conduct a need analysis in each of the partner states regarding the economic exclusion of specific disadvantage group

•To review the Supported Employment Toolkit ensuring its applicability

•To customise the Supported Employment Toolkit to meet the needs of specific groups for the four regional cluster groups

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Objectives

•To test the Supported Employment Toolkit with at least 48 organisations

•To Translate the Supported Employment Toolkit in to 9 languages

•To deliver capacity building training and train the trainer training to the partners

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Objectives

•To agree minimum standards to deliver training •To conduct an external and internal evaluation •To agree a sustainability strategy

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Project Partners (12)

• Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment (Lead Partner)

• Dachverband Berufliche Integration, Austria • Rytmus, Czech Republic • Status Employment, England • Kiipula Foundation, Finland • Theotokos Foundation, Greece • Irish Association of Supported Employment

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Project Partners

•Skinner Cooperativa Sociale, Italy •Associação Portuguesa de Emprego Apoiado, Portugal

•Asociación Española de Empleo con Apoyo, Spain

•Activa, Sweden •Supported Employment Schweiz, Switzerland

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Minister Kathleen Lynch Launched the project on 11 June 2013

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Focused Disadvantaged groups

•Offenders and ex-prisoners

•Young school leavers not in education, employment or training

•People recovering from substance misuse

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Regional Cluster Partners Focus Group

Central •Austria •Czech Republic•Switzerland

Young School Leavers

Northern •Finland•Sweden

Young School Leavers

Southern •Greece •Italy•Portugal •Spain

People recovering from substance misuse

UK & Ireland •England •Ireland •Northern Ireland

Ex-offenders

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

IASE TOI Consultation

•The Irish Association for the Social Integration of Offenders Ltd (IASIO) Linkage Service & Gate Service

•Local Employment Network (Mayo)

•EmployAbility (Mayo)

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Project Overview

•Project time frame 1 October 2012 – 30 September 2014

•Six Project meetings •Northern Ireland •Czech Republic •Dublin •Switzerland •Spain •Austria

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Work packages

•Project Management •Needs Analysis •Adaptation •Capacity Building & Train the Trainer •Communication and Dissemination•Evaluation

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Project Outputs

•Needs Analysis Report •Adapted Supported Employment Toolkit •Supported Employment Toolkit translated in to 9 languages

•Trained staff to deliver Supported Employment Toolkit and agreed standards of delivery

•Website – www.eusetoolkit.eu •Evaluation Report

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Main Findings From Needs Analysis Report

•High rates of unemployment across all states for specific disadvantaged situations

•For example young school leavers (Not in education, employment or training) highest rate of unemployment across Europe and continually to increase

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Common issues

•Low educational achievements (qualifications)

•Experience – can not get a job without experience and can get experience with out a job

•Self belief/self confidence •Lack of support

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Common issues

•Low aspirations •Life style choices•Hectic lives/emotional vulnerability •Disclosure (offenses/substance mis use) •Employer attitudes •Lack of experienced staff

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Common issues

• Unemployment among these specific groups highlight that there is a structural not a temporary issue which will not go away unless something is done about it

• Supported Employment could be an option to consider.

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Adaptation and Customisation

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Questions

• Identify the most important steps for people from other disadvantaged situation?

• What is missing in one or more of the steps?

• Other factors that may impact on people from other disadvantaged groups:

• Social • Economic • Legislative

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

For further information

www.eusetoolkit.eu

IASE AGM 14th November 2013

Thank you.