Workable NI
Summary:
Workable NI provides guidance, advice and training to employers and their workforce to help reduce barriers to employment for people with disabilities.
Eligibility criteria:
Open to any employer in Northern Ireland.
Additional information:
The types of support provided to employers include:
- Disability awareness raising.
- Advice and guidance on reasonable adjustments.
- 1-1 job coaching and mentoring.
- Support to source specialised equipment.
- Support to source extra training.
- General advice to help solve disability issues in the workplace.
Workable NI will work with employers and the individual employee for one year. If longer or shorter time is required at this stage this can be agreed with the employer, the employee, and a member of the Workable NI team.
Workable NI is delivered by three providers contracted by the Department for Communities (DfC) as follows:
Support organisation:
- Department for Communities (DfC)
- Disability Action
- Supported Employment Solution
- Ulster Supported Employment Ltd
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