This programme is available to unemployed disabled adults from the North East of England.
It is delivered in your home area and the main aim of the programme is to help you develop the self-confidence, personal and social skills that you require to progress to either employment or further employment-focussed training.
The Programme will be delivered for 2 days per week for 4 weeks and the focus and weighting of the modules will be determined by your personal needs. Modules to be addressed will be as follows:
It is delivered in your home area and the main aim of the programme is to help you develop the self-confidence, personal and social skills that you require to progress to either employment or further employment-focussed training.
The Programme will be delivered for 2 days per week for 4 weeks and the focus and weighting of the modules will be determined by your personal needs. Modules to be addressed will be as follows:
Development of insight and adjustment
to disability for social and workplace
reintegration
to disability for social and workplace
reintegration
- Self awareness/attitudes and feelings
- Equal Opportunities - disability rights
- Social/potential employment impacts
- Disability disclosure/management
Thinking, studying skills,
learning styles & strategies
learning styles & strategies
- Attention and concentration
- Memory
- Planning
- Problem solving and
decision making
Communication
- Different methods of
communication available
to us - making choices
relevant to the workplace
- Customer Care
Job finding behaviours, skills and tools
- Motivation
- Job vacancy sources - contacting employers, etc
- Job descriptions/person specifications, etc
- Developing job tools - content, format, style, layout
- Building a skills profile - Analysing skills, qualities,
experience, qualifications etc to be used to create
effective CVs
- Application letters, application forms,
interview technique.
Techniques to improve attainment
to sustain work-related goal
and confidence
to sustain work-related goal
- Dealing with Stress
- Anxiety management
- Time Management
and confidence
- Team building
- Confidence building
Effective attitudes/behaviours
in the workplace
in the workplace
- Personal qualities required
for the workplace - Work attitudes - getting/keeping job
- Working/dealing with others -
diversity, tolerating others
- Assertiveness and Dealing
with Conflict
Additional support will be provided within this framework to address specific disability-related issues, i.e. Mental Health,Specific Learning Difficulties or Cognitive Difficulties.
You will need to apply for this course through your Disability Employment Adviser...tip