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Our Work

Liverpool Employment Support
We support disabled people who live in the City of Liverpool into employment, work-related training and further education. We work with disabled people to remove the barriers to gaining and retaining employment, or training for work. We support employers in recruiting and retaining disabled staff.
Manchester Employment Support and Training
This team supports disabled people who live within the boundaries of the City of Manchester into employment and work-related training. We will work with disabled people and employers to gain and sustain employment, or training for work. We also offer training to local disabled people in IT, Retail and Horticulture.
Advocacy and Information in Greater Manchester
Our Outreach Advocacy Workers support disabled people in Greater Manchester to access any services and information necessary to find or maintain successful employment or training. In addition we offer training in employment self advocacy skills to disabled people. We also provide information about employing disabled people to individuals, businesses and organisations in the area. We aim to keep people up to date with what they need to know and provide practical information on removing barriers.
Training, Research and Consultancy
Our trainers and consultants are disabled people who combine expertise in their subject with lived experience. They have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people and how these may be removed. Whether working with managers on strategy and policy, or delivering training to customer services staff, our trainers use engaging, thought provoking methods, which lead to action.
Hate Crime: Working It Through Together
We are a new support service for disabled people in Greater Manchester who have experienced hate crime. Hate crime – which can take the shape of verbal attacks or physical assaults - is a criminal offence motivated by hatred or prejudice towards a person because of their impairment. This new service aims to provide disabled people with professional advice and support to overcome the effects of an attack, while also monitoring when and where they occur.
Policy Development
This section is currently under construction
Knowsley Employment Support
We support learning disabled people who are furthest away from the world of work into training, work placements, voluntary opportunities and paid employment.
 

In the period April 2008 to March 2009:

  • 681 people were supported through our employment, training, and advocacy services.
  • 56 people were supported into paid employment.
  • 70 people were supported into voluntary work.
  • 164 people received in-work support from employment officers to learn or retain a job.
  • 70 people benefited from one-to-one intensive advocacy support to remove employment related barriers.
  • 84 people developed skills in IT, Retail, Administration, or Horticulture at Breakthrough training sites.
  • 55 people were supported onto external training programmes.
  • 54 people participated in self-advocacy workshops, learning about employment rights and sharing strategies for removing employment barriers.
  • 108 people received tailored responses to their enquiries from our Advocacy Centre’s Information Service.
  • 20 people were supported through grievances, tribunals and/or appeals.
  • 800 people participated in our training on disability equality, best practice in employment, and accessible events.
  • 97% of course participants rated our training as either good or excellent in terms of content, delivery, and overall usefulness.
  • 31 organisations commissioned work from our Training and Consultancy Services and a further 43 developed links with the service.


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