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Building Disability Capability Gareth Parry Director of Strategy – Remploy. Remploy’s Approach. Basic knowledge Everyone who works for Remploy Intermediate knowledge Everyone who interacts with a disabled customer Expert knowledge The “go to” people in the organisation. Basic Knowledge.
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Building Disability Capability Gareth Parry Director of Strategy – Remploy
Remploy’s Approach • Basic knowledge • Everyone who works for Remploy • Intermediate knowledge • Everyone who interacts with a disabled customer • Expert knowledge • The “go to” people in the organisation
Basic Knowledge • Disability-focussed induction • Practitioner’s Disability Guide • Suite of 8 e-learning modules • Disability Awareness • Mental Health • Learning Disabilities • Learning Difficulties • Hearing Impairment • Visual Impairment • Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome • Muscular Skeletal Conditions • Self-assessment confidence tool
Basic Knowledge • Self-assessment confidence tool • Comprises 20 questions • Generates personal confidence score • Guides the employee to learning materials • Employees encouraged to discuss their scores with line managers
Basic Knowledge – Self Assessment • Sample Questions • When I am profiling a candidate with bi-polar disorder, I know what sort of questions I need to ask • I can name 5 things I need to be considering when I have a candidate with a hearing impairment attending an interview with me • I can name 3 simple reasonable adjustments I would suggest to an employer when promoting a candidate with a learning disability • I can explain to an employer the benefits of employing a person on the autistic spectrum disorder • I know how to guide someone who is blind or partially sighted
Intermediate Knowledge • 29 Disability-specific “How To…” Guides • Eg; • How To.. Profile a Customer with Learning Disabilities • How To.. Promote Customers with Learning Disabilities to Employers • How To.. Undertake a Task Analysis • How To.. Support a Customer with Learning Disabilities into and in work
Intermediate Knowledge • NVQ 3 Employment Related Services • Mainstream qualification adapted for Remploy purposes • Evidence requirements relating to Mental Health and Learning Disabilities • On-the-job development and assessment • Professionalisation - Over 70 Advisors currently completing • Specialist Training • Mental Health First Aid Training Course • Training through Systematic Instruction • Dyslexia Vocational Evaluation
Advanced Knowledge • 17 Qualified Assessors for NVQ process • Experienced & Qualified trainers in • Mental Health First Aid • Training through Systematic Instruction • Supported by expert professional development from market leading experts • Quarterly Leadership masterclasses • Starting Sept 2014
Expected Return on Investment • Improved conversion across the board on core programmes • Increased capability to work with those with most complex disabilities • Secured market position • Increased employee retention • Deliver on our Mission
Contact For information on the topics covered in this session, or if you would like more details on how we can support your business please contact: Gareth Parry – Director of Strategy Tel: 07977 436157 Email: gareth.parry@remploy.co.uk You can also visit: www.remploy.co.uk or join our online communities: