{"id":55703,"date":"2015-03-24T11:38:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T11:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=548bf7e6c25031b2bcd2069fe2d32ff1"},"modified":"2015-03-24T11:38:56","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T11:38:56","slug":"press-release-improved-specialist-employment-scheme-will-double-number-of-disabled-people-supported-into-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=55703","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Improved specialist employment scheme will double number of disabled people supported into work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The Specialist Employability Support (<abbr title=\"Specialist Employability Support\">SES<\/abbr>) programme will ensure 1,700 disabled people across the country receive work-related support annually. It is expected to help 1,250 disabled people into jobs over the course of an initial 2 year contract.<\/p>\n<p>It builds on the foundations of the Residential Training College (RTC) model and includes most of the existing 9 institutions that currently deliver provision for only 800 students and mainly offer on-site courses. <abbr title=\"Specialist Employability Support\">SES<\/abbr> will more than double the number of disabled people helped and will offer more choice and more convenient support. <\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes after recent statistics revealed a year-on-year increase of 141,000 disabled people in work \u2013 the equivalent of nearly 400 more for every day of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Disabled People, Mark Harper said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>While the improvement in the disability employment rate is fantastic news, there is of course more we need to do to support disabled people into work.<\/p>\n<p>That is why we are bringing in this new programme, opening up more places for disabled people \u2013 as well as more choice in how they access support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Through this approach we will continue to break down the barriers for disabled people in work, so they can provide themselves with the security of a regular wage.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Specialist Employability Support\">SES<\/abbr> will target those people who need the most support to enter work or undertake work-related courses and activities. It will offer specialist support to people with disabilities across the UK, using outreach and partnership working to ensure that coverage is nationwide. <\/p>\n<p>The scheme will also forge better links with Work Choice and Work Programme providers as well as specialist voluntary organisations in order to offer a better service.<\/p>\n<p>The new provision will go live on 1 September 2015.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-information-about-specialist-employability-support\">More information about Specialist Employability Support<\/h2>\n<p><abbr title=\"Specialist Employability Support\">SES<\/abbr> will be provided through 6 separate contracts which were announced today. Each provider will offer national coverage in order to give service users as much choice as possible.<\/p>\n<p>People will be given the choice of 2 types of support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <abbr title=\"Specialist Employability Support\">SES<\/abbr> will consist of intensive, end-to-end provision, supporting candidates all the way to employment<\/li>\n<li>\n<abbr title=\"Specialist Employability Support\">SES<\/abbr> Start Back will cater for people whose needs can be met by other provision, but who first need a little extra support to prepare them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All 6 providers will offer both options.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the current Residential Training Colleges were involved in successful tenders to continue to provide support under the new provision.<\/p>\n<p>The successful bidders are outlined below:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"pan-disability-for-people-with-all-disabilities\">Pan-disability (for people with all disabilities)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Shaw Trust \t\t <\/li>\n<li>Remploy\t\t<\/li>\n<li>Kennedy Scott\t<\/li>\n<li>Steps to Employment (St Loyes, Enham and Portland Colleges)\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"visual-impairment\">Visual impairment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Royal National College for the Blind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"hearing-impairment\">Hearing impairment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Doncaster Deaf Trust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"information-about-disabled-people-in-employment\">Information about disabled people in employment<\/h2>\n<p>The number of disabled people in employment is now over 3.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>The employment rate for disabled people is 45.6% compared to 79.4% for those not classified as Equality Act core disabled and\/or work limiting disabled (excluding those who did not state their health situation).<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Read the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/business\/publications\/written-questions-answers-statements\/written-statement\/Commons\/2015-03-24\/HCWS464\">full ministerial 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specialist employment support thanks to a new scheme announced today (24 March 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