Training and employment services Associations and partnerships Solas**** Not for Profit Business Association (NFPBA) FÁS Supported Employment service European Platform for Rehabilitation Chartered Institute of Training & Development Pluryn (Netherlands)***** Skillnets Training Service Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) Sureskills Training Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Local Employment and Training Boards Blanchardstown / Tolka Area Partnerships * Staff training programme ** Specific student support programme and other on-campus projects *** Association for Higher Education Access and Disability **** New national further education and training authority, replacing FÁS ***** Working together on integrated training/employment project in Romania 7.9 Key findings Across the fifteen organisations, there was a huge range and variety of connections: with other disability organisations; with statutory and voluntary agencies; community groups; local authorities; professionals especially in health and education; and Government departments. The day-to-day collaboration of an key worker or caseworker with those local organisation’s people and agencies that can assist and support an individual with a disability is a central aspect of the work of participating organisations. This might be to resolve a specific difficulty or to build an long-term support individual’s network, a task seen by many as a core responsibility. A number of examples were provided of disability organisations collaborating with each other to provide different elements of care and support for an individual. So in many instances it can certainly be said that, in ‘there’s no-one our service receiving their total support from this grew who’s us’. Sometimes out of the possible pathways an illness or condition may take. For example, Epilepsy Ireland has linked with Aware, as epilepsy can trigger depression. A crucial strength of many participating organisations is their networking with, and membership of, national and international bodies where expertise, experience and examples of good practice can be shared, and in some cases collective pressure generated for change. For example, several of the participating organisations are members of the Irish Medical Research
Training and employment services Solas**** FÁS Supported Employment service Chartered Institute of Training & Development Skillnets Training Service Sureskills Training Local Employment and Training Boards Blanchardstown / Tolka Area Partnerships Associations and partnerships Not for Profit Business Association (NFPBA) European Platform for Rehabilitation Pluryn (Netherlands)***** Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) Irish Small and Medium Enterprises * Staff training programme ** Specific student support programme and other on-campus projects *** Association for Higher Education Access and Disability **** New national further education and training authority, replacing FÁS ***** Working together on integrated training/employment project in Romania 7.9 Key findings Across the fifteen organisations, there was a huge range and variety of connections: with other disability organisations; with statutory and voluntary agencies; community groups; local authorities; professionals especially in health and education; and Government departments. The day-to-day collaboration of an organisation’s key worker or caseworker with those local people and agencies that can assist and support an individual with a disability is a central aspect of the work of participating organisations. This might be to resolve a specific difficulty or to build an individual’s long-term support network, a task seen by many as a core responsibility. A number of examples were provided of disability organisations collaborating with each other to provide different elements of care and support for an individual. So in many instances it can certainly be said that, ‘there’s no-one in our service who’s receiving their total support from us’. Sometimes this grew out of the possible pathways an illness or condition may take. For example, Epilepsy Ireland has linked with Aware, as epilepsy can trigger depression. A crucial strength of many participating organisations is their networking with, and membership of, national and international bodies where expertise, experience and examples of good practice can be shared, and in some cases collective pressure generated for change. For example, several of the participating organisations are members of the Irish Medical Research