Economic Development; and Sustainable Environment 2.1.4 Liaise with Lead: Leisure and Ongoing Increased number of sporting clubs and Youth Services sport and recreation explore continued Supported by: programs offered to opportunities to Learning people with include recreation Communities disabilities. programs for people with disabilities. 2.1.5 As part of Lead: Leisure and Ongoing People with the Access All Youth Services disabilities Abilities Program, participating in a continue to range of leisure upgrade centre activities. equipment in Council’s leisure facilities that supports participation in activities offered. 2.2 Facilitate and 2.2.1 Established Lead: Traineeship support the key recruitment Resources opportunities for continued strategies to Supported by: people with development of encourage Economic disabilities. education and participation for Development and employment indigenous and Social Development pathways for under represented people with groups (Hume City disabilities. Council People and Culture Strategy 2011) 2.2.2 Initiate the Lead: Economic 2012 Increased economic and Skills Development participation of ‘Jobs Council’, Supported by: people with disability. encouraging Social Development Increased membership from employment key internal and opportunities being external offered to people stakeholders to with disabilities by advance the employers and ‘Local Jobs for Local business. People’ initiative to include employment pathways for people with disabilities.
Economic Development; and Sustainable Environment 2.1.4 Liaise with sporting clubs and explore continued opportunities to include recreation programs for people with disabilities. Lead: Leisure and Youth Services Supported by: Learning Communities Ongoing Increased number of sport and recreation programs offered to people with disabilities. 2.1.5 As part of the Access All Abilities Program, continue to upgrade equipment in Council’s leisure facilities that supports participation in activities offered. Lead: Leisure and Youth Services Ongoing People with disabilities participating in a range of leisure centre activities. 2.2 Facilitate and support the continued development of education and employment pathways for people with disabilities. 2.2.1 Established key recruitment strategies to encourage participation for indigenous and under represented groups (Hume City Council People and Culture Strategy 2011) Lead: Resources Supported by: Economic Development and Social Development Traineeship opportunities for people with disabilities. 2.2.2 Initiate the ‘Jobs and Skills Council’, encouraging membership from key internal and external stakeholders to advance the ‘Local Jobs for Local People’ initiative to include employment pathways for people with disabilities. Lead: Economic Development Supported by: Social Development 2012 Increased economic participation of people with disability. Increased employment opportunities being offered to people with disabilities by employers and business.
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