Beyond
Caring
The purpose of the
development partnership is to examine ways of facilitating access
and overcoming barriers to employment for those who are homebound,
in particular those with caring responsibilities and the disabled.
The DP aims to create,
test actions and tools that will allow those who are restricted
in mobility either through disability or caring responsibilities
to progress through support, guidance, training, work experience
and vocational qualifications into sustainable employment.
The partnership aims
to achieve its objectives by:
- Putting together
a partnership of organisations with complementary roles and
expertise in relation to support, guidance, learning and employment
to drive the project forward;
- Construct and test models of organisational collaboration
which maximise benefits of expertise for disadvantaged groups
and individuals particularly carers and disabled;
- Research and test the role of community based mentors in supporting
learners from disadvantaged groups;
- Develop ICT based diagnostic tools that allow beneficiaries
to map a route from where they are in terms of experience, training,
barriers to participation and aptitudes into employment; and
- Research and pilot training methodologies and content particularly
the use of ICT that can enable the target group to access learning
programmes that enhance their employability skills;
Development
Partnership Members:
- South
West College, Enniskillen Campus
- South West College, Omagh Campus
- South West College, Dungannon Campus
- Fermanagh Training
- Protocol Skills
- GG Training Enterprise
- Sperrin Lakeland Trust
- Strategic Management Support
- Jobs and Benefits Department
- Omagh Chamber of Commerce
- MENCAP
Beyond Caring
is a member of the Chances
Transnational Partnership which also includes partners in:
- Hungary
- Italy (2 DPs)
- Slovak Republic
Contact:
Ann Maria Curran
Fermanagh College of Further and Higher Education
Fairview
1 Dublin Road
Enniskillen
BT74 6AE
Tel: +44.(0)28.6634
2262
E-mail: ann-maria.curran@swc.ac.uk
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