Labour market Employment for young Adults with a Disability - LEAD

About this project

<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt">The project focuses on transfer of know-how and a good practice models on <strong>Supported Employment service delivery</strong> for <strong>young adults with disabilities</strong> (Y/AwDs) that has proven its viability in the United Kingdom, to beneficiary partner countries: <strong>Romania, Lithuania, and Portugal</strong>, with the ultimate goal to contribute to the creation of an inclusive European labour market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt">The model has been transferred, adapted and implemented and has been well received by both Y/AwD and employer organisations, suggesting that it remains valid as a framework to deliver improved employment outcomes for jobseekers with a disability. <strong>The programme changed the perception of people with disabilities and their capacity to undertake paid work</strong>. It showed that with the right type of supports, people with disabilities could make a meaningful contribution, if they wished to do so.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><strong>Innovative approaches on lowering youth unemployment</strong> have been developed or adopted – <strong>the training package for family members</strong> of Y/AwD established a common multicultural and multinational methodological approach that focuses on their needs, in order to better support their children in gaining and retaining employment. Our project has <strong>raised awareness and prepared the family members making employment more attainable</strong> and smoothing the transition of young adults with disabilities from school to labour market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt">The results were achievable thanks to the transnational cooperation among project partners, especially in assuring quality standards in delivering Supported Employment services to Y/AwD and also in elaborating <strong>the Guide of good practice</strong>. Participation in transnational collaboration was the “step up” of each partner from operating at a regional/local level to building a transnational reputation and network, developing profile, confidence and knowledge in the labour market issues.</span></span></p>

Project partners

• Valakupiai Rehabilitation Centre Donor project partner· Lithuania
• Consultis – Business Consulting Ltd. Donor project partner· Portugal
• Status Employment Donor project partner· United Kingdom