Project Overview

Content • Project Rational • Aim and Objectives • Partners and Focus Groups • Project Overview • Project Outputs • Conclusions

Project Rational

• EUSE Supported Employment Toolkit Project • Funded under EU Leonardo Partnership

Programme (2008 – 2010)• Number of partners 11 (lead partner Dundee

City Council)• 11 Position Papers • 5 How to Guides • Available on www.euse.org

Supported Employment Model Client Engagement

Job Finding

Employer Engagement

On and Off the Job Support

Vocational Profiling

Key Learning

• Supported Employment model has been mainstreamed in a number of EU states for people from other disadvantaged situation i.e. Portugal, Norway, Spain, Sweden etc

• Many common issues effecting economic inclusion for all people from disadvantaged situations

• Transfer of practice

EUSE Toolkit for Diversity

Funded under the Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation Fund and supported by the European Commission.

EUSE Toolkit for Diversity (EUSET)

EUSET is funded the EU Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation Programme with support from the European Commission

Aim“To transfer and adapt the EUSE Toolkit for 4 cluster region groups of Europe for people from a disadvantaged situation other than people with

disabilities”

EUSET Objectives

• To conduct a needs analysis in each of the partner states regarding the economic exclusion of specific disadvantaged groups

• To review the SE Toolkit ensuring its applicability to specific disadvantaged groups

• To customise the SE Toolkit to meets the needs of the specific disadvantaged groups for the 4 cluster groups

• To test the SE Toolkit to at least 48 organisations interested in or delivering Supported Employment

• To translate the SE Toolkit in to partners languages

• To deliver capacity building training to all partners to deliver training on the toolkit to 24 organisations

• To agree minimum standards for the delivery of the training

• To conduct an external and internal evaluation of the project

• To agree a sustainability strategy for the project

EUSE Toolkit for Diversity Partners

1. Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment –Lead partner

2. Dachverband berufliche Integration Österreich - Austria

3. Rytmus, Czech Republic 4. Kiipula, Finland 5. Theotokos Foundation, Greece 6. Irish Association of Supported Employment,

Ireland

7. Skinner Cooperativa Sociale, Italy8. Associacao Portuguesa de Emprego Apoiado

(APEA), Portugal 9. Asociacion Espanola de Empleo con Apoyo

(ASES), Spain 10. Activa, Sweden 11. Supported Employment Schweiz,

Switzerland 12. Status Employment Ltd, UK

Project Overview

• Project Timeline - 1st October 2012 – 30 September 2014• 6 Meetings • 6 Work packages• Products

– Needs Analysis Report – Adapted Toolkit – Translated Toolkit – Website – Capacity Building Training – Training Materials – Evaluation Report (interim & final)

Target Areas • Offenders and ex-prisoners

• Young school leavers (Not in education, employment or training)

• People recovering from substance abuse

Regional Cluster Partners Focus Group

Central •Austria •Czech Republic•Switzerland

Young School Leavers

Northern •Finland•Sweden

Young School Leavers

Southern •Greece •Italy•Portugal •Spain

People recovering from substance abuse

UK & Ireland •England •Ireland •Northern Ireland

Offenders and ex-prisoners

Cluster Groups and Focus Areas

Project Outputs • Needs Analysis

– Each partner conducted desk top research, focus groups and/or one to one meetings with people from disadvantaged situation, organisation or policy makers – Partners produced a cluster group report for their focus group – Needs Analysis Report was collated and translated in to 9 languages – Available on www.eusetoolkit.eu

Adaptations • Each partner organised Testing and Information sessions with at least two organisation from the target groups and two Supported Employment organisations • The aim of the Testing and Information sessions was to discuss the adaptations identified in the Needs Analysis Report • Agreed adaptations were made to the EUSE Supported Employment Toolkit • Available in 9 languages on www.eusetoolkit.eu

Capacity Building and Training

• Developed and delivered Capacity Building Training for all partners to deliver EUSE Toolkit for Diversity Training • EUSE Toolkit for Diversity Training developed • Each partner delivered training to at least two target group organisation • Minimum standards developed for deliver the training course.

• Dissemination and exploitation – through out the life time of the project and beyond • Website developed – www.eusetoolkit.com • Internal and External Evaluation conducted

In conclusion EUSE Toolkit for Diversity has produced:- • Strong working partnership • Demonstrated how the Supported Employment model can be adapted to for people from other disadvantaged groups• Engaged with a range of organisations representing people from other disadvantaged situations

• Conducted Needs Analysis Report • Adapted and translated (9 languages) the EUSE Toolkit for Diversity • Developed and designed capacity building training and Supported Employment training for the focus groupsAnd finally will continue to promote Supported Employment people from other disadvantaged situations

Thank youFor further information:-

• www.eusetoolkit.eu • www.euse.org