1. Building Disability Capability Gareth Parry Director of Strategy – Remploy

2. 2 Remploy’s Approach  Basic knowledge  Everyone who works for Remploy  Intermediate knowledge  Everyone who interacts with a disabled customer  Expert knowledge  The “go to” people in the organisation

3. 3  Disability-focussed induction  Practitioner’s Disability Guide  Suite of 8 e-learning modules  Disability Awareness  Mental Health  Learning Disabilities  Learning Difficulties  Hearing Impairment  Visual Impairment  Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome  Muscular Skeletal Conditions  Self-assessment confidence tool Basic Knowledge

4. 4 Self-assessment confidence tool Comprises 20 questions Generates personal confidence score Guides the employee to learning materials Employees encouraged to discuss their scores with line managers Basic Knowledge

5. 5 Sample Questions  When I am profiling a candidate with bi-polar disorder, I know what sort of questions I need to ask  I can name 5 things I need to be considering when I have a candidate with a hearing impairment attending an interview with me  I can name 3 simple reasonable adjustments I would suggest to an employer when promoting a candidate with a learning disability  I can explain to an employer the benefits of employing a person on the autistic spectrum disorder  I know how to guide someone who is blind or partially sighted Basic Knowledge – Self Assessment

6. 6  29 Disability-specific “How To…” Guides Eg;  How To.. Profile a Customer with Learning Disabilities  How To.. Promote Customers with Learning Disabilities to Employers  How To.. Undertake a Task Analysis  How To.. Support a Customer with Learning Disabilities into and in work Intermediate Knowledge

7. 7  NVQ 3 Employment Related Services  Mainstream qualification adapted for Remploy purposes  Evidence requirements relating to Mental Health and Learning Disabilities  On-the-job development and assessment  Professionalisation - Over 70 Advisors currently completing  Specialist Training  Mental Health First Aid Training Course  Training through Systematic Instruction  Dyslexia Vocational Evaluation Intermediate Knowledge

8. 8  17 Qualified Assessors for NVQ process  Experienced & Qualified trainers in  Mental Health First Aid  Training through Systematic Instruction  Supported by expert professional development from market leading experts  Quarterly Leadership masterclasses  Starting Sept 2014 Advanced Knowledge

9. 9 Expected Return on Investment  Improved conversion across the board on core programmes  Increased capability to work with those with most complex disabilities  Secured market position  Increased employee retention  Deliver on our Mission

10. 10 For information on the topics covered in this session, or if you would like more details on how we can support your business please contact: Gareth Parry – Director of Strategy Tel: 07977 436157 Email: gareth.parry@remploy.co.uk You can also visit: www.remploy.co.uk or join our online communities: Contact