Building Disability Capability Gareth Parry Director of Strategy – Remploy

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  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 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 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  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  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  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 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 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: You can also visit: or join our online communities: Contact