Career Pathways

Individualised transition planning service. Aims to support students in: -Gathering work experiences -Reflecting upon possible disability needs in the workplace. -Exploring career options. -Developing work relevant skills -Developing strategies to manage their disability in the workplace. Primary focus of Career Pathways is working with students throughout their college journey. Complements other employment approaches / organisations / services.

What does CP offer students? Flexible and individually tailored approach. A designated staff member to act as the ‘link’. The use of on-line transition planning tool comprising of specifically designed approaches. Focus upon developing life skills and work related skills through experiences within college journey. Support one year post graduation. Opportunity to explore ways to manage disability in the workplace and transfer skills developed in college. Access to peer and employer networks.

Process Exploring a Career Building a Career Launching a Career

Exploring Your Career

Exploring your Career This stage involves: Meeting a designated Career Pathways Link Person Provision of login details for transition planning tool. Completion of the ‘worker profile’. Establishment of student’s career aims and objectives for the process. Discussion of resources, tools and staff available to facilitate student in meeting career and personal goals.

Building a Career

This stage involves: Using the Transition planning tool in: - Logging work experiences. - Completing specifically designed approaches within the transition planning tool. - Reflecting upon disability and reasonable accommodation in the workplace. This can be done independently or with the support of staff / resources as required.

Resources available Access to transition planning tool. Individual meetings with career-focused OT, Careers Advisors, Assistive Technology officer. Meetings with peers, employer mentors, and graduate ambassadors through monthly networking meetings.

Launching a Career

This stage involves: Review Meeting with Career Pathways link person Reviewing the objectives set at the initial meeting. Gathering experiences, reflections and completed tools into the student’s CV, Worker Needs Summary and Personal Workbook. Planning the application of this learning into the workplace Connection with external resources and supports as appropriate

Key Philosophies Recovery-Orientated -Individually tailored and flexible -Collaborative -Student-centred -Link between work and health -Empowerment / Self-Direction Person-Environment-Occupation Model (Law et al.1996) Rooted in student’s real life context

Benefits Benefits for Employers: Opportunity to collaborate with HEIs in the Dublin region. Access to a highly educated and diverse population of work ready graduates. Promoting workplaces as inclusive. Access to an expert team who have developed collaborative ways of working with students with disabilities.

Benefits Benefits for HEIs Development of Innovative approach to supporting students with disabilities. Collaboration between services and HEIs. Building expertise in college staff. In line with college strategic plans and national policy.

What’s next? Year one target: 35 students, 10 graduates within TCD Year Two target: 150 students, 30 graduates. Collaboration with other HEIs involved in the project. Recruitment of student / graduate ambassadors. Recruitment of further employers to act as resources to students involved in Career Pathways. Dissemination of outcomes of the project at the end of the two year funding cycle.

Transition Planning Tool CV Personal Professional Academic Gathering experiences and refelections Worker Needs Summary Reflection on RA Worker Profile AT Assessment LENS Report Placement Planning My Personal Workbook Meeting Forms Disclosure WSMP FMP Career Specific approaches Other approaches Application to the workplace

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