1. Title: COACH@WORK Pilot in Austria
Employment of people with disabilities: challenges and solutions
International Conference
6 July 2017, Burgas, Bulgaria, Expo Center Flora, Conference hall №2
Title: Pilot in Austria
Speaker: Robert Schuen Jugend am Werk Steiermark
Project number: BG01-KA

2. Initial Situation SE in Austria has been implemented for 30+ years
SE consultant: not a profession
SE consultants have various professional backgrounds
Focus lies on the services that are provided
Finding participants was a challenge
Pilot training as advantage for participants’ professional development
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3. Recruiting Participants
Advertising training programme
Two experts ran selection process to determine…
who can take part in the training
the distribution of online vs face-2-face learning per participant
what modules to offer in form of face-2-face trainings
21 participants…
all from within JAW
from different services for people with disabilities and people with special support needs (work assistance, job coaching, youth coaching, qualification measures, etc.)
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4. Training Process I MARCH 2017
Personal feedback to participants on their performance in the selection procedure
Access to online platform
Start of online training
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5. Training Process II APRIL 2017
Face-2-face training with expert trainers
Practical methods in the coaching process (M3)
Digital technologies as support for PWD (M4)
Supported employment basics (M5)
Approaches and attitudes towards PWD (M6)
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6. Training Process III JUNE 2017 End of pilot training
Participants completed self-evaluation and final interview with experts
18 participants received their certificates
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7. Participants’ Feedback
...very interesting case studies...
Nearly all participants:
“I can implement the acquired competences in my daily work.”
“The training contributed towards my professional development.”
“My participation in the training is a professional advantage for me.”
About 75 % of the participants:
“My expectations have been fulfilled.”
Most successful modules:
Practical methods in the coaching process (M3)
Supported Employment basics (M5)
Approaches and attitudes towards PWD (M6)
...content was near to reality...
... a good mix of online and f-2-f learning...
...compact schedule...
...efficient, practically-oriented training...
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8. Next Steps at JAW
Implementation of training through “inbildung” (JAW-related public training institution)
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9. THANK YOU VERY MUCH Robert Schuen | Jugend am Werk Steiermark GmbH|
Lendplatz 35, 8020 Graz, Austria
BG01-KA