1. Project SEARCH: Exploring The Issues Attracting sustainable funding for an established model that delivers great outcomes Anne O’Bryan and Carmel McKeogh

2. Project SEARCH
Funding
11/2011
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3. FUNDING
Starting place – same funding as available for any other disabled student in their last year of education
1. Education
2. Public Health and Council
3. Social care – children and adults
4. Department for Work – Reasonable Adjustments
5. Business sponsorship
6. Charitable sources
7. National grants

4. License and Technical Assistance
Local Authority
Education
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Netherlands
FUNDING
License and Technical Assistance
New Participation Law requirements
Government Grant
Local Authority
Education
Charitable
Supported Employment
National Lottery Grant

5. FUNDING Job Coaching England Scotland Wales Ireland Netherlands
Local Authority
Education
Department of Work and Pensions
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Netherlands
FUNDING
Job Coaching
Education
Local Authority
Department of Work and Pensions
Supported Employment
National Lottery Grant

6. FUNDING Instructor England Scotland Wales Ireland Netherlands
Education
FUNDING
Instructor
Education
Education
Supported Employment
Adult Education
Education

7. Government, Business or
PROS
CONS
FUNDING
Government, Business or
Charitable Grant
Opportunity to start the partnership
Time limited funding
Enough money to deliver the job coach role securely for a fixed period
Works against sustainability
Does not depend on local policies or relationships
Delays changing long term policy and commitment

8. FUNDING PROS CONS Local Municipal Other Existing Education
Opportunity to change expectations and better job results for people with intellectual disabilities over time
Municipal
Always open to policy changes and cut backs so needs ongoing communications and marketing by all partners
Other Existing Education
Safest if mainstream annual allocation
Positively affects employment targets
And Supported Employment
Open to changes in policy and cutbacks
Can create dominant partner who becomes more powerful

9. What have we learned so far?
Can start where ever you are - Portugal
Partnership working is key – relationship, trust, shared resources
Important to keep trying to achieve real co-production and systems change – honoring partners, helping each other
Hard but worth it
– 66% success in the UK where national average is <7%
– Over 650 full time paid jobs since 2010