How can you demonstrate progress on non-accredited courses?

• Recognising and recording progress and achievement (RARPA)

Elements of helping someone to get a job:

• Supporting Employment

• Vocational profiling• Job coaching• Job carving• Work experience• Apprenticeship• Traineeship • Supported

internship• Systematic

instruction

Access to Community and Employment

A C E A response to student led

aspirations by the Pennine Camphill Community

A C E

A C EAims of the Programme

• To provide supported employment for 6 students in their final year at Pennine

• To provide continued support for new employees in their home area by working with other agencies

A C EProgramme Objectives

• To gain real work for the students in their local community (getting the job).

• To coordinate the support of other agencies to help students keep their employment (keeping the job).

A C EIn the Pennine ACE Programme• The students are placed with a local

employer. Relevant training for that job becomes part of the programme.

• Successful students receive ongoing support as they move from student to employee status.

The programme has 4 stages…

A C E Stage 1 – Finding the Job

Resources Core Subjects Person Centred Programmes

Welfare Rights Assessment

Employer Subsidy for Stage 1 Training

•Induction•Individual Plan•Understanding your Money•Independence Skills•Travel Skills

•Local employer search•Introduce student to employer•Introduce employer subsidy •Weekly reviews•Progress to Stage 2

A C E Stage 2 Feb – May

Developing the Job

Resources Core Modules Person Centred Programmes

Programme Costs

•Developing the Action Plan at work

•Problem solving based on employer based reviews.

•Employer based review

•Adjust individual plan

•Job related training on site and at Pennine

•Progress to Stage 3

A C E Stage 3June – July

Getting the JobResources Core Module Person Centred

ProgrammesEmployer Support Costs

Wage from Employer

Welfare Right Review

•Problem Solving•Additional Training Programmes

•Welfare Rights Advice•Benefit applications•Contract established•Referral to Stage 4•Application to related training courses•Multi Agency Support

A C E Stage 4August

Keeping the Job

Resources Core Modules Person Centred Programmes

As arranged at Stage 3

•Related training•Vocational Skills and/or basic skills•Managing money

•Keeping the job•Benefit reviews•Wage reviews•Family / home visits•Employment advocate •New lifestyles