Customised Employment Training
Koomarri is delivering two workshops on customised employment for people with intellectual disability, their families, LAC planners and professionals in the education and youth justice sectors.
Customised employment is an evidence-based, effective way for people with intellectual disability to pursue employment opportunities that can lead to open employment.
Instead of competing for advertised jobs in the open labour market, customised employment strategies are used to support people to create opportunities that suit their unique skill set and support needs.
Customised employment is an effective strategy for all people who face barriers to employment, including those with disability.
Workshop 1 – Awareness
Date: 13 August
Time: 10am-3pm
This day will give participants a broad overview of the customised employment model developed by Griffin-Hammis Associates, the pioneers of Customised Employment and global leaders in the field of disability employment.
The workshop will be delivered by the Centre for Disability Employment Research and Practice (CDERP) who has a long-standing technical alliance with Griffin Hammis and is authorised to train individuals and services in this particular model of customised employment.
This workshop is for people with intellectual disability, family members of people with disability, school based career advisers, LAC planners.
Workshop 2 – The Methods of Discovery
Date: 14-15 August
Time: 9am-3pm
A fundamental part of a successful Customised Employment approach is to undertake the process of Discovering Personal Genius – which helps people to identify their skills, interests and essential conditions of employment success. This discovery process can also be used to support NDIS planning meetings and when applying for SLES funding,
The Tuesday session will include an overview of Self Guided Discovery, a method that enables people to undertake discovery in their own life or with the support of their family, friends and others.
The Wednesday session will provide an overview of Group Guided Discovery, a method that provides a peer to peer discovery process. The Wednesday session will have a particular focus on supporting people with intellectual disability who have offended or/are at risk of offending. It will include a session with participants to consider necessary program logic adjustments so that it best suits our local context and is most effective for this group of young people.
This workshop is for :
- Tuesday: people with intellectual disability, family members of people with disability, school based career advisers, youth justice professionals, LAC planners.
- Wednesday: school based career advisers, youth justice professionals and LAC planners. Family members and self advocates are welcome to attend if they have an interest in discussing Discovery in the context of this population group. If you are attending the Wednesday, attendance at the Tuesday session is essential as it will provide context.
Cost: $20 per day
Venue: Koomarri, Corner of Launceston and Callam Streets Phillip
RSVP: By 9 August to Fiona McIntosh fmcintosh@koomarri.asn.au or phone 6280 6143