Valuing employment now - real jobs for people with learning disabilities

The government is aiming to substantially increase the number of people with learning disabilities employed for at least 16 hours a week, by 2025.

Published in June this year the strategy ‘Valuing employment now’ includes actions to raise expectations across services, that all people with learning disabilities can and should have the chance to work.

Successful implementation will require:

• close partnership working between statutory, voluntary and private agencies
• good career and skills preparation at school and college
• campaigns to change attitudes and culture
• moves towards personal budgets
• high quality job coaching
• building a business case for employers
• making travel and transport less problematic

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