WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme

WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme can support 

• a young person who may not currently be ready to enter employment and/or education/training by using a range of person-centred approaches.
• Provide a young person with tailored/individualised interventions that support their employment prospects.
• Mentor and coach young people to develop the confidence and skills required to participate/transition through education, training and employment.
• Young people will be supported to achieve their goals and aspirations through career guidance practices in one-one and group based sessions.
• The WorkAbility team will work with and build the capacity of employers and organisations to offer work placements and employment opportunities for young people with disabilities.
• Support young people and their families as well as service providers to ensure a young person is reaching their full potential.
• Support them in engaging with the wider community, creating a meaningful social roles.

The WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme is open to young people who live in the Limerick City Metropolitan Area and have a diagnosis of one of the following:

• Learning Disability
• Mental Health Illness
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder

or

• Referred to our project by relevant organisations or services supporting young people with disabilities.