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15/02/2010
What is project search
As part of Valuing Employment Now, fourteen
local partnership sites have been selected
to run Project Search – a model which
helps disabled people secure and keep
paid permanent jobs. It is particularly
suited to people with learning disabilities
and/or autism.
Six of the sites are based in three Getting a Life areas (one in Kent, four in Norfolk and one in Manchester).
How does it work?
A college tutor or school teacher and
job coach run a year-long programme of
work training for 12 people via a series
of work placements in a host employer
organisation. In America, where the model
has been running for 14 years, many of
the participants secure and retain full
employment with the host employer at the
end of the programme. Others leave the
scheme and generally secure employment
elsewhere.
Project Search in England
The fourteen sites, which will implement
Project Search from September 2010 and
take part in the Government evaluation
of the model, are:
1. Bath and North East Somerset Council
2. Bolton Council
3. City of Manchester
4. Department for Work and Pensions (Pensions,
Disability and Carers Service, Newcastle)
5. Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
6. James Pagett Hospital, Great Yarmouth
7. Kent Adult Social Services
8. Leicester City Council
9. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
10. NORSE Commercial Services, Norwich
11. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn
12. Royal United Hospital, Bath
13. Sandwell Borough Council
14. The Southwark Partnership
These sites will receive advice and guidance
on preparing for implementation from the
Valuing Employment Now delivery team,
which is based within the Department of
Health. The Office for Disability Issues,
as part of the cross-government Valuing
Employment Now strategy, will lead the
Government evaluation.
You can find more information about the
programme on the Office for Disability
Issues website. www.officefordisabilityissues.gov.uk
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