The following websites have been specifically chosen to help you or somebody you know with finding proper support, training and employment . We will be updating this section on a regular basis so please keep checking back for further details.
TRAINING
Aspire was instrumental in establishing a Training Centre that provides
pre-employment training for people affected by AS or a related social disability.
Tuiscint trains students to successfully make the transition from dependency
to managing their own lives more effectively. This three-year course is
designed to be flexible, providing opportunities for the students to practice
and apply the skills being learned. The course consists of social skills,
personal development, independent living & workplace skills, IT and work
experience. Anyone over the age of sixteen (16) who has been diagnosed as
having AS, HFA or a related social disability, and lives in the South Dublin
area, may participate in the course. Numbers are limited.
To find out more about Tuiscint, please contact us or visit: www.eve.ie
Contact Details:
John Faassen, Centre Manager, Tuiscint Centre, Mount Pleasant Business Park, Mount Pleasant Avenue Upper, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Tel.: (01) 491-1473
Email: [email protected]
Aspire Adult Project
Aspire has received funding to initiate a two year supported employment
project for young adults. This project aims to assess the skills and
ambitions of individuals in order to establish goals for the future.
This assessment will then be used to match individuals to potential
employment or further education. Individuals will then receive personalised
support in whichever venture they choose to undertake. The project will
be person centred with the aspirations of the individual being of paramount
importance.
Aspire has undertaken research into the current educational and employment
situations of young people with Asperger Syndrome, and their ambitions
for the future. This research will be used to identify employment targets
and preferred sectors of the participants. An additional member of staff
has been recruited to work with the adults on this project to prepare
them for employment and assess their further education needs. This person
will also liaise with employers in order to secure work placement and
experience opportunities, should the participants wish to avail of them.
Employer Information
There are many advantages to employing somebody with Asperger’s Syndrome.
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent logic and analytical skills
- Extremely in-depth knowledge of specialised subject areas
- Very well suited to methodical, repetitive work such as research, filing or IT work
- Honest and loyal
- Superb memory for facts and details
As a result of these talents, employees with Asperger’s Syndrome can make an
invaluable contribution to any workplace. Click on the PDF file below for a
Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome for Employers. It is a very useful document for
anyone to read as it includes information on what Asperger’s Syndrome is,
challenges it can pose in the workplace, what the employer can do to overcome
these challenges and the benefits of employing people with Asperger’s Syndrome
Employer’s Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome second edition
As part of the Adult Project, Aspire will work with employers to promote the
benefits of employing a person with Asperger Syndrome. This will be achieved
through the provision of information, on-going support to the employer before
and during the participant’s time with the company and awareness raising
throughout supported employment week.
Further Links
www.choicesexpo.com - Education & training fair
www.careerzoo.ie - Career exhibition in Feb - FREE
www.ienetwoek.ie Networking opportunities, seminars, workshops etc FREE
www.qualifax.ie National Learning Database
-----------------------FÁS
www.fas.ie
FÁS enhances the skills and competencies of individuals and
enterprises in order for Ireland to further develop as a competitive,
inclusive, knowledge-based economy. It strives to do this through the provision
of tailored training and employment programmes that suit everyone’s
needs.
http://www.fas.ie/en/Job+Seeker/Local+Employment+Service/default.htm
The objective of the LES is to focus on the provision of services to
those most disadvantaged in the labour market as a direct response to the local
context within which it operates
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The Supported Employment
Programme http://www.fas.ie/en/Communities/Supported+Employment.htm
The Supported Employment Programme is an active labour market initiative to
assist jobseekers with a disability to find employment in the open labour
market.
The Supported Employment Programme facilitates the integration of people with disabilities into paid employment in the open labour market, providing support to assist with this integration process and meet the labour requirements of employers
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Employ Ability
Limited
http://www.employability.ie/index.html
Employ Ability Limited is a Supported Employment service for people who
have a disability or health issue and live in the Dublin southwest
area
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Irish Association
of Supported Employment
http://www.iase.ie/
Irish Association of Supported Employment Á IASEÁs mission is
to promote best practice in Supported Employment for people with disabilities
in Ireland
