Innovative Practices 2017 on Employment, Work and Vocational Education and Training
A full chain of support from primary school to employment
| Name of Innovative Practice: | A full chain of support from primary school to employment |
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| Organisation: | Save the Children International |
| Country of Implementation | Armenia |
PROBLEMS TARGETED
In Armenia, children and youth with disabilities encounter a lack of guidance and support once they leave school, and very few job options match their skills, knowledge, and personal interests.
SOLUTION & METHODOLOGY
As a first step, the LIFE programme’s focus was on providing professional orientation workshops for children during their last year of study at inclusive and special schools.
These workshops were conducted by teachers from technical vocational education and training (TVET) institutions as well as inclusive and special schools, all of whom were trained in providing
Inclusive Education and career guidance mechanisms. Moreover, students of TVET institutions were provided with programme internship opportunities in various work settings.
The second step was to promote equal access to open employment, accessibility to public-sector workplaces, and supported employment programmes for people with disabilities. It also focused on raising the awareness of disability issues among employers and on providing job placement and post-placement support to people with disabilities.
OUTLOOK & TRANSFERABILITY
LIFE had an annual cost of US$200,000. However, the programme has been replaced by the project Social Innovations for Vocational Education and Employability of Young People with Disabilities (SIVEE). The main objective of SIVEE is to Promote social innovation in the technical vocational education sector in order to create equal employment opportunities as a basic human right for Young People with Disabilities and generate shared growth. This project will last for two years, starting in 2016.
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