This publication is designed to alert employers to impending changes within the education system that aim to see more people with learning difficulties and disabilities employed.

This publication aims to publicise the aims of the LSC strategy and encourage employers across all sectors to play a part in ensuring that disabled people have a positive start to their working lives.

It suggests ways employers can do this by:

  • offering work experience opportunities and nominating mentors to support disabled people on placements;
  • developing partnerships with education and training providers;
  • making adjustments in the workplace and in recruitment procedures;
  • advertising vacancies in places where they will be seen by disabled people;
  • involving current staff in discussions about disability;
  • linking up with other employers for information on best practice.
Download the publication from NIACE at http://www.niace.org.uk/research/HDE/Documents/Employers.pdf.

and an information publication for those with learning difficulties, with appropriate text and images, at http://www.niace.org.uk/research/HDE/Documents/Learners.pdf.