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2 day Project SEARCH Europe Conference 24th and 25th June 2014
***Last few places remaining***
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Pre-Conference Dinner and Overview
Location: Glasgow City Chambers, Glasgow
17:00- 22:00
Wednesday 25 June 2014
All Day Conference
Location: University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
09:00 – 17:00
Project SEARCH is an exciting initiative that began in Cincinnati in 1996, which aims to bring significant numbers of people with a learning disability and autism into competitive paid employment. It is a partnership bringing together relevant organisations to work together effectively, between a host business, education and adult supported paid employment. The goal is to provide on-site internship experiences, acquire necessary skills for young adults with learning disabilities leading to competitive employment which to date has been very impressive. We are delighted to offer a pre-conference dinner and overview on Tuesday 24th June and all day conference on Wednesday 25th June offering delegates the opportunity to find out about this exciting model and how we can reach for the ultimate goal: employment for all Project SEARCH graduates!
This 2 day conference will celebrate all that has been achieved in Europe to date and looks to the future. Contributors will discuss the potential of Project SEARCH to make a real difference to the lives of young people with a learning disability or autism and the strategies required to support growth.
A key issue in the conference will be continuous improvement: enabling job coaches, educators, businesses and policy advisors to meet and learn from one another. We are aiming to make this conference informing, challenging and an opportunity to connect with colleagues establishing Project SEARCH across Europe and the US. There will also be a range of inspirational speakers and a variety of workshops to suit all levels of interest and lots of exciting discussion! This conference is packed with information to help both people who are new to this model and those already experienced.
You can download the full programme and a list of workshops here...
This conference will be of interest to:
Job Coaches and development staff
Lecturers
Professionals working in employability
People with a learning disability, family carers and supporters
People with autism
Researchers interested in the field of learning disability and autism
Agencies interested in diversity in employment
HR Managers
Careers Advisors
Social enterprise practitioners
Cost of 2 day Conference
Professionals - £120.00
Group Discounts for over 4 persons - £100.00 per person
People with learning Disabilities and Autism - £50.00
Supporters, carers and Family members - £50.00
Accommodation
Delegates can book directly at the University of Strathclyde Village- £50.00 bed and breakfast.
They can offer accommodation on the following nights:
Tuesday 24th June 2014
Wednesday 25th June 2014
Booking
You can book online for this event here...
You can download a booking form for this event here...
To note your interest and receive updates about the event get in touch with our Conference team on conference@scld.co.uk or 0141 559 5720.
Due to high demand for the above conference we are now offering an extra training course on Tuesday 24th June. This robust training is a combination of lessons learned from Project SEARCH sites that consistently reach 90 – 100% employment for their interns. It will present strategies and best practice from high performing teams whereby new Project SEARCH sites can implement these strategies into their own programs to increase their employment outcomes and overall continuous improvement.
You can find out more and book online here...
**Please note This training course is delivered separately to the conference however there is a discount offered for those attending the conference as well.
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Event Date:
Tue, 24/06/2014 - Wed, 25/06/2014
Event Organiser:
SCLD and Autism Network Scotland
Contact:
conference@scld.co.uk
Location
Address:
University of Strathclyde
Town:
Glasgow
Postcode:
G1 1XQ
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