Employment for Independent Life aims including the individuals with intellectual disability in work life.Therefore the priorities of the project are as given below: -Disability is element of social exclusion.We aim to ensure that individuals with intellectual disability participate in social and work life and integrate them with the community;and increase their basic and employability quality,and motivate them to use their potential. -Training will be provided to the personnel who will be responsible for the job placement of individuals with intellectual disability after graduation.So, we plan to improve the qualifications of staff working on education of individuals with intellectual disability. -The training program,as the project output,will be introduced to vocational counselors and teachers working with individuals with intellectual disability.They will be expected to apply this programme in employment process of individuals with intellectual disability. With the task sharing between project partners,a training program will be developed for the personnel responsible for the employment procedure of individuals with intellectual disability.Training will be provided to the target group. Piloting results of the training programme in different countries will be evaluated.The participants will share opinions about the process.The employment practice for individuals with intellectual disability will be discussed,and an employment model will be proposed as the project output.The model will be compatible with the EU standarts and policies. Participating organisation:Anadolu University(Turkey),Eskisehir Governorship(Turkey),Eskisehir Provincial Directorate of National Education(Turkey),Down Syndrome Association(Turkey),The Association Study Center City of Foligno(Italy),INTRAS(Spain), Die Querdenker (Austria), The organisations work on employment of the disabled and will focus on individuals with intellectual disabilities. Target group:People and organisations that will provide counseling to individuals with intellectual disability on sustainable employment matters such as job placement, job preparation,job skills,job continuity,orientation to workplace and workplace rules, adaptation to work.With the European Platform Against Poverty and Social Exclusion,an attempt of Europe 2020 Strategy; -combating social exclusion and poverty, -promoting social inclusion, -promoting social economy through a collaborative approach are aimed.The project will contribute to the 2020 strategy with collaboration of stakeholder countries and local partner organizations.With the model in the EU standards for preparing individuals with intellectual disability for employment,the inaccuracy will be minimized and a common language will be established. We plan 3 Transnational Project Meeting. The participants of partner organisations will be as given:Kick-off Meeting in Italy with 10,Spain Mobility with 12,Austria Mobility with 10.We plan 2 Multiplier Events:Opening Symposium For Situation Analysis Report with 100 participants in local+24 participants from EU states;Final Symposium For Sharing Results 100 participants in local+15 participants from EU states including Law and Policy makers,teachers working in special education of individuals with intellectual disability,Academics working in special education departments of universities,vocational counselors responsible for job placement of the disabled,representatives of the Chamber of Industry and Chamber of Commerce to represent the employers,provincial directors of public institutions,municipalities and local governments,NGO representatives and families of these individuals. Partner organizations will introduce employment practices of individuals with intellectual disability during mobilities, workshops and symposiums.A report will be prepared by analyzing the practice.This report will form the basis for the training program and help us to create other outputs of the project.During the situation analysis process, each partner country will take short videos showing their employment practices to create an "experience film". Training program will be developed for the personnel responsible for the employment of individuals with intellectual disability, planned to be composed of six sections, will be presented to the stakeholders with digital and printed materials and on a web page.Programme book will be written and distributed to the stakeholders.The training of the personnel responsible for the job placement of individuals with intellectual disability will become widespread.Personnel who completed the training will place three individuals with intellectual disability in the job. The personnel will implement the supported employment model in line with the training.With semi-structured interviews, we will learn their views and experiences on the job placement process and make necessary arrengements.Finally, an employment model will be developed after piloting for EU countries.
It was aimed to develop a training program for the personnel responsible for the recruitment process of mentally handicapped individuals. It was aimed to make pilot applications of the training program in different countries and to evaluate the results. As a project output, it was aimed to propose an employment model in line with EU standards and policies. The following questions were discussed to develop the employment model: -What are the employment practices of the mentally handicapped in different countries? -How should the training program of the personnel responsible for the employment of the mentally handicapped be? -What are the opinions and experiences of the stakeholders regarding the implementation of this program for the training of personnel responsible for the employment of the mentally handicapped? -What should be the employment model for mentally handicapped individuals?
In Turkey, with the Law No. 5378, vocational training and employment come to the fore in order to increase the participation of the disabled in society. According to the Labor Law No. 5504, 4857 in the private sector, workplaces employing more than 50 workers are obliged to employ 3% disabled people. According to the data of the Provincial Labor and Employment Agency, 2282 disabled people applied for a job in the private sector in 2018, but only 256 of them were employed, while the number of disabled people employed in the public sector was only 3. The employment rate of the mentally handicapped is only 3.5% among all disability groups. Mentally disabled individuals are less preferred among disability groups. Reasons; - Difficulties experienced by individuals in adapting to work, - Difficulties in acquiring professional skills, - Inability to provide sustainable employment, - These people do not have vocational training. Non-public employment practices in Turkey do not go beyond the placement of a limited number of disabled people in their workplaces by non-governmental organizations. However, there are practices in European countries that facilitate the employment of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Therefore, this project was applied because there was a need to develop an employment model.