Frequently Asked Questions
What is WALK?
WALK is a charity that provides education, training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilties and autism. We believe that everyone who wants to work, have a job and a career can do so. Our role is to facilitate individuals to fulfil their employment and career aspirations by supporting them to realise their potential, access opportunities and build natural supports in their own community.
For more information, please visit walk.ie
What programmes does WALK Training offer?
WALK Training has three pathways:
WALK PEER provides supported transition for senior students in WALK partner schools for people with intellectual disabilities. It aims to empower students and their families to make informed decisions and develop ambitious transition plans for life after finishing school.
WALK REAL is focussed on supported employment for young adults with intellectual disabilities and autism who are currently engaged in WALK's social care services. It aims to support trainees to gain and sustain employment in the open labour market, and to develop careers in line with their peers.
WALK Employer Partners Training provides inclusive recruitment and retention practices and disability awareness training for the management and staff of WALK partner employers.
What is Supported Transition?
Supported Transition is an educational model that places the young person at the centre of the process by assisting them to explore their aspirations, and brings them to a point in their lives where they are able to make an informed choice about their future after school.
For more information, please visit walk.ie/what-we-do
What is WALK PEER and who can access the programme?
WALK PEER stands for Providing Equal Employment Routes. It's an innovative supported transition programme for senior students in WALK's three partner schools for people with intellectual disabilities, St. Augustine’s School in Dublin, St. Brigid’s School in Dundalk, and St. Ita’s Special School in Drogheda. The aim of the programme is to support students and their parents to make informed decision about life after school and bridge the gap to mainstream further education, training, and employment.
What is Supported Employment?
Supported employment is the provision of support to people with disabilities or other disadvantaged groups to secure and maintain paid employment in the open labour market. The model uses a partnership strategy to enable people with disabilities to achieve sustainable long-term employment and businesses to employ valuable workers.
For more information, visit euse.org
What is WALK REAL and who can access the programme?
WALK REAL stands for Reaching Employment Ambitions in Life. It's an ambitious supported employment programme for young adults taking part in WALK’s social care services. The aim of the programme is to support them to realise their employment ambitions in life and develop careers in line with their peers.
What are Inclusive Recruitment and Retention Practices for employers?
Our Inclusive Recruitment and Retention Practices training aims to support employers to become ‘disability confident’ and enhance inclusive recruitment and retention practices across all industry sectors in Ireland. It is about giving employers the right information and guidance to begin their journey towards inclusive recruitment, on boarding, in-work support, and career progression.
For more information see WALK Employer Partners
How can I become an Employer Partner?
If you are interested in partnering with WALK and accessing training for your HR and management teams, please contact:
Des Henry
Careers & Employment Programme Coordinator
supportedemployment@walk.ie
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