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C/O Community Business Suite
Immingham Resource Centre
Margaret Street
Immingham
DN40 1LE
http://www.waystowork.org.uk

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Ways to Work

Tel: 01469 572313
Service Category: Training and Working
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About Ways to Work

Ways to Work started in January 2008 a partnership project to encourage employers across the Humber sub-region to consider providing employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties. The project developed links with support organisations, schools and colleges across the Humber sub-Region, to develop new approaches to ensure people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties are given the chance to realise their full potential. One of the biggest problems identified by both employers and people with learning disabilities is finding local support services to make things happen. The Ways to Work has developed to try to address this issue by providing local services and service providers an opportunity to promote their services and share in some of their success stories Expanding the Ways to Work website With funding from Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Lincolnshire and Rutland the website has expanded to cover a wider geographic area.

What we do

This website is designed as a resource for: >Anyone with an interest in enabling people with learning difficulties and learning disabilities to move towards or into employment. >Businesses and employers who may be interested in offering an opportunity to someone with a learning difficulty or learning disability. People with learning difficulties and learning disabilities often experience the most difficulty in getting a job: > 17% of people with learning disabilities who are of working age have a paid job - Adults with learning difficulties in England 2003/20044, National Statistics & NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (2004) >About one in ten people with learning disabilities who are in touch with services are not doing any form of paid work - Valuing People - what do the numbers tell us? (2005) >About one in 20 people with learning disabilities have an unpaid job - Adults with learning difficulties in England 2003/2004, National Statistics & NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (2004) The website provides information on the support services available to both businesses and to individuals and case studies to celebrate some of the many success stories.

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