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<p>The Government is acting to raise awareness regarding employment of people with
autism and to support people on the autism spectrum to take up employment. For example,</p><p>
</p><p>The Government’s Disability Confident campaign works with employers at a national
and local level to help them to understand the benefits of employing disabled people,
and promote good practice in recruitment and employment of disabled people, including
people with autism.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has worked in close partnership with the Hidden
Impairment National Group (HING), a national network of disabled people, medical professionals/
academics and disability specific organisations to produce an ‘Uncovering Hidden Impairments’
toolkit. This resource supports organisations in both the private and public sectors
to confidently recruit and retain talented individuals with hidden impairment conditions.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department for Education is funding <em>Ambitious about Autism </em>(2015-16)
to explore innovative ways of supporting young people with Autism to make the transition
from school to further education, and the <em>Autism Education Trust</em> (2015-16)
to promote the availability of training on Autism to schools, early years and further
education staff, and to revise national standards for Autism provision and a competency
framework for those who work with children with Autism.</p><p> </p><p>Government has
supported the development by NIACE of an employer toolkit that includes information
to help employers to understand the benefits of employing apprentices with disabilities,
and to access support.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working with Autism charities
to build an autism network across DWP Jobcentre Plus Offices to ensure we can provide
the best possible service to those with autism.</p><p> </p><p>We have worked with
Community Service Volunteers to introduce the Job-Shadowing Work Placement Initiative
for young disabled people. The first tranche was very successful with 65% of young
people having autistic spectrum conditions</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Autism Strategy,
and the updated Statutory Guidance published in March 2015, sets out in detail how
Government will support the autism agenda nationally.</p>
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