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<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>Jobcentre Plus partnership managers work with
a range of organisations across Bristol to ensure we can hear the voice of the customer
and to work collaboratively to address and remove barriers to employment.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout
the country, Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches offer people with disabilities and health
conditions, including autism, tailored support to reduce barriers to work and help
them into work. Work Coaches are trained in dealing with customers with a range of
conditions, including autism, and have access to a range of resources, including an
autism learning toolkit, free online courses, training for managers, guidance on reasonable
adjustments, and employer guides. Work Coaches are supported by Disability Employment
Advisers and DWP Work Psychologists, who can also directly support customers, and
advised by Community Partners, who have a lived experience or expert knowledge of
disability.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, there is a range of support available for young
people with autism, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Work and Health Programme, which
offers a personalised local approach to supporting people, overcome barriers to employment,
by targeting specialist support to those who are likely to be able to find work within
12 months.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Access to Work, which has a Hidden Impairment
Specialist Team offers advice and guidance to help employers support employees with
conditions such as Autism, Learning Disability and/or Mental Health conditions.</li></ul><p>
</p><ul><li>Young people who start a work placement with an employer as part of the
Department for Education supported internship programme or a Department for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy traineeship are eligible to apply for Access to Work
support for the period of the work placement. Supported internships are for young
people aged 16—24 with learning difficulties or learning disabilities, who want to
get a job and need extra support to do this.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Disability
Confident scheme, though which DWP is engaging with employers and helping to promote
the skills, talents and abilities of people with autism and associated conditions.
Over 10,000 businesses have signed up to Disability Confident since it was launched
in November 2016.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Disability Passport ‘About Me’, developed
to encourage disabled claimants, including individuals with autism, to disclose their
disability/ health conditions at the earliest stage to their Adviser, to improve communication
and ensure reasonable adjustments are put in place. The passport was launched in March
2017 and is hosted on Autism Alliance’s website</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Local
Supported Employment Proof of Concept, which is being delivered with nine local authorities
and will support those with a learning disability or autism who are known to adult
social care, or those in contact with secondary mental health services.</li></ul><p>
</p><p>We are also improving access to apprenticeships for people with learning disabilities
and difficulties. For example, the government has introduced legislation which adjusts
the minimum English and Maths requirements for apprenticeships for people with a learning
difficulty or disability to entry Level 3. This change allows more people to benefit
from the opportunities available through apprenticeships and work.</p>
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