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>
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The Government\u2019s 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>
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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 \u2018Uncovering Hidden Impairments\u2019 toolkit. This resource supports organisations in both the private and public sectors to confidently recruit and retain talented individuals with hidden impairment conditions.<\/p>
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The Department for Education is funding 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 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> 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> 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> 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> The Government\u2019s 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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