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Supported Employment

The assumption must be made that everyone has the capacity to work. Anyone that is old enough and wants to work can do so. People should receive appropriate, ongoing support to enable this to happen.

Supported employment is:


"Doing whatever necessary to support someone to gain, retain and fully benefit from having a regular job with a regular employer"



Why people with a learning difficulty should have jobs:

- Many employers think their workers with a learning disability are good and really want to work

- It promotes good attitudes to them and helps them take part in everyday life.

- It teaches other staff more about what disability means

- Employers want good employees with a disability

- Disabled people want jobs

- The government wants excluded people to take part

- The law says it’s the right thing to do

- Supported employment and other support can help