essex unite

Essex Uniteecdp and JCP working together

Presented by: Paschal Kane, Samantha Greenwood

• Established 1995• 30 FTE, nearly £1.5M turnover• 100% Board Members have a self-

declared impairment• Over 50% of our team have a self-

declared impairment

ecdp (Essex Coalition of Disabled People)

Vision

• To enhance the lives of disabled people in Essex and beyond. Our aim is to empower disabled people to have independence, choice, flexibility and control.

Everyone should have the right to work

• Disabled people are more likely to be unemployed than non disabled people, and those who are employed are paid less on average, than non disabled people?

Stats

• Only half of disabled people of working age are in work (50%), compared with 80% of non disabled people

• There are currently 1.3 million disabled people in the UK who are available for and want to work

• Nearly one in five people of working age (7 million, or 18.6%) in Great Britain have a disability

Who are MITIE?

• Established 1987

• Outsourcing and energy services

• UK FTSE 250 Business

• Revenues of £2.8 bn

• Currently employs 63,000 plus staff

Why employ a disabled person?

• Disabled people make good, dependable employees

Why employ a disabled person?

• Disabled people are more likely to stay on the job

“Do our disabled workers show up every day, and are they great with other staff and with customers? Yes. They have a tremendous benefit for our business.”John Kubas, Carl’s Jr. restaurant

Why employ a disabled person?

• Disabled people are an often untapped resource of skills and talents

“People with disability are a resource of abilities, of willpower - they are real economical and social actors”Paul Dubrulle, President of the ACCOR hotels group

Why employ a disabled person?

• Disabled people have insight into an overlooked and multibillion dollar market segment

“The annual disposable income of disabled persons is estimated to be US$200 billion in the United States, US$50 billion in the United Kingdom and US$25 billion in Canada”.

Why employ a disabled person?

• It’s good for business “The ethical dimension of our firm, perceptible by

our employees, must also be felt by our guests.”Wendy Crudele, Disneyland Human resources vice-director

What is Essex Unite?

• A bespoke peer to peer work experience programme.

• 18 candidates

• 8 weeks training including a 6 week work placement

• 3 month peer to peer support post training programme

• 18 disabled individuals ready for permanent employment with current work experience, development of soft/hard skills and a reference (from the work placement).

Outcome

ecdp / MITIE offer

• Intensive training courses

• Interviews and vetting

• On sight support

• Mentor training

• 3 month post programme support

• Access to work support

• Evaluation Process

Where did Essex Unite come from ? Real Apprentice“MITIE European Award Winners for Innovation” BITC

Partnership …

• Fantastic Partnership offering from a private and 3rd sector party

• First of its kind• Following on from the success of

the Real Apprentice

Questions

Contact detailsecdp

Ivan Peck House 1 Russell Way

Chelmsford CM1 3AA

• 01245 214 011- Paschal Kane (Director ecdp)

Email: pkane@ecdp.co.ukWeb: www.ecdp.org.uk