“ Improving Diversity through

Supported Employment ”

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Supported Employment in Germany- a success story:

The way from initiated projects until the enactment of law and the successful implementation of Supported Employment.

Andrea Seeger, ACCESS gGmbH, Erlangen-Nürnberg (Service-Provider)Jörg Bungart, BAG-UB, Hamburg (Umbrella-organisation for SE)

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Information about BAG UBGerman Association of SE

National umbrella organisation since 1994

– Lobby of service providers against politics, ministry of employment and social affairs

– Trainings for jobcoaches since 1998

– Projects about the topic „inclusion of people with disabilities“

– Magazin „impulse“ contents themes around Supported Employment

– Annual conference for people with disabilities, their families and agents from policy, ministery, civil service, research and service providers and schools

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Information about ACCESS

Service provider since 1998

– One of the pioneers of Supported Employment in Germany.

– 44 handicaped and able bodied people work together (30 % are handicaped) to include people in the regular labour market.

– Partner for employers and unemployed and employed people with disabilities, schools, sheltered workshops, employment-agency, integration-agency.

– Provider for the total process (clearing and profiling, acquisition, placement, training-on-the-job, transfer into a regular job with real payment, last-longing supportment to secure the working-place

– High integration rate of supported emloyment-measures (60-70 %)

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Supported Employment

How does it work in Germany?

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Development of SE in Germany• First providers of SE since the 90‘s

- Establishment Hamburger Arbeitsassistenz: 1992; ACCESS Erlangen: 1998

• Components of SE have become more popular in schools, some sheltered workshops and other service-providers. Funding was given by foundations and pilot projects by the national and European government.

• Some service providers and the umbrella-organisation BAG UB have approached politicians and other stakeholders and convinced them over the years of the benefits of SE.

• The service provider ACCESS invited policy-makers and officals of the ministry of employment and social affairs and brought them in contact with employers and supported employees.

• Real success and insight into reality helped to launch the legislative initiative.

• The right of Supported Employment has existed since 1st January 2009 for handicaped people with a high need for assistance. See § 38 a SGB IX (Social-Law).

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Best practice – have a look…

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Theresa D. in ParkInn-Hotel, Nürnberg Steps to the working-contract:Support during the school years:Clearing/Profiling/Acquisition/Jobcoaching3 weeks training in a foster home 6 weeks training in a fashion boutique (unpacking goods, ticketing, bringing goods in the different departments)12 weeks training in the domestic economy in a foster home (roomcleaning, helping in the kitchen)Result: Theresia wants to work in the open labour market.

After leaving school the support goes on:7 month training in a hotel (cleaning the wellness –zone and helping in the kitchen) After the training Theresia has got a working contract about 25 hours per week. The labour-agency have given a subvention of about 50 % of the salary for 6 months to the employer. After that a subvention of about 300 € per month is paid to the employer by the integration-service. This subvention can go on as long as it is needed.Since 1st of June 2010 Theresia worked with a contract in the hotel. She and the employer need ongoing support to save her job. 8

The law of SE in Germany § 38a SGB IXThe law of SE in Germany § 38a SGB IX

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The history - the law maker said:

There is a problem: „Für behinderte Menschen mit einem besonderen Unterstützungsbedarf fehlt bisher eine Leistung, mit der durch individuell angepasste Bedingungen eine Eingliederung in sozialversicherungspflichtige Beschäftigung auf dem allgemeinen Arbeitsmarkt aussichtsreich gefördert werden kann.“Quelle: Deutscher Bundestag, Drucksache 16/10905, 12.11.2008

Translation: For handicaped persons with special support needs there is no service to bring them into the first labourmarket.

The law of SE in Germany The law of SE in Germany

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The law maker act: Since 1st of January 2009 there is a law of Supported Employment. If you want, look § 38a Sozialgesetzbuch IX (social law)

§ 38a SGB IX – Supported EmploymentFree Translation:

(1) Aim of Supported Employment is, to give people with disabilities an adequate and suitable support to reach a regular paid job with social insurance contribution. A training on the job is necessary as well as a ongoing support to save the job.

The law of SE in Germany The law of SE in Germany

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Supported Employment – a overview:Supported Employment – a overview:

1st Phase: Profiling, Acquisition, Qualifying,

working contract

1st Phase: Profiling, Acquisition, Qualifying,

working contract

2nd Phase: On going support (the

contract is min. 15 h per week)

2nd Phase: On going support (the

contract is min. 15 h per week)

As long as neededAs long as needed2 Yearsup to one year more

2 Yearsup to one year more

Employment AgencyEmployment Agency Integration Agency Integration Agency

Content?

How long?

Who pays?

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• People with learning disabilities, marginal due to people with mental disabilities

• People with mental disabilities, marginal due to people with learning disabilities

• People with psychological disabilities

Target-Groups , for example Target-Groups , for example

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Steps of the measure Supported Employment Steps of the measure Supported Employment

Assignment from employment-agency

Profiling, Acquisition

Phase of qualifying in companies

Phase of stabilisation, Aim is a real contract

Ongoing Support , Phase 2

Individual coaching, Phase 1

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Standards of the measure in Phase 1given by the employment-agency

• Individual best pratice• Individual training in companies not in sheltered workshops• Examining in every phase if there is potential for the first labour

market• Networking with employers and all stakeholders in the region• Working with mentors in the companies• Individual „aim- and development-planning“ for every one • Job coaching in every phase, especially training on the job• Educational support• One day per week meeting in the group, so called „project day“,

to reflect the experiences at work and train softskills

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Ongoing support to save the working contract, Phase 2

Contents for ongoing support, for example:

1.Training of soft- and hardkills 2.Sensitisation of employers for the skills and needs of the person with handicap 3.Ongoing job coaching if it is needed and the colleagues do not have enough time and patience.4.Counceling change management (new colleagues, new tasks, new structure and so on)5.Supporting the mentor in the company 6.Help to get financial subvention

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Best practice – have a look…

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Mister H. , working in a hospital

Steps to the working-contract:

Biografie: 1995 university entrance diploma, 1 semester studying physics Cancelling due to a psychological crisis day hospital + therapy

Education as an electronic technician in a sheltered organisation.

2004-2010: Unemployed, trainings funded by the employment-agency but no placement in a company.

05/2010 to 4/2012 – Two years Supported Employment 2 month Profiling and Acquisition 22 month placement and training on the job in companies

4 month in an electronic company 4 month in a gardening company 4 month in another electronic company4 month in a gardening company 6 month in a hospital

Since 1st of may 2012 a real working contract as an assistant in a intensive care of a hospital (householdwork and helping to do carework). He is working 30 hours per week.

Ongoing support, in the first time twice times per month, nowadays every month.

Benefits for employer: 50 % for 6 months, 350 € ongoing support. 18

First results of a study, realized of BAG UB First results of a study, realized of BAG UB about the measure Supported Employment about the measure Supported Employment Period of experiences 2009 – 2012Period of experiences 2009 – 2012

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Service provider participated voluntary.

N = 3.351 people, who start the measure in the time from 2009-2012

Target-Groups

69,8 % mental or learning disabilies

14,7 % psychological disabilities

10,1 % pysically handicaped or/and blind/deaf people

3,0 % other handicaps

2,4 % No data

37,8 % woman

62,2 % men

53,5 % people with a disability identity card

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School leaving certificate:

67,4 % Special school

20,0 % Normal school

4,9 % Middle school

2,3 % Secondary school

5,4 % No data

State before starting SE:

54,0 % unemployed (therefrom 39,1 % longer than 1 year)

Length of the measure SE:

2,9 % 1-3 month

8,2 % 4-6 month

23,4 % 7-12 month

24,1 % 13-18 month

37,5 % 19-24 month

3,9 % longer than 24 month

Summary of the results Summary of the results

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Integration results:

40,0 % Integration rate into work or education (of all trainees who started SE)

61,0 % integration rate into work or education (of all those who regularly finished SE)

Kind of contracts

57,9 % limited 48,7 % full-time

36,7 % unlimited 47,1 % part-time

5,4 % other 4,2 % No data

Benefits for employers:

70,1 % with benefits

Size of the companies:

32,1 % bis 19 employees

36,9 % 20-99 employees

13,5 % 100-499 employees

5,1 % 500 and more employees

12,4 % No data

Summary of the results:Summary of the results:

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Sectors:

14,9 % kitchen

10,3 % store and distribution

9,7 % cleaning

8,8 % production

8,4 % sale

7,5 % gardening and animal care

7,4 % handcraft

6,1 % office

5,6 % care of children, invalid or elderly people

4,3 % housekeeping

2,8 % filling station/car cleaning

2,7 % gastronomy

2,0 % recycling

9,5 % others

Summary of the results:Summary of the results:

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1 Jobcoach: 5 participants in phase 1 Best educated staff Individual matching and individual support Longlasting trainings in companies Offering individual support for employer Jobcoaching in companies (training on the job) Networking with families and other important persons Create new jobs, which fits to the skills of people Ongoing support in phase 2 as long as it is necessary

Success-Factors:

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Sustainability of integration (other german studies)

• Study Stefan Doose: - Integration in work from 1990 to 1998 – After 9 years 66% are still in the first labour market!

• Study Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe - Integration in work from 1994 to 1997– Up to 8 years later 66 % are still in the first labour market!

• Evaluation Transfer from school to work in Baden-Württemberg integration from 2005 to 2012– After 7 years 73 % are still in the first labour market!

As you can see, SE works, so lets go on with SE…

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