Ces
Graduates
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Careers and Employment Service
Graduates
Disability
Help is available for disabled students throughout the University.
Advisers are located in the Student Services Team, and useful information is available in the Disability Handbook (link to handbook).
The Careers and Employment Service (CES) works closely with the University of West London Disability Team, to offer a quality service to students and graduates with disabilities in the following ways:
Every Careers Adviser in CES is a qualified and experienced practitioner who can help with a range of career issues.
It may be that at some stage you have a query which would be most appropriately dealt with by an adviser working in a particular subject area for example Accountancy or Law.
If however, your careers query focuses on a particular disability, in terms of career development and progression, please contact Fiona Clark, Careers Adviser on either:
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You will find specialist information regarding disability support groups and outside agencies in disability files kept in the Disability section of the Careers Resource Areas (CRA's) on the Slough and Ealing site, West London campuses.
A wide range of additional information is available on disability issues in our CRA at Ealing ranging from employment, legislation, training organisations, support agencies, education and training provision.
CES staff also request that employers produce their employment literature in Braille, if available, and we also request CD's and videos where possible ensuring that students have access to information in a variety of formats.
Finding a suitable employer
All University of West London students are eligible to register for work with CES.
In addition, students and graduates with disabilities often want to identify employers who will be sympathetic to their particular employment needs.
It may be helpful to investigate those employers who are members of the Employers' Forum (in particular the EFD Gold Group and Diamond Award holders) and those who display the job centre plus two-tick disability symbol.
Although this is no 'guarantee' of sensitivity to your disability it is an indication that these employers are trying to meet the needs of disabled applicants.
Such employers often have a positive track record of offering support to disabled applicants in their transition from HE into work.
More information is available in the CRA and the Employers' Forum on Disability website
Disability Development Network
Fiona Clark, Careers Adviser, is a member of the Association of Graduate Careers Services (AGCAS) Disability Development Network (DDN).
This allows her to keep up-to-date with any new developments or resources which may be of interest to disabled students.
It also provides a network of contacts with specialist advisers in University Careers Services throughout the UK who can offer help with more complex enquiries.
University of West London contacts
University of West London students and graduates with disabilities who would like help and support with careers related matters should contact Fiona Clark (Careers Adviser) on:
Useful links
See below for a list of useful websites. For more details of specialist websites relevant to particular disabilities, please consult information in the Careers Resource Area, Disability Section, ground floor, B block, LRC, Ealing.
Ability Net offer help for people with disabilities and employers re enhanced computer technology
United Kingdom Disabled People's Council (UKDPC) is a national umbrella group representing more than 80 organisations run by disabled people in the UK at national level.
British Dyslexia association aims to enable dyslexic people to reach their full potential; website has useful information regarding dyslexia, assessments and help finding a job.
Directgov is a government resourced website covering a range of disability issues.
Disability Alliance is a research and campaigning organisation also has information about benefit entitlement.
Disability Toolkits provides information and advice about work experience for disabled students
Equality and Human Rights Commissions replaces the Disability Commission, Equal Opportunities Commission and Commission for Racial Equality. This is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) established to promote opportunities for all, campaign for equality and eliminate discrimination.
Employers' Forum on Disability (membership list)
Employment Opportunities aims to help people with disabilities look for work.
Job Centre Plus is a government agency which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and offers wide ranging support for job seekers. This site includes information on local Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs), the Access to Work Scheme, the Disability Symbol and related Job Schemes.
The Leonard Cheshire jobability website for disabled people includes information about jobs and volunteering.
The Papworth Trust works with employers and disabled graduates to facilitate entry to sustainable employment.
Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (Radar) contains publications and information with a useful section on Employment and Training for Disabled People.
Scope has information about a range of placement, training and employment opportunities for disabled students and graduates including the Leadership Recruitment initiative for disabled graduates.
Saville and Holdsworth produce guidelines about testing people with disabilities; contains a useful section regarding good practice for fair selection.
Shaw Trust is a national charity providing routes to work for those who are disadvantaged by ill health, disability or other factors.
SKILL National Bureau for Students with Disabilities promotes opportunities for young people and adults with any impairment who are in post 16 education, training or employment. They produce a series of information booklets including postgraduate funding for students with disabilities.
You're able have information regarding products and services for disabled people.
Advice Resources have information on mental health awareness see the Clients' Mental Health Awareness Guide.
Graduates
Disability
Help is available for disabled students throughout the University.
Advisers are located in the Student Services Team, and useful information is available in the Disability Handbook (link to handbook).
The Careers and Employment Service (CES) works closely with the University of West London Disability Team, to offer a quality service to students and graduates with disabilities in the following ways:
- University of West London careers staff aim to empower disabled students
- CES actively promotes opportunities for disabled students and graduates and challenges discrimination in all areas of its work including contacts with employers and outside agencies
- CES continues to take the needs of disabled students into account in order to make improvements o to the Careers Resource Area (CRA), careers website and services offered to students
- CES recognises the fact that further improvements can be made. Please contact us if you have suggestions about how we can work together to make these changes.
Every Careers Adviser in CES is a qualified and experienced practitioner who can help with a range of career issues.
It may be that at some stage you have a query which would be most appropriately dealt with by an adviser working in a particular subject area for example Accountancy or Law.
If however, your careers query focuses on a particular disability, in terms of career development and progression, please contact Fiona Clark, Careers Adviser on either:
- 020 8231 2582
- fiona.clark@uwl.ac.uk
See:
- career resources
- finding a suitable employer
- Disability Development Network
- (take out this?) University of West London contacts
- Useful links
You will find specialist information regarding disability support groups and outside agencies in disability files kept in the Disability section of the Careers Resource Areas (CRA's) on the Slough and Ealing site, West London campuses.
A wide range of additional information is available on disability issues in our CRA at Ealing ranging from employment, legislation, training organisations, support agencies, education and training provision.
CES staff also request that employers produce their employment literature in Braille, if available, and we also request CD's and videos where possible ensuring that students have access to information in a variety of formats.
Finding a suitable employer
All University of West London students are eligible to register for work with CES.
In addition, students and graduates with disabilities often want to identify employers who will be sympathetic to their particular employment needs.
It may be helpful to investigate those employers who are members of the Employers' Forum (in particular the EFD Gold Group and Diamond Award holders) and those who display the job centre plus two-tick disability symbol.
Although this is no 'guarantee' of sensitivity to your disability it is an indication that these employers are trying to meet the needs of disabled applicants.
Such employers often have a positive track record of offering support to disabled applicants in their transition from HE into work.
More information is available in the CRA and the Employers' Forum on Disability website
Disability Development Network
Fiona Clark, Careers Adviser, is a member of the Association of Graduate Careers Services (AGCAS) Disability Development Network (DDN).
This allows her to keep up-to-date with any new developments or resources which may be of interest to disabled students.
It also provides a network of contacts with specialist advisers in University Careers Services throughout the UK who can offer help with more complex enquiries.
University of West London contacts
University of West London students and graduates with disabilities who would like help and support with careers related matters should contact Fiona Clark (Careers Adviser) on:
- 020 8231 2582
- fiona.clark@uwl.ac.uk
Useful links
See below for a list of useful websites. For more details of specialist websites relevant to particular disabilities, please consult information in the Careers Resource Area, Disability Section, ground floor, B block, LRC, Ealing.
Ability Net offer help for people with disabilities and employers re enhanced computer technology
United Kingdom Disabled People's Council (UKDPC) is a national umbrella group representing more than 80 organisations run by disabled people in the UK at national level.
British Dyslexia association aims to enable dyslexic people to reach their full potential; website has useful information regarding dyslexia, assessments and help finding a job.
Directgov is a government resourced website covering a range of disability issues.
Disability Alliance is a research and campaigning organisation also has information about benefit entitlement.
Disability Toolkits provides information and advice about work experience for disabled students
Equality and Human Rights Commissions replaces the Disability Commission, Equal Opportunities Commission and Commission for Racial Equality. This is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) established to promote opportunities for all, campaign for equality and eliminate discrimination.
Employers' Forum on Disability (membership list)
Employment Opportunities aims to help people with disabilities look for work.
Job Centre Plus is a government agency which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and offers wide ranging support for job seekers. This site includes information on local Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs), the Access to Work Scheme, the Disability Symbol and related Job Schemes.
The Leonard Cheshire jobability website for disabled people includes information about jobs and volunteering.
The Papworth Trust works with employers and disabled graduates to facilitate entry to sustainable employment.
Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (Radar) contains publications and information with a useful section on Employment and Training for Disabled People.
Scope has information about a range of placement, training and employment opportunities for disabled students and graduates including the Leadership Recruitment initiative for disabled graduates.
Saville and Holdsworth produce guidelines about testing people with disabilities; contains a useful section regarding good practice for fair selection.
Shaw Trust is a national charity providing routes to work for those who are disadvantaged by ill health, disability or other factors.
SKILL National Bureau for Students with Disabilities promotes opportunities for young people and adults with any impairment who are in post 16 education, training or employment. They produce a series of information booklets including postgraduate funding for students with disabilities.
You're able have information regarding products and services for disabled people.
Advice Resources have information on mental health awareness see the Clients' Mental Health Awareness Guide.
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