Inclusive Employment & Employer Partnerships
Secure, progressing work is the most durable form of independence we can help build toward — so we treat employment as a connected pathway, not an isolated placement.
Inclusion Becomes Meaningful When Participation Becomes Possible
Only around three in ten people with disabilities are active in the global labour market, and workers with disabilities earn 12% less per hour than their non-disabled peers on average — a gap that widens to 26% in low- and lower-middle-income countries (International Labour Organization, 2024). Evidence consistently shows that training linked to real employer demand, combined with on-the-job experience and sustained post-placement support, outperforms training alone (OECD, 2025). This pathway is built on that evidence.
Assess & Prepare
Skills assessment and vocational readiness, grounded in real local labour-market demand rather than a generic curriculum.
Train
Vocational and digital-skills training combined with on-the-job experience — training linked to real employer demand consistently outperforms classroom-only instruction.
Connect & Place
Direct employer partnership, including inclusive-recruitment support and workplace-readiness work with employers themselves.
Support & Progress
Ongoing, needs-based post-placement support rather than a fixed-duration programme — the single biggest lever for long-term retention.
Employer Readiness
Workplace accessibility, disability-confidence training and inclusive-recruitment design — so a workplace can genuinely sustain a hire.
Career Progression
Support that continues beyond a first placement, because a first job is the beginning of the pathway, not the end of it.
Employment Is Not a Separate Programme
It is where the Visual Inclusion, Education and Circular Skills pathways all lead — the point at which capability becomes sustained, independent participation in economic life.
From Employer Readiness to a Lasting Role
A pathway through this programme typically pairs a job-ready candidate with an employer partner who has done the work of accessible recruitment and workplace adaptation — followed by structured, needs-based support that continues well past the first day.
Un parcours dans ce programme associe généralement un candidat prêt à l'emploi avec un partenaire employeur ayant fait le travail de recrutement accessible et d'adaptation du lieu de travail — suivi d'un accompagnement structuré qui se poursuit bien après le premier jour.
Employers — Inclusive Hiring Starts Here
Whether you're ready to hire or want to start with an accessibility audit, this pathway meets you where you are.