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Professional Development and Training For Disability Employment Support
MCCE1. Foundations of Customised Employment & Discovery Stage 1 ©
Designed for anyone who desires a detailed understanding of Discovery and Customised Employment, micro-credentials are a great way for anyone who wishes to deliver or support a person with a disability on the employment journey to develop the foundation skills required to pursue employment. In this credential, you will develop an understanding of the origins of Customised Employment and Stage One of Discovery – Getting to Know the Client.
MCCE2. Understanding the Person and their Career, Discovery Stage 2 ©
In this credential, you will build on the knowledge and skills acquired in MCCE1. The focus is on identifying skills in the workplace and the use of work experience to underpin skill development and focus on identifying vocational pathways. During work experience, we capture skills in action to develop visual resumes. We also explore career design and pathways underpinned by Self-Determination.
CDERP Certified Customised Employment Professional ©
This certificate provides comprehensive training in Customised Employment designed to meet the needs of employment professionals who wish to deliver employment services with fidelity to practice evidence. The program is suitable for highly motivated individuals who may wish to undertake Customised Employment practices with family and desire a higher level of skills and knowledge. The program has been developed and extensively used in Australia to ensure that it meets our funding settings for disability employment practice.
MCCE4. Support Funding, Activating Families & Self-Employment ©
In this credential, you will build on the knowledge and skills acquired in MCCE4. The focus is on understanding how to fund the employment journey, the various supports to consider, the role of benefits planning, along with how to engage families in the employment process. Families are a critical part of employment success and the development of career opportunities.
MCCE3: Job Development, Engaging Employers & Career Support ©
In this credential, you will build on the knowledge and skills acquired in MCCE2. The focus is on unmet needs in the workplace, matching the participant’s skills and interests to the business culture and setting. By understanding the unmet needs and culture of the business you can create conditions of mutuality in the workplace that meets the participant's ideal conditions of employment while addressing an identified business need.
Overview of Customised Employment and Discovery
In this overview, you will get a brief introduction to Customised Employment and Discovery, a taste of what is available within our Micro-Credentials. This includes what is Customised Employment, what is Discovery, fundamental principles, key characteristics, links with NDIS employment strategy and pricing guide and information about what we do. Individuals completing this overview will receive $30 off the price of our Micro-Credentials, CDERP Certified course and Work First Individuals Employment services.
Person-Centred Employment Practice
This short course is designed for individuals looking to develop a basic understanding of person-centred practice as it is applied in disability employment at both an individual and service provider level. In this program we’ll cover: What is Person-Centred Practice Person-Centred Organisations The Consultant – Employer Interface. Understanding each other as partners in employment. Individual Practice Models – overview Customised Employment (CE) and Individual Place and Support (IPS).
Motivational Interviewing
This short course delivers practical skills and the knowledge needed to understand client reluctance and how to support clients struggling with ambivalence and low levels of motivation. The course covers the origins of Motivational Interviewing, the skills that underpin it and the practical application of these skills in your work with clients. The knowledge obtained can easily be applied to working with employers reluctance to engage with or hire people with a disability.
Individual Place and Support (IPS)
A short course designed to give participants a basic understanding of the origins of IPS, the underpinning skills and knowledge to apply the skills in day to day practice. IPS is an evidence-based practice method that was originally developed for use with clients with mental illness with a focus on rapid employer engagement. Today it has application across a wider cohort of clients with barriers to employment and is a perfect complementary skillset for anyone looking to deliver person-centred practice.
Workplace Counselling for Employment
Workplace Counselling is an overlooked but important part of the employment process for anyone with barriers to employment. It is an essential component and skill needed to ensure that clients are properly supported and prepared to engage in meaningful employment. This short course based on practice evidence from our Work First program and counselling theory will equip employment staff with the basic knowledge needed to have a conversation with clients and employers. Designed to support employment staff understand the needs of clients and employers, this course is a must-have for anyone looking to deliver effective employment outcomes.
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