Statistics and Results

Statistics

2006
Between 1st January and 31st December the Employment Unit Assisted 343 clients, of whom 41% had been unemployed more than 3 years. 24% of these clients were under the age of 25.

Of the 343 clients, a total of 263 left the Unit for the following reasons:

Employment	132
Training / Further Education	15
Personal Reasons	116
Total	263

A total of 80 clients continued to be assisted by the Employment Unit in their search for employment. During the course of the year, 82 clients undertook Work Experience Placement with local employers.

2005
Between 1st January and 31st December the Employment Unit assisted 354 clients, of whom 48% had been unemployed more than 3 years. 25% of these clients were under the age of 25.

Of the 354 clients, a total of 262 left the Unit for the following reasons:

Employment	102
Training / Further Education	28
Personal Reasons	132
Total	262

A total of 92 clients continued to be assisted by the Employment Unit in their search for employment. During the course of the year, 89 clients undertook Work Experience Placement with local employers.

2004
Between 1st January and 31st December the Employment Unit assisted 386 clients, of whom 49% had been unemployed more than 3 years. 21% of these clients were under the age of 25.

Of the 386 clients, a total of 247 left the Unit for the following reasons:

Employment	102
Training / Further Education	119
Personal Reasons	93
Total	247

A total of 83 clients continued to be assisted by the Employment Unit in their search for employment. During the course of the year, 123 clients undertook Work Experience Placement with local employers.

2003
Between 1st January and 31st December the Employment Unit assisted 285 clients, of whom 46% had been unemployed more than 3 years. 22% of these clients were under the age of 25.

Of the 285 clients, a total of 208 left the Unit for the following reasons:

Employment	107
Training / Further Education	17
Personal Reasons	84
Total	208

A total of 77 clients continued to be assisted by the Employment Unit in their search for employment. During the course of the year, 96 clients undertook Work Experience Placement with local employers.

2002
Between 1st January and 31st December the Employment Unit assisted 243 clients, of whom 37% had been unemployed more than 3 years. 19% of these clients were under the age of 25.

Of the 243 clients, a total of 172 left the Unit for the following reasons:

Employment	86
Training / Further Education	16
Personal Reasons	70
Total	172

A total of 71 clients continued to be assisted by the Employment Unit in their search for employment. During the course of the year, 93 clients undertook Work Experience Placement with local employers.

2001
Between 1st January and 31st December the Employment Unit assisted 280 clients, of whom 43% had been unemployed more than 3 years. 25% of the clients were under the age of 25.

Of the 225 clients, a total of 206 left the Unit for the following reasons.

Employment	104
Training / Further Education	22
Personal Reasons	80
Total	206

A total of 74 clients continued to be assisted by the Employment Unit in their search for employment.

During the course of the year so far, 96 clients undertook a Work Experience Placement with local employers.

2000
Between 1st January and 31st December the Employment Unit assisted 305 clients, of whom 41% had been unemployed more than 3 years. 31% of the clients were under the age of 25.

Of the 305 clients, a total of 236 left the Unit for the following reasons.

Employment	119
Training / Further Education	27
Personal Reasons	90
Total	236

A total of 69 clients continued to be assisted by the Employment Unit in their search for employment.

During the course of the year, 134 clients undertook a Work Experience Placement with local employers.

Results

EDU Statistical Information for the Period 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2006.

Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total Clients	280	243	285	386	354	343
% Out of Work More Than 3 Years	43%	37%	46%	49%	48%	41%
% Under Age of 25	25%	19%	22%	21%	25%	24%
Employment (1)	104	86	107	119	102	132
Training/Further Education	22	16	17	35	28	15
Personal Reasons (2)	80	70	84	93	132	116
Work Experience Placements	96	93	96	123	89	82
Current Clients	74	71	77	83	92	80
Total Clients Supported in Employment (3)	42	41	39	58	29	29

Notes:

"Employment" relates to Open, Supported, Voluntary and Permitted Work Outcomes.
The main cause of "Personal Reasons" were ill health, lack of motivation or wages available no better than welfare benefits.
Clients continually supported in their workplace through Support Workers or Wage Subsidies.

Referral Sources
To ensure that the Unit's service is available to a wide selection of the community, referrals are accepted from all sources, including Social Work, hospitals, day services, resource centres, Employment Service, Benefits Agency, colleges, training agencies, General Practitioners, care managers, voluntary/charitable organisations, NHS Trusts and self referrals. The service is available to anyone between the ages of 16 and 65 and the simple eligibility criteria are that the individual has a health problem/disability and genuinely wants to work.

Conclusion
The Employment Unit is a unique development that is making a pro-active contribution by directly supporting people with disabilities into employment. The unit adopts a totally innovative approach and has successfully piloted a range of activities to address the problem of disability and employment.

The Unit has set up partnerships with a wide range of organisations in the Tayside area, including Health Boards and Trusts, Colleges, Social Work Departments, Jobcentre Plus, disability organisations and local employers.

These partnerships have enabled the Employment Unit to address the needs not only of predominantly long term unemployed people with disabilities, but of people who have been assessed and categorised as "unemployable" due to their disability.

The additional funding that is provided by the European Social Fund has enabled the Unit to provide a seamless employment service to disabled people, many of whom have been long term unemployed.

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