Former Surrey County Council Apprentice has been shortlisted for adult learner award. Bjorn Svard who now works for Surrey Choices EmployAbility team in the Ashford Office Project supporting disabled people to learn office skills, has been awarded by Guildford College for the Surrey Adult Learner of the Year Awards. Bjorn who has autism needed some…
The British Association of Supported Employment brought out a new qualification for supported employment practitioners this year and Donna Crompton from Surrey Choices, Employability has become the first person on the qualification to have submitted a completed evidence portfolio to be assessed. Once her portfolio has been fully assessed she will become the first of…
Funding has been secured to open the Sheerwater Bike Shop for two additional days a week which will provide work experience in retail, admin and bike mechanics. The successful partnership between Surrey Choices EmployAbility and the Guildford Bike Project will support disabled residents to learn skills and receive support to find work. Any disabled job seekers who live in…
On Saturday 27th September at a fun filled jamboree, all those applying for travel SMART funding had the opportunity to present their ideas to the community to decide who would get the grants. Dave O’Connor from Surrey Choices helped swing the vote with a magic trick, but the crowd were all agreed it was…
Are you living with a disability in Merstham or Redhill West and want
to gain some skills to help you find work? Join us on the DECORATE
programme to learn some basic painting and decorating skills alongside
some support with job seeking at a weekly supportive job clubs where
you can get individual support from employment professionals.
Do you know someone with a disability who lives in Sheerwater/Maybury
and who is looking for work?
EmployAbility are looking for eight people to take part in WorkFIT
Sheerwater. – A project to improve the fitness levels, self
confidence and motivation of disabled job seekers in these communities
in Woking.
EmployAbility were asked to speak at the industry conference of the British Association of Supported Employment in Leicester this month. As the 2013/14 winners of the Supported Employment Team of the year they shared the secrets of their success and what makes them an award winning team. Christina Earl the team manager was accompanied by the Miriam Lloyd who had the highest…
Diego and the team opened the doors to the new Office Project in Redhill on Thursday 21 August. They hosted a drop in tour of the facilities with a buffet lunch for all. There are now four Office Projects in Surrey – Ashford, Epsom, Woking and the brand new Redhill site. The Office Project scheme…
Employment Works for students at Young Epilepsy in Lingfield East Surrey Hospital working in partnership with EmployAbility for the first time this year hosted a group of students from Young Epilepsy. The School’s mission is to create better futures for young lives with epilepsy and associated conditions and it was felt this project was a…
