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Transitions towards an inclusive future: Vocational skills development and employment options for persons with disabilities in Europe and Eurasia

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Transitions towards an inclusive future: Vocational skills development and employment options for persons with disabilities in Europe and Eurasia
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English

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Bilateral organizations

The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.

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bilateral-organizations
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People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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skpPeoDis
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people-with-disabilities
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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice. 

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skpCaseStdy
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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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Publication Date:
01 Oct 2013
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The report presents internationally recognized models, approaches and good practices in programming and implementation of vocational skills development and employment-related services that have successfully transitioned persons with disabilities into open, gainful employment. The models and approaches range from most-to-least restrictive depending on the profile and specific needs of the individual participant. Irrespective of the model or approach, emphasis is placed on facilitating the movement of an individual with disabilities from a more restrictive to the least restrictive environment in order to transition him or her towards mainstream society. These good practice models and approaches have general applicability for any workforce development initiative that strives to prepare individuals with disabilities for a successful transition into gainful employment, and they could be adapted to the particular context of Europe and Eurasia.
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economic-and-social-rights
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264

Inclusion

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inclusion
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665

Vocational training

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vocational-training
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124
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