Influencing and Informing - Engage to Change

Launching our Employment Support Mapping! Need help finding a job? We've teamed up with @ncmh_wales to map out support across Wales. ✅ Nationwide & local programs ✅ Job coaching & workplace training ✅ Guidance on benefits & employment Link here: bit.ly/41WkkYf

Such awful news. Hefin David was a huge supporter of Engage to Change and an advocate for autistic people and people with a learning disability. We worked closely with Hefin in recent years and we will all miss him terribly. Our thoughts are with his family.

From 2016 to 2023, @Engage_2_Change worked across Wales to support young people aged 16-25 with a learning difficulty, learning disability and/or autism to gain meaningful employment. We celebrate the legacy it leaves behind thanks to the brilliant team: ldw.org.uk/engage-to-chan…

O 2016 i 2023, bu @Engage_2_Change yn gweithio ledled Cymru i gefnogi pobl ifanc 16-25 oed ag anhawster dysgu, anabledd dysgu a/neu awtistiaeth i gael cyflogaeth ystyrlon. Rydym yn dathlu'r etifeddiaeth y mae'n ei gadael ar ôl diolch i'r tîm gwych: ldw.org.uk/cy/engage-to-c…

.@Welsh Government wants to understand the experiences and challenges faced by disabled people in employment and training. They have commissioned Golley Slater to carry out research to gather valuable insights from disabled people and stakeholders. ldw.org.uk/welsh-governme…

Mae @LlywodraethCym eisiau deall y profiadau a’r heriau sy’n wynebu pobl anabl mewn cyflogaeth a hyfforddiant. Maen nhw wedi comisiynu Golley Slater i gynnal ymchwil i gasglu mewnwelediadau gwerthfawr gan bobl anabl a rhanddeiliaid. ldw.org.uk/cy/llywodraeth…

It’s sadly the last day of @Engage_2_Change today. But their work will continue and I know that the team have plans to keep the action going in future in a different form.

More than 60 young people with a learning disability and/or autism from across UK gathered in Westminster for historic SEND Youth Parliament to advocate for better employment opportunities. londondaily.news/young-people-w…

(5) 📩 For all other enquiries, please contact enquiries@ldw.org.uk

(4) 🎥 Prefer watching videos? The Engage to Change YouTube channel has 96 videos featuring young people, parents, and employers who took part in the project. You’ll also find a Pathways to Employment informative film and videos from our events.🔗 @engagetochange3690" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@engagetochang…

(1) Influencing and Informing @Engage_2_Change closes on 31 Mar 2025. We'd like to thank everyone who has taken part over the last 9 years and everyone who has supported us in our aim to make Wales a more inclusive place for people with learning disabilities and/or autism.

As we wrap up an incredible 9 years of #EngageToChange, let's reflect on some of the amazing achievements we've made together! Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. The legacy continues! #E2C #EmploymentSupport #ChangingLives

Launching our Employment Support Mapping! Need help finding a job? We've teamed up with @ncmh_wales to map out support across Wales. ✅ Nationwide & local programs ✅ Job coaching & workplace training ✅ Guidance on benefits & employment Link here: bit.ly/41WkkYf

Ein Mapio Cymorth Cyflogaeth! Angen help i ddod o hyd i swydd? Rydyn ni wedi ymuno â @ncmh_wales i fapio cymorth yn Nghymru. ✅ Rhaglenni cenedlaethol a lleol ✅ Hyfforddiant swydd ac yn y gweithle ✅ Canllawiau ar fudd-daliadau a chyflogaeth Mwy yma: bit.ly/4bZcUYL

🗓Focus group. Join us and @GolleySlater to share your experience in employment and training environments. Your voice is crucial in helping us understand the challenges disabled people in Wales face, and develop effective solutions to combat them. eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-group-…..

Parents and carers – share your views on the additional learning needs system in Wales. Take part in our survey and share what’s working well and what could be improved. smartsurvey.co.uk/s/aln-parents-… @powyseducation @NewportCouncil  @DenbighshireCC  @CeredigionCC @MerthyrCBC

(2) They shared their experiences—talking about their work, how their time on the former project helped them, the support they received to find paid jobs, and how employment has boosted their confidence and transformed their lives.

(1) Today at @ncmh_wales, young people supported by the Engage to Change project met with @sarah4bridgend MS, Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and @hef4caerphilly MS.