CETL Special Interest Group: Careers Management and Diversity

Disability, placement and graduate employment

© SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY CAREERS & EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 2008

Aims

To understand how we can support our students with disabilities develop employability skills throughout their time at university, during their placement year and into employment.

Objectives• Understand the impact of disability on graduate destinations.

• Discuss the university's responsibility

• Raise awareness of employability support services internally and externally

• Explore ideas for integrating disability issues within curriculum and placement preparation

• Understand more specific issues facing different student groups e.g. students with Asperger's

• Understand an employer's perspective and positive action strategies

DRC report ‘Disability Briefing 2005’

In autumn 2004 the overall employment rate for disabled people in Britain was 51% compared with 81% for non disabled people

AGCAS Reports

What Happens Next?A Report on the First Destinations of

2005 Graduates with Disabilities Disabilities Task GroupPublished March 2007

AGCAS Destinations Reports

Comparisons made between 2003, 2004 and 2005 reports in terms of :

• Employment

• Unemployment

• Employment Sector

• Type of Disability

Employment Rates (2003-2005)

The overall margin between disabled and non-disabled graduates entering employment is shrinking

44

46

48

50

52

54

56

2003 2004 2005

%Disabled

Non-disabled

Unemployment by Disability

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Mental Health MobilityImpaired

D/deaf VisuallyImparied

Unseen Dyslexia

%

2003

2004

2005

2005/6 SHU Destinations of Graduates

All stude

nts

Known Disability

No Known Disability

HESA Activity % Count % %

Full time paid work 68.8% 202 62.3% 69.2%

Not employed and not looking 3.0% 12 3.7% 2.9%

Part time paid work 10.2% 38 11.7% 10.1%

Permanently unable to work/retired

0.0% 0 0% 0.0%

Self-employed/freelance 1.6% 6 1.9% 1.6%

Something else 5.7% 17 5.2% 5.7%

Start job within next month 0.6% 1 0.3% 0.7%

Temporarily sick/Looking after home or family

0.5% 2 0.6% 0.5%

Time out to travel 1.9% 4 1.2% 2.0%

Unemployed and looking 7.0% 37 11.4% 6.7%

Voluntary work/other unpaid work 0.6% 5 1.5% 0.5%

Grand Total100.0

%324 100.0% 100.0%

D&SKnown

DisabilityNo known Disability

HESA Activity Count % Count %

Full time paid work 65 58.6% 1374 70.9%

Not employed and not looking 5 4.5% 43 2.2%

Part time paid work 13 11.7% 207 10.7%

Permenantly unable to work/retired

1 0.1%

Self-employed/freelance 3 2.7% 22 1.1%

Something else 5 4.5% 122 6.3%

Start job within next month8 0.4%

Temporarily sick/Looking after home or family

1 0.9% 13 0.7%

Time out to travel 2 1.8% 26 1.3%

Unemployed and looking 13 11.7% 110 5.7%

Voluntary work/other unpaid work 4 3.6% 12 0.6%

Grand Total 111 100% 1938 100.0%

O&MKnown Disability

No Known Disability

HESA Activity Count % Count %

Full time paid work 30 66.7% 612 73.6%

Not employed and not looking 2 4.4% 24 2.9%

Part time paid work 4 8.9% 56 6.7%

Self-employed/freelance 1 2.2% 7 0.8%

Something else 2 4.4% 35 4.2%

Start job within next month6 0.7%

Temporarily sick/Looking after home or family

3 0.4%

Time out to travel25 3.0%

Unemployed and looking 5 11.1% 62 7.5%

Voluntary work/other unpaid work 1 2.2% 1 0.1%

Grand Total 45 100.0% 831 100.0%

H&WBKnown Disability No Known

Disability

HESA Activity Count % Count %

Full time paid work 42 70.0% 609 71.1%

Not employed and not looking 1 1.7% 15 1.8%

Part time paid work 10 16.7% 109 12.7%

Self-employed/freelance13 1.5%

Something else 1 1.7% 41 4.8%

Start job within next month 1 1.7% 9 1.1%

Temporarily sick/Looking after home or family

1 1.7% 2 0.2%

Time out to travel 2 3.3% 18 2.1%

Unemployed and looking 2 3.3% 37 4.3%

Voluntary work/other unpaid work4 0.5%

Grand Total 60 100.0% 857 100.0%

ACESKnown Disability

No Known Disability

HESA Activity Count % Count %

Full time paid work 65 60.2% 561 60.1%

Not employed and not looking

4 3.7% 52 5.6%

Part time paid work 11 10.2% 89 9.5%

Self-employed/freelance

2 1.9% 30 3.2%

Something else 9 8.3% 63 6.8%

Start job within next month

7 0.8%

Temporarily sick/Looking after home or family

3 0.3%

Time out to travel22 2.4%

Unemployed and looking

17 15.7% 98 10.5%

Voluntary work/other unpaid work

8 0.9%

Grand Total 108 100.0% 933 100.0%

Additional Links/Resources

http://www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/placements/

www.disabilitytoolkits.ac.uk – a useful resource for students, staff and employers

Helen Kay – SHU Disability Duty

Simon Mellors – SY Police: An Employer Perspective

Support Agencies

Helen Tomlinson – Access to Work

Stacey Johnson – ACES PEEU

Alison Barnett & Clare Mendhan – Job Steps

Stefan May – JobCentrePlus

Jason Hanson – Remploy

Margaret Burke - DSST