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Helping disabled people to get into work. Most people want to work, which is a quite understandable fact. After all, apart from the obvious financial freedom, there are also the important matters of friendly social interaction, increased self-esteem and a real improvement in quality of life. In the end, if you have say twenty years of working life available to you, why not make it a happy and fulfilling twenty years? In addition to employment opportunities in VRDS, which are advertised from time to time, VRDS offer a range of support packages to help people to achieve their employment objectives. ‘Pathways to work’. ‘Pathways’ is a programme that started in Cheshire and Warrington in May 2008, designed to help people with health issues to get into work. It is open voluntarily to anyone on qualifying benefits, so that people with disability or health issues can get a better chance in life. The programme is all about levelling the playing field, enabling disabled people to access proper jobs, not the short-term artificial roles that historically separated people. A positive programme of information, advice, training and support is available as part of the service. To locate your nearest specialist sub-contractor or for more general information on Pathways, contact VRDS, telephone 01606 888 400, or email gill.ridgway@vrds.org.uk, or contact the central TNG contact number, 0845 602 4391. Additional support into employment. As part of the learning service, VRDS learners can choose from a range of opportunities to help them into work, including CV writing, application forms and general employability training. They may also may be able to access a number of support options to help with job seeking, such as free internet access and volunteering opportunities to gain work experience. Details of these services are available at the VRDS Learning Centre, telephone 01606 333 673 or email learning@vrds.org.uk.
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