Employment and Education
Employment
Own Businesses
- Enterprise South Devon advice and support for people wanting to set up their own business, also provides ongoing support once the business is set up
Information, Help and Support
- Pay and Work Rights Helpline contact the helpline to make a complaint if you aren’t receiving your rights with the National Minimum Wage, Agricultural Minimum Wage, working time, employment agencies or gangmasters
- ACAS stands for Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. We aim to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations.
- Jobcentreplus offices in Devon Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs) at Jobcentreplus offices can give specialist advice to people with disabilities
- Access to Work is designed to help you and your employer to remove practical obstacles at work
- Association of Disabled Professional drawing on the expertise of disabled professionals to improve the educational and employment opportunities of disabled people
- DisabledGo provides opportunities from inclusive employers to disabled graduates and disabled jobseekers.
- Employment Opportunities changing lives through employment
- Disabled Workers local disabled workers fulfilling local needs
Organisations to help with employment and training
- PLUSS (DCC pages)Pluss provides employment, training and development services for people with disabilities.
- PLUSS (national website)
- Axcess Employment enabling people with learning disabilities to find work.
- Leonard Cheshire 'We campaign for change and provide innovative services that give disabled people the opportunity to live life their way'
- Shaw Trust provides training and work opportunities for people who are disdvantaged in the labout market due to disability, ill health or other social circumstances
- Remploy 'We provide disabled people, people with a health condition and those who face complex barriers to gaining a job with the support they need to find sustainable employment'
- Workways provides information, advice and practical assistance to enable easier access to learning and work.for people with mental health issues
- WTCS specialises in helping people who are disadvantaged in the labour market to gain employment.
- A4E support for people to find work
- St Loye's Foundation aim to be the preferred choice for people seeking help to realise their potential for financial independence through work
Disability Specific organisations to help with employment and training
- Action for Blind People 'Whether it's finding a job or holding onto one following sight loss, our Employment teams provide support and advice to you and your employer'
- National Autistic Society 'Don't write me off' campaign
- RNID 'Our Employment Training and Skills Service provides a wide range of services for individuals and employers.'
Funding
- Working Tax Credits If you are working but on a low income then Working Tax Credits could help.

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