As part of the development of the Supported Employment Programme, staff from the Ministry of
Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism have successfully completed training offered by the
British Association of Supported Employment (BASE).
BASE is the UK national umbrella group for the supported employment sector, and their purpose is
to support, promote and develop the principles and provision of supported employment.
The Supported Employment Techniques course offered a comprehensive overview of the
supported employment process and is based on the knowledge requirements for the National
Occupational Standards for Supported Employment. This CPD accredited course explored the
core values of supported employment, jobseeker engagement, the principles of vocational profiling,
employer engagement, job matching and in-work support.
The course was completed successfully by Paul Dobinson, Jolene Gomez, Leon Alvez and Jordan
Duo, pictured with Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, the Hon
Christian Santos GMD MP.
