Optimising Strategies for Integrating People with Disabilities into Work

German EU Presidency 2007

2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

Diversity at work

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Guidance & Counselling/Vocational Guidance Service (Glossary)

Employer

Element:
Guidance & Counselling

Stakeholder (WP2):
This element is commonly available in 6 of the 15 countries very easily accessible in Denmark only and easily accessible in 5 other countries.  It is also considered to be effective in 9 of the countries.

Jobseeker

Element:
Vocational Guidance Service

Jobseeker (WP5):
This element is considered to be unhelpful in Romania for getting PWD to look for paid employment.  It is considered to be slightly to moderately helpful in the Netherlands and moderately to very helpful in 9 other countries.  A vocational guidance service is considered to be very to extremely helpful in the remaining countries.

Jobseeker

Element TO AU DK FI FR DE IRL IT M NL NO PT RO SL SI UK
Vocational Guidance Service 2.7 3.2 2.7 3.3 2.8 2.3 2.6 3.4 3.5 1.9 2.9 2.8 0.8 3.5 2.3 3.4

N = 12


This element is based on a helpfulness rating scale between 0 and 4 where
0 = No Effect; 1 = slightly helpful; 2 = moderately helpful; 3 = very helpful; 4 = extremely helpful.

In relation to the element a vocational guidance service countries that give a rating between 2 and 2.99 inclusive are given a light green colour and are considered to be moderately to very helpful in encouraging people with disabilities to look for paid employment. Countries with a rating between 3 and 4 inclusive are given a “dark green” colour indicating that they are considered to be very to extremely helpful in encouraging people with disabilities to look for paid employment.  Those below 2 are not highlighted.

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