Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities

We are a national charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of impairment in post-16 education, training and employment.

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Join our team - Information and Research Worker job vacancy

We are looking for a helpline adviser to answer enquiries from disabled students and jobseekers. This is an interesting position for someone with previous experience of advising the public in a similar role. See the Jobs at Skill page for full details. This is a readvertisement. Closing date Tuesday 5 August

Now recruiting

Want to volunteer? Our new Volunteer Voices project is looking for young disabled 16-25 year olds to join a Steering Group and an Information Development Group. Find out more

Adults with Autism

The National Audit Office is conducting a study into adults with autism and the services available to them. The study would like to receive evidence from people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder who are adults or in the transition to adulthood. Skill will be submitting evidence and we encourage individuals and their carers to do the same.

Send views and comments to Alex.Scharaschkin@nao.gsi.gov.uk by 1 October 2008.

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Offender learning - Skill report

Skill produced an information resource for LSC Offender Learning and Skills Service providers. It was aimed at supporting staff in carrying out their responsibilities to learners in custody with learning difficulties and/or disabilities under the DDA. This report describes the research undertaken and discusses key issues and areas for further development.

Read the report on the LSC website

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Students and Young People

Join the National Learner Panel

Are you passionate about further education? Do you want to make sure that it meets the needs of all disabled learners? Then now is your chance to influence government. If you are 16 or over and in work-based learning, studying at a college, or taking an evening class in England, you can apply to join the National Learner Panel for 2008-9.

Go to www.direct.gov.uk/nationallearnerpanel for more information.

Recruitment starts soon and full details will be on the directgov website. Get your voice heard.

Did you know that you can get reasonable adjustments for your exams?

Go to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and click on Disability Support for more information.

Check out the Young Learners' pages

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Motability Scholarship Programme

Are you about to start university? Do you want to gain paid work experience in IT, finance, HR or customer services? Then the Motability Scholarship Programme may be just for you. Find out more on Information for Students.

Graduate Futures - free careers course for graduates

Remploy and Staffordshire University are looking to support at least 30 graduates with disabilities or health conditions. This course tells you about:

what employers really want from graduates
gaining confidence in presentations and interviews
how to sell yourself

More information on Noticeboard - Courses

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Skill Training

Benefits and support for disabled students in higher education

2008 Programme

A new round of one-day introductory courses on the benefits, loans and grants available to disabled students, aimed at student support staff in higher education. The course provides practical ways to help students protect their benefit rights and maximise their entitlement, including:

the benefit barriers to accessing higher education
Disability Living Allowance and how it is affected by study
Incapacity Benefit and what to do if it is reviewed
how loans and grants affect income support and housing benefit
students and tax credits

Where and when?

Tuesday 23 September 2008 – Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2008 – London
*New date* Tuesday 18 November - London
Thursday 27 November 2008 – Leeds

How much?

Standard rate £110 per place
Skill and Disability Alliance Member rate £80 per place

Lunch included

More information Download a Word booking form

Expert training and advice for professionals

Skill provides a consultancy service on policies, practice and procedures concerning disabled people. We can help you meet your needs under the DDA and the new Disability Equality Duty.

Go to Consultancy and Training for more information.

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