Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council

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• we are aware that many people have attended college and had positive
experiences. A number of people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders now
attend college studying a wide range of mainstream courses and special
programmes. People would like to see this continue to develop
• people would like to see more opportunities for adult learning in the
community in a variety of places
• it has been suggested that stronger links between further education and
employment would also be a beneficial development
• it is good to have day supports which open up opportunities and staff who
think and plan services around individuals
• people with learning disabilities want much more choice about where they
can take holidays
• more needs to be done about supporting people to access with full and parttime
employment and volunteering.
What improvements do we plan to make over the next three
years?
• we will set up two sub groups of the PIP implementation group to take the
work forward.
Employment and Learning
• we will establish an Employment and Learning sub group to take the work
forward
• we will commission an “In College Support Service” to support people at
college
• we will engage with wider community planning to promote more opportunities
in work and volunteering
• we will promote the need for greater variety in adult learning opportunities
in the community
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