WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme

This project is co-funded by the Government of Ireland, through the Department of Social Protection, and the European Union. (www.eufunds.ie) 
The Programme is co-financed by the EU Employment, Inclusion, Skills, and Training Programme (EIST) 2021-2027 and the Department of Social Protection  (DSP).
This new five-year programme closed for applications in September 2023.

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland Limerick Region (BOCSI-LR) were successful in their application for funding their ‘TeamWork’ project.
This is running from October 2024 to December 2028
This programme funds, local, regional and national projects who provide progressive pathways into employment (including self-employment) through education, training, skills development, and in-work supports for people with disabilities based on their needs, their abilities and their potential.
The programme aims to ensure that people with disabilities are fully supported to find and maintain employment and organisations which employ programme participants are supported to ensure that their employment is successful.
The primary target group for the programme is people with disabilities aged 16 years and over who are currently not work ready and/or are distant from the labour market. Projects funded under the WorkAbility Programme incorporate a strong focus on employer engagement, raising employers’ awareness and building their capacity to recruit, retain and progress people with disabilities in their workforce.

The Objectives of the Programme are:
 1. To improve the employment prospects of people with disabilities who are currently distant from the labour market.
 2. To build the capacity of employers to recruit, retain and progress people with disabilities within their workforce.
 3. To facilitate new partnerships amongst stakeholders (people with disabilities, disability services, employment services and employers) and new approaches to providing employment supports to people with disabilities.