Putting the right to work into practice
Historic Gothic cloister arcade and cathedral buildings in Pisa, Italy. Image by user32212 from Pixabay.
SoLIDA, the Italian association promoting supported employment and the right to inclusive work, has announced a new Advanced Training Course (Corso di Alta Formazione), developed in partnership with the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. Titled “Un percorso per portare il diritto al lavoro nella pratica” (“putting the right to work into practice”), it is designed for people who help individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities find and keep a job.
What sets the course apart is its attempt to bring together three strands that are often taught separately: legal principles, practical tools and socio-rehabilitative practice. Throughout, the emphasis is on a rights-based, inclusive approach and on tailoring each pathway to the individual. Over 70 hours of online learning, Italian and international faculty will guide participants from the national and European regulatory framework through to evidence-based supported employment practice, covering the design of interventions, skills assessment, tutoring and mentoring, and collaboration with employers.
The course is aimed at those working on the front line of work inclusion: psycho-social rehabilitation practitioners, job-placement tutors in the third sector and in cooperatives, disability and diversity management and HR professionals, members of CUG (the equal opportunities committees found in Italian public bodies) and trainers. ECM accreditation, the Italian continuing education scheme for health professionals, is currently in progress.
Places are limited, and registration closes on 4 November. The course is delivered in Italian.