Inclusive employment in park maintenance

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Special consultant team: providing individual support to employees with disabilities

Successful collaboration between a team specialising in the employment of people with disabilities and the municipal park institute has helped provide support to individual employees and made the institute itself more responsive to their needs. The Parks and Gardens Municipal Institute (PGMI) is working together with the Employment Advisory Team (EAL) of the Municipal Institute for People with Disabilities to improve the integration of people with disabilities in its workforce. The partnership has improved the working environment in PGMI, as well as the quality of the park maintenance work. In 2012 8.3% of all PGMI employees were people with intellectual, physical, sensory or mental disabilities. The EAL team conducts observational visits to assess their work situation. It then provides customised training to each person and establishes individual action plans. These measures are not just about employment: their aim is to improve the overall quality of life for people with disabilities, as well as the skills of managers working with these people.