Training and Employment
The following websites have been specifically chosen to help you or somebody you know with finding proper support, training and employment. We will be updating this section on a regular basis so please keep checking back for further details.
Training
Aspire was also instrumental in establishing a Training Centre that provides pre-employment training for people affected by AS or a related social disability. Tuiscint trains students to successfully make the transition from dependency to managing their own lives more effectively.This three-year course is designed to be flexible, providing opportunities for the students to practice and apply the skills being learned. The course consists of social skills, personal development, independent living & workplace skills, IT and work experience. Anyone over the age of sixteen (16) who has been diagnosed as having AS, HFA or a related social disability may participate in the course. Numbers are limited.
To find out more about Tuiscint, please contact us or visit: www.eve.ie
Contact Details:
John Faassen,
Centre Manager,
Tuiscint Centre,
Mount Pleasant Business Park,
Mount Pleasant Avenue Upper,
Ranelagh,
Dublin 6
Tel.: (01) 491-1473
Email: tuiscint@eircom.net
Supported employment
What is Supported Employment? Sometimes those affected by a disability may encounter difficulty finding and maintaining employment. Often it will be necessary to find assistance to find a job that matches these special preferences and abilities. With the support of a job coach, and by means of careful job matching, these difficulties can be overcome. This is Supported Employment. It means real, paid jobs for people with disabilities. Aspire helped establish this supported employment office located in south county Dublin.
Address:
Dublin South Supported Employment (DSSE)
16 MountDown Road,
Dublin 12
Tel.: 01 460-3760
Web: www.dsse.ie
Adult Autism Services
The Adult Autism Service is based in Tallaght and is part of the Southside Intellectual Disability Services. The service provides support to people over the age of 16 years who present with Aspergers Syndrome / High Functioning Autism. The Service supports clients to address social and communication behaviours that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Support is offered on a one-to-one outreach basis and generally includes topics such as Asperger awareness, stress management, self-advocacy and social skills training.
Referrals to the Adult Autism Service are accepted from the Occupational Training and Guidance Service, Sheaf House, Exchange Hall, Tallaght (Ph. 01 4635270 or 01 4635276).
Informal enquiries about the Adult Autism Service can be made by contacting the Service directly at 01 4635280 or by emailing the Service at adultautism.service@mailm.hse.ie
