“ Improving Diversity through

Supported Employment ”

Supporting Independent Travel

Anne RamseyClaire Devine

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“New Horizons Partnership will provide learning and supported employment opportunities for people with learning deficits across the North West cross border region: developing best practice and sharing it within and outside the region”

(Mission Statement)

Presentation Content

• Overview of New Horizons Partnership

• Overview of Independent Travel Training Programme

• Questions and Answers

New Horizons Partnership provides a comprehensive range of supports and services to individuals with intellectual disabilities through a network of community based projects in the North West of Ireland

What We Do

• Training

• Supported Employment

• Social Enterprises

• Development of Learning Resources

To support people with a intellectual disability to fulfil their work potential

Specialise in 4 Key Areas of Operational Activity

Leading Provider of Learning Resources

• A series of multi media learning resources designed to teach essential skills in the areas of work and independent travel

• Training focuses on the development of practical and life-orientated skills that students will actually need in order to work and travel

Multi Media Based Learning Resources

• Designed specifically for transition students and individuals with intellectual disabilities (work readiness, travel, vocational and life skills ‘learning’)

• Suitable for individuals who have low levels of numeracy/literacy

• Support different learning styles and modes (includes text/photographs, computer-based interactive exercises, videos, animations)

Introducing the Independent Travel Training Programme

• A complete training package that addresses the whole issue of independent travel

• Developed for any individual with low literacy levels who has limited independent travel skills and road safety awareness

• It is 100% trainer led and uses pictures, animations, sounds and videos to support teaching and make it fun to use and easy to understand

Travel Training Pack contains

• Student workbook with 12 activities

• Detailed Trainer’s notes with individualsession plans for each of the 12 activities• Animation station to illustrate theory

• Sound bytes to represent sounds that you might hear when you are out and about

Travel Training Topics1. Roads and pavements2. Driveways and entrances3. Vehicles and traffic4. Sounds found out and about5. How to be Conspicuous6. Public and Mobile Telephones7. How to cross the road8. Traffic lights and various crossings9. Roads without pavements10. Public transport11. Importance of planning a safe route12. Independent travel

How The Programme Works

Practical assessments for each activity

Can be used on one-to-one basis or via group learning

No time constraints

The programme is accredited in the UK by the Open College Network so students can gain certification that recognises the travel skills

they have developed.

Complete trainers notes

Breakdown of each unit

Breakdown of each activity

How and when to use interactive animations and sounds

Overview

Aim of each activity

Important points to convey

Important points on delivery

Trainer Materials

Classroom learning via workbook and support materials

Followed by

Outdoor practical assessment to check competency

Programme Outline

Order of Programme

Training for Trainers

Animations/Videos & Sounds to support workbook

Assessment

Preparation for class via Trainer manual

Evaluation

Progression to next activity

Classroom learning following structure of manual

• Each student will have a portfolio which is used as evidence they have progressed through the programme

• This is required to claim certification for students

Student Portfolio

Independent Travel Training Disc

Video Support Disc (optional)

Quality Assurance Disc

Train Travel Training disk (optional)

Only Accredited Travel Trainers can deliver the programme to end users

Each Trainer will be supplied with 4 discs

Optional Support Disks

Video Topics Covered

Train Travel Topics Covered

• Issues with trains• Issues with stations• Safety at stations• Safety while using trains

Optional Support Disks (Cont’d)

Case Study - James

“New Horizons Partnership will provide learning and supported employment opportunities for people with learning deficits across the North West cross border region: developing best practice and sharing it within and outside the region”

(Mission Statement)