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Supported Employment promotes integrated, on-going support and paid employment for persons with significant t. Supported Employment and have been practised in the USA, European countries and Japan since the 70’s and 80’s; and have showed successful results in employment of persons with disabilities, especially persons with learning disabilities and psycho-social disabilities, who have been excluded most from open employment.
Job Coaches are the key personnel in Supported Employment. Besides providing individualised support for persons with disabilities, Job Coaches also provide support for employers to create sustainable employment.
Supported Employment and Job Coach have been practised in the USA, European countries and Japan; and have showed successful results in employment of PWDs, especially persons with learning disabilities and psycho-social disabilities, who have been excluded most from open employment. This approach is now being practiced in Malaysia. Pioneering companies in adopting this approach such as GCH Retail (Malaysia) SDN BHD and Carrefour have created a significant increase in employment opportunities for PWDs in the last four years. |
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