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| ORGANISATION | Aylesbury QEST |
| CONTACT | Kate Brown/Sally Evatt |
| ADDRESS | Unit 4, Aylesbury Business Centre, Chamberlain Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England HP19 3DY |
| TELEPHONE | 0129 633 8324 |
| DESCRIPTION | Activities include: Various work placements, vocational guidance and counselling. Services include: Supported placement scheme, vocational guidance and counselling, information network, vocational training and work placement. |
| SERVICES | S5(Information and advice); S6(Counselling); S7(Vocational guidance; career mapping); S14(Vocational training); S20(Work placement); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | BASE |
| CONTACT | Sandra Yates |
| ADDRESS | Social Services Department, County Hall,, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England HP20 1UY |
| TELEPHONE | 01884 275797 |
| DESCRIPTION | The BASE supported employment agency offers adults with disabilities the opportunity to gain paid employment by offering an individualised service with ongoing support and monitoring. Where necessary incorporating training and pre work support groups. |
| SERVICES | S7(Vocational guidance; career mapping); S19(Employment agency); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Blind Business Association Charitable Trust |
| CONTACT | Mr Sidney Callis |
| ADDRESS | The Old School House,,, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England MK18 1HB |
| TELEPHONE | 01280 813 267 |
| DESCRIPTION | Funding/training consultancy, support group and information network. Grants to visually impaired people with good business potential who wish to become self-employed. Advice on putting together a business plan. |
| SERVICES | S4(Financial support); S5(Information and advice); S30(Self-employment); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy |
| CONTACT | Alice Hanscomb |
| ADDRESS | Chalfont St Peter,,, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England SL9 0RJ |
| TELEPHONE | 01494 601400 |
| DESCRIPTION | Services are printing and bookbinding. Tasks are all related to this. Has supported employment. |
| SERVICES | S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); |
| AREA COVERED | Buckinghamshire. |
| ORGANISATION | Chamberlain Road Enterprises |
| CONTACT | Susan Moignard |
| ADDRESS | Unit 4, Aylesbury Business Centre, Chamberlain Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England HP19 3DY |
| TELEPHONE | 01296 331201 |
| DESCRIPTION | Products/services include: Packaging/assembly and wood products. Tasks undertaken are: Clerical/office, light manual, assembly, wood working and retail. |
| SERVICES | S14(Vocational training); S16(Employment preparation training; work awareness training); S29(Work rehabilitation); S36(Supported/sheltered factory/business/workshop/Remploy factories); |
| AREA COVERED | Within own county. |
| ORGANISATION | Job Opportunities in Buckinghamshire Project |
| CONTACT | Heidi Duckworth |
| ADDRESS | Manor House, Bierton Road,, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England HP20 1EG |
| TELEPHONE | 01296 504 726 |
| DESCRIPTION | Activities include: Various training courses, employer, vocational guidance and counselling, various work placements. Services include: Supported employment, employer, vocational training, work placement and vocational guidance and counselling. |
| SERVICES | S6(Counselling); S7(Vocational guidance; career mapping); S14(Vocational training); S20(Work placement); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | MKM At Work - A Social Firm |
| CONTACT | Elizabeth Ruddle |
| ADDRESS | 367 Midsummer Boulevard,,, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England MK9 3HP |
| TELEPHONE | 01908 607956 |
| DESCRIPTION | MKN at Work Social Firm is a training and employment project ongoing vocational training for people entering the labour market who have experienced long periods of mental illness and assistance and support to enable them to sustain employment. |
| SERVICES | S14(Vocational training); S25(Social firm; emerging social firm); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Narrowboat Project |
| CONTACT | Ian Olden |
| ADDRESS | Manor House, Bierton Road,, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England HP20 1EG |
| TELEPHONE | 01296 504359 |
| DESCRIPTION | Offering a flexible package of one-to-one measures to assist disabled unemployed adults into stable jobs, or vocational training. |
| SERVICES | S34(Work preparation); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Preparing Fixiquip (Mentally Ill for Work) |
| CONTACT | Mr E J Maynard |
| ADDRESS | 13 West Wycombe Road,,, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England HP11 2LQ |
| TELEPHONE | 01494 539631 |
| DESCRIPTION | Fixiquip is a vocational training initiative of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship. Its role is to help people who suffer from mental illness to get back into the workforce. The training that it provides enables beneficiaries to overcome these barrier |
| SERVICES | S14(Vocational training); S16(Employment preparation training; work awareness training); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Remploy Interwork |
| CONTACT | Annette Sales |
| ADDRESS | P O Box 192,,, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England MK14 5YE |
| TELEPHONE | 01908 218239 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provides supported employment. Individual profile/development plan identifies skills, aspirations and training needs. May provide or access job coaching, work tasters and training. Regular monitoring. Employer liaison for open employment. |
| SERVICES | S15(Job training); S20(Work placement); S21(Job taster); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); S37(Job coaching); |
| AREA COVERED | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire |
| ORGANISATION | Shaw Start (High Wycombe) |
| CONTACT | Sue Rozelaar |
| ADDRESS | 17 Wye Industrial Estate, London Road,, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England HP11 1LH |
| TELEPHONE | 01494 473447 |
| DESCRIPTION | Open to anyone who is disadvantaged in the labour market through disability, ill-health or mental health problems. Services provided include basic work preparation skills in various areas: IT skills qualified level in Microsoft Office '97 software etc. |
| SERVICES | S14(Vocational training); S16(Employment preparation training; work awareness training); |
| AREA COVERED | South Buckinghamshire and surrounding area. |
| ORGANISATION | STEPS |
| CONTACT | Elizabeth Ruddle |
| ADDRESS | Acorn House, 365 Midsummer Boulevard,, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England MK9 3HP |
| TELEPHONE | 01908 60956 ? |
| DESCRIPTION | Milton Keynes MIND STEPS is a mental training and employment development project providing vocational training for people who have experienced long periods of mental illness and assistance and support to enable these clients to enter the labour market. |
| SERVICES | S14(Vocational training); |
| AREA COVERED |