The IPD Foundation has launched a competition to promote the Employment Classroom, an initiative that will allocate €20,000 to the three best training projects.
The labour market is changing at great speed. Digitalisation, automation and AI are transforming the professional profiles demanded by companies and the way work is carried out. In this context, labour inclusion must also evolve so that people with disabilities are not left out of new opportunities.
Recently, an article published in 20 Minutos highlighted a worrying reality: 67% of the jobs performed by people with disabilities are concentrated in occupations considered to be “in decline”, a figure that shows the need to promote access to sectors with greater prospects and to prepare people for the jobs of the future.
The transformation of employment requires the acquisition of new skills. Continuous training and digital skills are now decisive factors for accessing quality employment and successfully adapting to changes in the labour market. Ensuring that people with disabilities can develop these skills is essential to building a more inclusive labour market with equal opportunities.
Alicia Sedano, trustee of the IPD Foundation and mother of a girl with an intellectual disability, raises a reflection that summarises this challenge: “One of the questions that concerns me most is: what will our children work in? The labour market is changing. AI will make some jobs disappear, but it will also create new ones. Our challenge is to prepare people with intellectual disabilities so that they can access them.”
With this objective, the IPD Foundation has launched a competition to promote the Employment Classroom, an initiative that will allocate €20,000 to the three best training projects. The call is aimed at organisations that identify new employment niches and develop training programmes adapted to the talent and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.
Because labour inclusion goes beyond access to employment. It also means facilitating professional development, promoting training and ensuring that people with disabilities can access the sectors that will lead the labour market in the coming years.
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The IPD Foundation has launched a competition to promote the Employment Classroom, an initiative that will allocate €20,000 to the three best training projects.
The IPD Foundation is taking a decisive step towards the future with the launch of the “From Classroom to Workplace” competition, an initiative that aims to turn training into real opportunities for employment for people with intellectual disabilities....
The IPD Foundation visited the Bobath Foundation to gain first-hand insight into the project we are collaborating on: therapeutic sessions with Inrobics Rehab Clinic, the robot incorporated into their center last year.
