EQUAL - ACE National - Action for Carers and Employment

ACE National - Action for Carers and Employment

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Description

Aim

Action for Carers and Employment (ACE) National DP has been primarily concerned with improving the ability of carers to return to work. The project was designed to cover seven regions: Wales, North East, North West, London, South East, Yorkshire and the Humber.

Background

Six out of ten carers give up work to care and can be out of work for long periods. They can face significant barriers to returning.

Objectives

The objectives of the projects were to:

Raise awareness of the problem.
Improve access to the labour market of current and recent carers.
Encourage employer provision for carers.
To produce a pre-vocational training programme.
To work with existing agencies to make them more aware of carers’ needs.
To work with employers to make carer-friendly workplaces.

Main outcomes

ACE National DP worked with existing delivery agencies to improve awareness of the specific needs of carers. ACE National DP worked with existing delivery agencies to improve awareness of the specific needs of carers. It sponsored the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 through Parliament. The Bill requires Local authorities to meet set requirements on supporting carers who are returning to work. ACE has been involved in training local authorities on the implementation of the bill.

Round

Lead partner

Carers UK >>
www.carersuk.org >>

Transnational partnerships

Information for Transnational partnerships

Contact

Imelda Redmond
Carers UK
imelda@ukcarers.org >>

End-dates

Action 2: 31 July 2007
Action 3: 31 March 2008

Equal theme

Facilitating access

Beneficiaries

Lone parents and people with care responsibilities

Achievements

Creation of the Employers for Carers network, which is an interest group of major employers, to promote the business benefits of aiding carers in the workplace.
Establishment of an APPG on carers, for which Carers UK provides the secretariat.
All of the local delivery partners have received new funding from elsewhere and will continue after the end of the DP.

Main outputs

Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 Resource Pack >> The pack was produced as a practical resource to support the implementation of the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004.

Activities and products

ACE Radio >> ACE Radio is a monthly audio resource for ACE partners, carers, employers and those working with carers across the UK and Europe. Expand/collapse

Products (1)

Carers Wales >> The Carers Wales partners provide carer support in two localities as part of the ACE project: in Anglesey in North Wales, and in Carmarthenshire in South Wales.

Contact a Family >> Contact a Family Lewisham provides advice and support to families with a child with a disability or special need who lives in the Borough of Lewisham.

Contact a Family - Ealing >>The Ealing ACE pilot was based within the local branch of Contact a Family (CaF), a voluntary organisation providing support for parent carers.

Crossroads - Caring for Carers >> Crossroads - Caring for Carers is the leading national voluntary organisation providing practical help for carers, through a network of local schemes employing carer support workers, who replace the carer in the home, usually for a few hours on a regular basis.

Employers for Carers >> Employers for Carers is a partnership set up to identify and promote the business benefits of supporting carers in the workplace and to influence employment policy and practice to create a culture that supports carers in and into work.

Hertfordshire County Council >>Hertfordshire County Council's ACE project ran a casework service for carers who had difficulties getting the right package of services to support them either staying in or returning to work.

Kirklees Carers' Gateway >> The Carers' Gateway provides support and information to carers across Kirklees.

Learning for Living >>Learning for Living is an online learning programme, produced with City and Guilds, designed specifically for unpaid carers.

Parents at Work Mentoring Programme >>ACE National operated a mentoring programme for parent carers who were currently in/planning to enter the labour market, across each of the ACE pilot areas.

Respite, Independence and Supporting Employment for Carers (RISE) >>The main aim of RISE was to enable carers to remain in or return to work or study supported by appropriate, flexible and affordable services, thus giving them the opportunities that most people take for granted.

Sunderland Carers' Centre >> Sunderland Carers' Centre offers a confidential advice, information and support service to carers throughout the city of Sunderland (including Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Easington Lane and Washington).

Surrey Action for Carers and Employment >>Surrey Action for Carers and Employment offered ACE clubs (in various locations across Surrey) one-to-one support for carers.

Surrey County Council >>Surrey County Council's ACE project promoted awareness of the need for equal opportunities for carers and their right to a life beyond caring.

Carers at Work – Information for Employers >>This booklet is designed to help employers think about the needs of their employees who are carers and to adapt and develop workplace policies and practices to support them.

Case Studies Video >>A video produced for ACE National comprising of a series of interviews with beneficiaries of the project, with their insight into the problems they faced and the achievements they, and the project, have made.

Face Up to Carers >>Case studies of carers' responsibilities, the support they received from their employers and the business case for enabling appropriate support.

Glossary of Social Care Terms >>This glossary includes new phrases and expressions within the social care field and aims, where possible, to represent these into five European languages.

Redressing the Balance >>This report looks at the current body of evidence on carers and work, examines the barriers to employment for carers and suggests ways in which bridges could be built to help carers back towards paid work.

We Care, Do You? is a transnational partnership

We Care, Do You? >>The "We Care, Do You?" transnational partnership focused on improving social care services which enabled carers to work.

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