Over 85% of individuals with disabilities are unemployed and living in poverty in the United States. At IWSI America, we are committed to addressing the largest population of people in this country that are unemployed by teaming up with your organization, company or institution to ensure people with disabilities are integrated in every aspect of your business – both large and small.
The national conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I., is largely leaving people with disabilities out of the coversation. At IWSI America, we aim to ensure people with disabilities not only have a consistent seat at your D.E.I. table but people with disabilities are recruited, retained and rewarded for their work in competitive and supported work enviroments.
Our IWSI America Team
The IWSI America Team is your Disability Employment Services specialist. We have more than four decades’ experience supporting disadvantaged individuals and underrepresented communities to get into the workforce and build successful careers.
IWSI America has developed numerous award-winning employment strategies, collaborating with a host of multinationals and small businesses to adapt human resource and recruitment practices to increase workforce diversity and employment pathways in a range of industries.
What we can do for your Company or Organization
Apprenticeship Program Development
IWSI America is currently skilling up 800 apprentices within a network of 300 employer partners across a diverse range of businesses and industries. With over 30 years of experience, IWSI America can help your business/industry by:
- Identifying skills needed to fill talent pipelines
- Helping to recruit target populations
- Developing customized training curriculum
- Identifying weak links in existing programs
- Developing strategies to increase return on investment
- Reducing employee turnover through well designed apprenticeship programs, thereby minimizing recruitment and training costs
- Recruiting intermediaries to manage essential HR functions and provide employees with wrap around services
Recruitment and Screening Support
- Designing and managing the delivery of personalized and organizationally customized training plans to support employees with disabilities
- Advising on how to create a thriving and supported workplace environment for employees with disabilities
- Undertaking a comprehensive workplace assessment to determine any workplace modifications or assistive equipment needs
- Conducting workplace inductions and staff introductions
- Delivering transitional training activities to ensure employees understand workplace standards and expectations
- Organizing ‘job-ready’ supports such as employee transport
Workplace Onboarding
- Designing and managing the delivery of personalized and organizationally customized training plans to support employees with disabilities
- Advising on how to create a thriving and supported workplace environment for employees with disabilities
- Undertaking a comprehensive workplace assessment to determine any workplace modifications or assistive equipment needs
- Conducting workplace inductions and staff introductions
- Delivering transitional training activities to ensure employees understand workplace standards and expectations
- Organizing ‘job-ready’ supports such as employee transport
Post-Placement Support and Administration
- Liaising with all relevant government bodies to ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory obligations
- Ensuring employer access to all available government subsidies and benefits to assist the employee’s support needs
- Sourcing relevant technical and soft-skills training opportunities to aid continuous skills development
- Ongoing post-placement employee mentoring and support to encourage development opportunities and ensure early identification and resolution of issues which could affect employee engagement
- Provide access to employee-specific support programs such as counseling, health, and wellbeing services
Organizational Advisory Workshops and Training
IWSI America Disability Employment Services can work with you to deliver a range of customized disability employment, diversity and inclusion workshops and training sessions, and disability-specific awareness training sessions for different organizational audiences.
Connect with Us
Talk with us about how we can help you to access new and diverse pools of skilled talent and to strengthen the inclusivity and dynamism of your workplace culture.
Whether seeking to develop a disability employment pathway program, hire an individual or audit your recruitment strategies to reduce unnecessary barriers to employment, IWSI America Disability Employment Services can help your business begin the process with confidence.