The Orchardville Society - supporting people with learning disabilities

The aim of the Orchardville Society is to enable people with learning disability obtain real and economically viable employment opportunities by providing a range of person – centered vocational, career development and employment services.

Against this background the Society offers a range of interventions which include:

Career Development Programmes for young school leavers
Access to Nationally Accredited Qualifications
Work Experience and Employment options
Independent Travel Training Programme
Peer Mentoring

Employment Service
THE ROLE OF THE EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT OFFICERFollowing an initial assessment the Employment Officer will work closely with trainees to source work placements, access training courses and help with travel training.The Employment Support officer will assi...

Transitons Programme
WHAT IS THE TRANSITIONS PROGRAMME?Research from Queens University Belfast, the Disability task force, Mencap, RNIB and the Norah Fry Institute highlighted that a large percentage of young disabled people leave school without: A career action plan ...