Integrated Vocational Rehabilitation Services Centre
Service Description
It provides persons with disabilities with specially designed integrated vocational rehabilitation services to accommodate their training needs. Through progressive and diversified vocational modules, comprehensive assessment, structured training programmes and continuous support services, persons with disabilities are provided with a variety of training programmes commensurate with their interests, abilities and talents for developing their social and employment potentials, preparing them for advancement to supported employment or open employment where possible.
Eligibility for the Service
Persons with disabilities who are aged 15 or above in need of support and vocational rehabilitation service.
Service Contents
- Vocational rehabilitation assessment for service users in formulating person-centred and individual rehabilitation plan with regular review;
- Basic training programmes in respect of self-care, life skills, social and communication skills, emotions and stress management, budgeting and life planning;
- Advanced training programmes for service users to develop potentials and talents, and prepare for supported or open employment;
- Engage and maintain a network of potential employers including private companies and social enterprises that offers job attachment, job trial and open employment opportunities for service users;
- Employment-related training and coaching, job finding and matching, job attachment and job trial;
- On-the-job coaching and supervision, job-related guidance, post-placement service, social and recreational activities, and family life education activities for service users, their families and job providers;
- Tailor-made activities and nursing care services for service users who can no longer perform normal work tasks owing to old age or decline in work abilities through the Work Extension Programme (WEP).
*Note: There is no employer-employee relationship between the service units and the service users.
Application Procedures
- Referrals can be made by school social workers, medical social workers, family caseworkers and staff of rehabilitation service units to the Central Referral System for Rehabilitation Services of the SWD;
- Referrers or applicants can also approach the service units for direct application (only for application for Supported Employment); and
- The application is free of charge.
Fees and Charges
Free.
Work Extension Programme (WEP)
This Programme aims to meet the service needs of the existing service users of IVRSC who could no longer perform normal work tasks due to old age or deterioration in work abilities. The services include work activities for sustaining residual work abilities, social and developmental programmes and caring activities for meeting the health and physical needs of service users. The eligibility for WEP:
- IVRSC service users aged 40 or above (service users aged 60 or above would be accepted for the programme with no requirement of assessment; for those aged 40-59, occupational therapist/ physiotherapist's assessment is required); and
- In need of day care services other than vocational training due to old age or deterioration in work ability.