Real work, skilled people, real life!

The leading voice for supported employment in Britain

The British Association for Supported Employment is the national trade association representing hundreds of agencies involved in securing employment for people with disabilities. The association aims to raise awareness of supported employment, represent the sector on a collective basis, inform members, and encourage best practice. BASE facilitates regional member networks and supports providers and employers by being a hub of information and good practice.

How should we fund supported employment?

This year will see a major consultation on developing a new national disability employment strategy. BASE intends to submit proposals to the consultation and we'll be looking for your comments and suggestions.

To start things off, we have produced a briefing paper about the funding of supported employment and we're looking for your views about how supported employment should be commissioned and funded.

Read our outline proposals and tell us what you think!

Supported employment qualifications

The supported employment sector has long recognised the need to professionalise its workforce. BASE and Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) have worked together to produce 6 units, derived from the National Occupational Standards for supported employment, and we'd like your views on the content of a proposed Level 3 Certificate for Supported Employment Practitioners.

We would be very grateful if you could take the time to complete a short survey and help us get these qualifications right for the sector. You'll find the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/SEQualifications

Supported Business Directory

Our new directory is specifically designed to:
* assist procurement officers to find sustainable solutions to their requirements for goods and services
* enable supported businesses to market themselves to potential customers in both the public and private sectors

Find employment support

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Do you need support to help you back to work? Use our members directory to find your nearest office