Dering is dedicated to enabling unemployed people to return to work by providing training and employment opportunities.
We do this through a range of local and national government funded employment programs, and pre- and post-employment activities, in partnership with a wide range of organizations.
Our Programs
Deaf Employment services
We are the UK's only deaf-owned and run employment service delivering information, advice and guidance on employment.
We provide one to one advice and guidance on employment for deaf people in the UK that includes: Assessing customer employment needs including in-work benefit calculations; Developing a personal action plan to return to work; Confidence building, CV writing...
Deaf Active
Deaf Active is a sports project aiming to get deaf people fit and interested in sport. The main focus is on the unemployed as we believe participation in sports helps people gain confidence and associated skills for employment.
We have regular taster events (15 times a year) for various sports, to give people the opportunity to find out if there are any sports they like...
Coachability
An innovative sports coaching program designed to make coaching accessible to disabled people in South East England and Northern Ireland.
This is an innovative sports coaching program that enables unemployed disabled people to acquire coaching qualifications in their sport of interest, combined with jobsearch skills to help them access a range of jobs in the sports sector...
Deaf Stepping Stones
Volunteer and work placement program for deaf people with mental health or learning disabilities.
In London, Dering are delivering a pilot program in partnership with SignHealth, enabling deaf people who may not be ready for work just yet to try out work placements, or to undertake volunteering opportunities, with support workers if needed...
Sports Apprenticeships
Level 2 and 3 Sports Apprenticeship training in Northern Ireland.
Dering works with A4e to deliver Level 2 and Level 3 Sports Apprenticeship training, for 16+ year olds who are working or about to start work in the Sports and Leisure sector...
Train To Gain
NVQ level 2 or 3 in a range of subjects.
Dering is a leading provider of the Learning and Skills Council's Train to Gain program. We are able to adapt training to meet the needs of deaf or disabled people who would not otherwise access training. Train to Gain is designed to help employers improve their productivity and competitiveness by ensuring that their employees have...
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News
December 15, 2009
Nepal deaf experiment with job clubs in Preston
Dering has supported the Deaf Xchange programme run by Deafway Preston which links deaf people across the world to learn about each other’s cultures.
9 young deaf people from Nepal are spending time with Dering staff in Preston to establish a job club in the area and promoting the new service to the deaf community. The [...]
November 19, 2009
Deaf to find Pathways to Work in Midlands
Dering Employment Services is pleased to announce that a new partnership with Working Links will extend the Pathways to Work programme for deaf people on IB/ESA, income support or DLA into two areas of the Midlands: Leicestershire & Northamptonshire and Coventry & Warwickshire.
“We are pleased to add these areas to our established Pathways employment services [...]
October 30, 2009
Dering extends job services to prisons
Dering is pleased to announce that from January 2010 they will be working with deaf or hard of hearing people who are due to be released from prison or are on community based sentences to move into work. Working closely with A4e, a leading provider of prison services, Dering will cover the South West region [...]