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Training and Consultancy

Status are an experience supported employment provider and have worked with multiple partners to both set up new initiatives; conduct industry-based research and have a selection of training that can complement existing and new services.

We are proactive members of both BASE and the European Union of Supported employment. See our project section to find out about some of the programmes we have and or are currently supporting.

We are able to offer bespoke supported employment training and reflective practice sessions tailored to the needs or your service and client groups.

Examples of our training include (not exhaustive):

  • Introduction to Supported Employment
  • Vocational Profiling
  • Managing Personal Information
  • Case / Case load management
  • Benefit counselling
  • Employer Engagement
  • In-work support
  • Integration
  • Fidelity
  • Zero exclusion
  • Work force development
  • Job retention
As well as us delivering workshops and training session we also delivered facilitated discussion and offer consultancy advice enable services to work through common challenges associated with the delivery of supported employment and high fidelity.

Examples of include (not exhaustive):

  • Reflective practice
  • Case conferencing
  • Action learning sets
  • Fidelity
All our training and support is designed with high fidelity in mind. We are also able to offer specific support with fidelity:
  • Review preparation
  • Fidelity action planning
  • Peer reviews
  • Internal review moderation

To find out more about the consultancy work we do and or to find out about our external training offer please contact, Warren Trunchion (w.trunchion@statusemployment.org.uk) Services Manager.

Meet our team

We are experienced practitioners who have delivered high fidelity services, and both designed and delivered training on a national scale.

Robert Elston
(Chief Executive)
Status Employment Chief Executive Robert Elston, who has 40 years’ experience of Supported Employment for people with disabilities, specialist knowledge of mental health services, and has operated at overall manager level within three different delivery organisations. He was involved in the forefront of supported employment in Britain working for Blakes Wharf Employment Services one of the first employment agencies. He has also set up successful supported employment agencies with Mencap and Southdown Housing Associations.  Robert Elston is a Non-Executive Director of Inclusive Trading (Trading arm of BASE). He is Board member of the Association of Supported Employment Europe (ASEE) and is also working with the board ASEE as a subject matter expert.
Warren trunchion
(Services & Operations Manager)
Has over 15 years’ experience within supported employment delivery high fidelity services with exemplary fidelity ratings and winning national positive practices awards. Warren is a trainer with the centre for mental health IPS courses and has contributed to the creation of the national IPS KPI Framework and competencies framework. He helped designed the original IPS e-learning courses and team leaser training delivered by IPS grow. As an IPS lead he has supported 50+ services to deliver high fidelity and facilitated national communications of practice, action learning sets and webinars. As an experienced fidelity review has supported services through the fidelity assurance process and to implemented fidelity action plans. Warren has experience of both IPS and SEQF models of fidelity.
Most recently Warren has completed a year long secondment after ben approached to join the DWP Connect to work Implementation team. during this time his knowledge and experience was utilised by both the DWP and Accountable Bodies/providers to implement high fidelity services.
Status is able to design a range of training and consultancy packages to increase fidelity adherence and Performance. Ad to this our unique understanding of Connect to Work Grant Guidance and policy intent and delivery experience.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ENDURING MENTAL HEALTH

Testimonials

Your insight, challenge, and practical perspective have been invaluable not just for me, but for shaping how we support our borough teams and for the teams” themselves.

Local authority delivery provider

I really enjoy your challenge and perspective on things. You have really encouraged me to stop and think about why we are doing things rather than simply how to score fidelity points

Employment Specialist

Thank you so much for creating a reflective space we can share both good and bad experiences. Hearing about others success and challenges is very reassuring

Delivery Provider

Thank you so much Warren for your sessions and information you have sent through and for supporting with some training activity for our team

Delivery Provider

Thanks for all your help. You have filled a significant knowledge gap inn our service and have been invaluable to our service and providers

Accountable Body Designation

You have helped us gain a greater insight into and buy-in for fidelity. We now recognise this as business as usual and not an annual auditing tool

Fidelity Lead Designation