Why Community-Based Training Sites Are Important:
- They provide trainees with real-life experiences, making the skills they learn more transferable to everyday situations.
- They promote inclusion, helping trainees feel like a valued part of the broader community
- These partnerships offer businesses a fantastic opportunity to learn and implement inclusive practices in real-time, fostering a more inclusive environment for everyone.
Become a Gateways Vocational Training Partner Site:
Joining forces with us is simple and rewarding! Here’s how our partnerships work:
- Get in Touch: Reach out to Gateways to express your interest.
- Let’s Chat: We’ll meet to discuss training options and tasks that suit your needs.
- Types of Tasks: We’re here to help with a variety of tasks, from clerical and administrative duties to repetitive tasks, cleaning, stand-alone projects, filing, mailings, and organizing documents. Whatever your needs, we’ve got you covered!
- On-Site Orientation: Our Gateways coordinator will walk through your site to understand your setup.
- Establish a Point of Contact: We’ll work together to designate a contact person at your site, ensuring seamless communication.
- Training Opportunities: We’ll assign a trainee and provide peer support for a smooth transition. Our partnerships offer non-employment training roles, empowering adults with disabilities to uncover talents and hone skills in a supportive setting.
- Boost Inclusion Skills: Partnering with us gives businesses a chance to enhance their disability inclusion skills, fostering a more inclusive workplace culture.
- Ongoing Support: Regular check-ins with our supervisor ensure everything runs smoothly.
Ready to explore partnership possibilities? Let’s team up and make a difference together!