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In this resource, you’ll find several inspiring stories of individuals and employers who have successfully navigated the employment landscape within rural and remote communities. Emily, Harmony, Heather, and Wendy have graciously agreed to be interviewed and profiled here
Far too often we think of differences as challenges to be overcome or problems to be solved. Within this toolkit of resources, we will challenge you – as an individual with a disabling condition or a workplace / community supporting those with disabling conditions – to shift your thinking. In this resource you’ll begin to challenge the assumptions you hold about finding and maintaining work within rural/remote communities.
Without a sense of where you want to end up, it’s difficult to get there.
A vision for the future doesn’t have to be restricted to paid employment – it can pull from the broader definition of career that includes work, life, and learning domains. In this resource, learn the essential elements to creating a motivating and inspiring vision.
Individuals, workplaces, and communities each play an important and interconnected role in the success of the other. To ensure the “system” is functioning in a positive and effective manner, all groups need to work together – disjointed, isolated efforts won’t effectively bridge the disconnect. This resources asks you to consider the role of the individual, the workplace, and the community in how we can work together towards our common goals.
Success is experienced in different ways by different people. In this resource, we’ll examine what contributes to the success of individuals seeking to find and maintain employment as a member of underrepresented groups (e.g., persons with disabling conditions), workplaces seeking to hire/employ them, and communities seeking to support both individuals and employers within rural/remote settings. As you review, be aware of how your own definition of “success” impacts your understanding of the factors that contribute to success.
Whether you are an individual with a disabling condition or seeking to support such individuals at work or in the community, there will need to be some change to the status quo. Making any change requires a process and this resource will help you navigate that process as you collectively work to support meaningful work and motivating opportunities for people who have disabling conditions. Individuals, workplaces, and communities will leave equipped to move into productive goal setting and action planning.
Before you can set a goal or craft a plan of action to achieve it, it’s important to start with a clear vision of the future you want to create. This vision will be a helpful compass, guiding principle, or “north star” to show the way forward. Your goal will be the specific destination/location (i.e., outcome) you want to achieve. The action plan will be your pathway or route forward (i.e., how to get there).
This resource provides you with different methods of goal setting so you can create goals that excite you.
As you’ve seen in the employment success factors and the change and transition resource, life isn’t static. Individuals, workplaces, and communities need agile, responsive, and flexible plans for action. To achieve your goals, you’ll need to monitor progress, make shifts, and celebrate your successes along the way.
The following resource provides a brief introduction to a “systems-based” perspective, one that builds from a holistic approach to career and integrates both individual and contextual factors.
Learn how the Diversity At Work virtual resource centre came to life and the research that influenced it. Included in this resource are a number of additional support tools (including links to different types of resources, key themes in the field of supported employment, uncovering the unique challenges for rural and remote communities, and our downloadable Research Guide!)
Diversity at work can support engagement efforts for individuals, workplaces, and communities; however, “engagement” can mean different things to different people.
This resource explores what it means to be engaged with your career.
