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Job Shadow is an annual work scheme by the IASE.
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Annual means it happens once a year.
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IASE stands for Irish Association of Supported Employment.
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Job Shadow week ran from Monday 25th April until Friday 29th April.
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Job Shadow day was on Wednesday 27th April.
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The Job Shadow scheme encourages employers to take on someone with an intellectual disability for one day work experience.
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During a Job Shadow day a person “shadows” someone working in a job to learn about their working environment.
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A Job Shadow also lets an employer know what it would be like to hire someone with an intellectual disability.
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Cope Foundation would like to thank employers who got involved as well as the people we support and staff who facilitated the Job Shadows in 2016.
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Look below to view some photographs of 2016’s Job Shadow scheme participants.
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