Increasing employment of disabled people in the public sector: consultation

3. Other ways to close the disability employment gap

As well as setting targets, there are other ways that we could employ more people in Scotland's public sector.

The Scottish Government and other public sector organisations are doing work to make a difference. This includes:

• Understanding why staff aren't saying they are disabled
• Better advertising, promotion and recruitment
• Making employers see why it is good for a business to employ disabled people
• Raising awareness about disability
• Thinking about the support that employers might need to employ disabled people
• More paid work experience and internships
• Sharing what other public sector organisations have learned about employing disabled people

NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government have found that paid work placements and internships can help people find work. Even if they don't lead directly to a job, they give disabled people good work experience. This gives them a better chance of finding a job.

Question 8:

8. Can you think of any other ways that we can:

a) employ more disabled people in the public sector, and

b) support disabled people to stay in employment in the public sector?