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Championing people with disabilities'
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2003 Conference in Norway
Workability International Conference - "Delivering Best Practice"
Bergen 10 - 11th Septemer 2003 - NorwayThe following
programme covered the Bergen, Norway Conference. Access to presentations
and text is available where indicated. |
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09:00 |
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Welcome to Norway |
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09:10 |
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Norwegian Labour Policy, with an emphasis on policy for disabled or other marginalised people |
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Victor D. NORMAN Minister of Labour and Government Administration |
10:00 |
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Challenges and options for service providers, based on the current political framework |
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Johan-Martin LEIKVOLD, Managing Director. Association of Vocational Rehabilitation |
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Best practice
in Norway |
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10:10 |
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Rehabilitation programs |
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Lars STANGELAND |
11:00 |
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Training for work |
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Hildegunn ARNTZEN Økesnes ASVO As Myre, Norway |
11:30 |
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Supported employment |
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Marit SANDBERG Asker Produkt A/S Asker, Norway Presentation (not available) |
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Permanent jobs adapted to the Individual |
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Bente IGLAND |
13:45 |
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Tour to different companies
in Bergen |
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09:00 |
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International
Relations |
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09:10 |
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Strategies for Vocational Skills Acquisition - a new ILO Disability Programme initiative for 2004-5 |
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Bob RANSOM ILO InFocus Programme on Skills, Knowledge and Employability, Switzerland |
09:40 |
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The proposal for a UN Convention on the Rights of persons with Disabilities - report on the 2nd UN Ad Hoc committee Meeting June 2003 * UN Standard Rules on Employment the basis for delivering best practice |
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Stuart KNOWLES Chairman, International Relations, United Kingdom |
10:10 |
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Delivering added value to our customers through best practice - business to business |
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Jill HILL Director Remploy Ltd. |
11:25 |
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Delivering added value to our Government - through standard based quality services |
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Tony LUND, Chief Executive Disability Services Australia Ltd. |
11:40 |
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Delivering high standards of service, providing risk reduction and accountability - CARF |
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Rich GILMARTIN, Gulf Coast Enterprises, USA |
12:10 |
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Delivering added value to disabled people through quality services |
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Angela KERINS Chief Executive, Health and Social care Group RehabCare Rehab Group, Ireland |
14:30 |
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Introduction to Break
out activities - Developing Workability International's Charter
of Quality - Commercial customers & public funding |
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Aage TOSSEBORG, Industrial Psychologist, Norway |
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Developing & Delivering International Business to business between members and multi Nationals Chaired by John Durand, Immediate Past President,
Workability International |
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16:30 |
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International B2B Commission - objectives and membership |
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Rich GILMARTIN Chief Executive, Gulf coast Enterprises, USA |
16:45 |
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India - UK : The Caresse Hip protection System Worth Trust/Remploy project |
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Antony SAMY Managing Director, Worth Trust, India |
17:00 |
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UK/US The Aquilla Wheelchair:
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Jill HILL Director, Remploy Ltd. |
17:15 |
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The European - Re-cycling project |
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Ashley BALBERNIE Chief Executive Gandon Enterprises Ltd, Ireland |
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Delivering Best Practice Chaired by Rich Gilmartin |
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09:05 |
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Towards Best Practices of 'Business Services"- A case study-based analysis of business services (or 'sheltered workshops') in Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States of America. |
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Stephen TRELOAR CEO, Cumberland Industries, Australia |
10:00 |
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Personal and social competence of person with disabilities |
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Aage TOSSEBORG, ASVL, Norway |
09:50 |
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Introduction to Break out activities: Developing Workability International's Charter of Quality Developing international B2B activities |
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Aage TOSSEBORG, Industrial Psychologist, Norway |
12:00 |
Plenary session - reports from groups |
Rich GILMARTIN WI Board Director |
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14:30 |
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Workability International's Annual General Meeting |
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