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ELITE Supported Employment recognises the immense potential and talent within disabled people and those facing disadvantages. With a mission to facilitate their integration into the workforce, ELITE has developed an array of programs designed to address unique needs, enhance skills, and boost self-confidence. We collaborate with local businesses, community organisations, and government agencies to create…

Employment support services to people with sensory loss extended to West Wales & the Valleys (WWV). ELITE has collaborated with three other leading disability employment providers and have successfully secured funding from the European Social Fund to extend employment support services to people with sensory loss across West Wales & the Valleys (WWV). JobSense WWV…

Our social enterprise ELITE Clothing Solutions featured on BBC Wales Today to discuss the production of medical scrubs. Following the announcement by Welsh Government that ELITE Clothing Solutions and other Welsh organisations will be producing medical PPE for the NHS, we’ve seen a positive response from the public, ministers and health professionals. Since the start…

Our social enterprise ELITE Clothing Solutions are producing much needed medical scrubs for the NHS, along with our partners. When the Welsh Government was notified that the Far East and sub-continent would be partially closing down production at the end of March as a result of coronavirus, it took immediate action to secure a large…

  Following on from Sam’s recent Agored Cymru accredited course in Health and Safety and Manual Handling he has had the opportunity to put into practice skills learnt in a real working environment. After an initial employer meeting with Diane Purnell, Manager at Foxtroy Residential Care Home, Sam was offered the opportunity of a work…

  At ELITE Supported Employment we’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader & this month we have the chance to celebrate the fact. November 2019 is the third anniversary of the Disability Confident scheme. The scheme has helped ELITE Supported Employment to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to our…

On Sunday 1st September 2019, staff and friends of ELITE Supported Employment ran the Cardiff 10k race! Raising money for a defibrillator through Welsh Hearts, 13 runners ran on behalf of ELITE and Welsh Hearts with all completing the race! It had recently been brought to our attention that our office complex at Magden Park…

As part of Disability Awareness Day on 16th July 2019, we have announced a free Disability Awareness Training workshop for all employers to attend! ELITE’s Training Manager Chris English, who will be conducting the workshop, is using the event to spread awareness and understanding to any individuals who are interested in improving their workforce diversity…

Molly is one of the success stories of the ELITE volunteering department. During her time in Cardiff University in 2018, Molly started volunteering with ELITE as part of the Project SEARCH section of our Engage to Change project. Assisting young adults with Autism into work placements in a voluntary capacity, Molly then applied for a…