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WorkFit Update, January 2025

WorkFit Update, January 2025

We are absolutely delighted to share some fantastic news! Esther Brittan, HR Operations Manager UK&I at Hilton, has been awarded an MBE in the 2025 New Year Honours List for her incredible dedication to volunteering and charity work. Esther has worked closely with...

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WorkFit Update, December 2024

WorkFit Update, December 2024

We are honoured to announce that the National Lottery Community Fund has awarded funding to DSA for three years! We are grateful to the National Lottery for awarding three years' funding for our WorkFit programme, which means that hundreds more people who have Down’s...

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BASE Conference 2024

BASE Conference 2024

Six of the WorkFit Team attended the British Association of Supported Employment (BASE) conference and awards event this year in Manchester where practitioners, jobseekers, families and other stakeholders came together to celebrate all the amazing achievements of the...

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WorkFit Update, November 2024

WorkFit Update, November 2024

    In November, we attended the BASE Awards 2024, celebrating and recognising excellence in supported employment, with a standout moment being Severn Trent winning the Large Employer Award. The award was presented to Josie, Ian, and Ed, a Severn Trent...

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WorkFit Update, October 2024

WorkFit Update, October 2024

  At the start of October, South Manchester WorkFit Liaison Officer Lucy and North West WorkFit Officer Molly visited Ivy Café in Cheadle to deliver a presentation about the WorkFit programme. They provided an overview to parents and young adults from the South...

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WorkFit Update, May 2024

WorkFit Update, May 2024

WorkFit Officer, Lydia was invited by Hilton to speak on a panel discussion at The Institute of Travel Management’s 2024 conference hosted by DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole. WorkFit discussed with Hilton and Aurora Foxes how businesses in the travel industry...

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WorkFit Update, March 2024

WorkFit Update, March 2024

WorkFit Manager Alison was pleased to be invited to the UK Hospitality Workforce and Skills event last month. Kay Harriman, HR Director at Hilton Worldwide, and Patricia Mahon, General Manager, Hilton Kensington, joined her on a panel discussion, where she talked...

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Celebrating Phillip’s Success at Microsoft

Celebrating Phillip’s Success at Microsoft

In July 2018, some of the WorkFit team attended the World Down's Syndrome Congress in Glasgow where Employment Development Manager, Alison Thwaite and WorkFit candidate Lynsey Dixon presented about the WorkFit programme. They were delighted to meet some of the members...

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WorkFit Review of 2018

WorkFit Review of 2018

2018 has been a very successful year for WorkFit. We have continued to support more and more people with Down’s syndrome to find suitable job opportunities. Thanks to new funding our team expanded at the end of 2017. That means that this year we have been able to...

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