Consultancy

In addition to our training courses, we offer consultancy services for employers with a base in Scotland.

We can provide advice and practical assistance, including with:

Workplace and job role assessments

Our autistic trainers and consultants work with organisations to assess the suitability of the work environment for autistic candidates, including the physical environment, working practices and job roles and descriptions. They will identify potential challenges and advise on practical measures to make the work environment and/or job role more inclusive of autistic candidates.

This assessment is for employers preparing to offer work placement opportunities to autistic candidates as well as employers not yet ready to host work placements who would like to check or improve the inclusiveness of work environments and/or specific job roles.

Follow-up support and trouble-shooting session

This is to provide additional support for specific cases or inclusion-related issues relating to autism or neurodivergences more broadly for those who have received Autism Works! or Neurodiversity Works! training in the last 18 months. These sessions can be in person or on-line.

For more information about consultancy please contact our Lived Experience and Training Lead Kat Allen by email: training@intowork.org.uk

Kat Allen

Lived Experience and Training Lead

About Kat

Kat is our Lived Experience and Training Lead. Kat leads Into Work’s Scottish Government funded Autism Works! project and training programme for employers. Her role entails making sure that the voices and experiences of disabled people are at the heart of Into Work training and resources. Kat has a social research background and is passionate about using co-production approaches to develop inclusive services and learning resources, rooted in lived experience.

Kat has been working in the voluntary sector since 2008, leading many health and equality focused projects, as well as service and project evaluations. She is committed to increasing understanding of disability and neurodiversity, enabling people living with disabilities and long term conditions to access fulfilling employment opportunities and to supporting employers to tap into the considerable bank of underemployed disabled talent.

• Year Joined: 2020
• Hobbies: I love both playing and listening to folk and trad music. My holidays often involve a music festival in a scenic location
• Pets:  I have two rehomed cats who are very much in charge