Work & Training

ABI Choices

ABI Choices is a specialist Training & Rehabilitation Service delivered across Northern Ireland by the Cedar Foundation. We support adults with an acquired brain injury to engage in activities in their local community to develop their personal capacity, resilience, health and wellbeing.

ABI Choices offers goal-directed support to participants to progress from the service when they have achieved their goals.

What support is provided:

As an ABI Choices service user you will be assigned a Case Officer who will work with you on a 1:1 basis. Your Case Officer will help you to identify your personal goals and agree with you what support you will need to achieve those goals.

We help you identify activities, work tasters and accredited training courses in a wide variety of settings in your local community based on your personal interests and choices.

We provide opportunities to test out work skills on social enterprise activities at different times throughout the year, for people who have an interest in this.

Your Case Officer will offer as much support as needed, accompanying you to activities in the early stages of participation until your confidence increases and you achieve independence.

We will keep in regular contact with you and review your progress on an ongoing basis.

This project is funded by:

How to get involved:

You can contact us directly or we can take referrals from a wide range of sources including Community Brain Injury Teams, Social Workers, Health Care Professionals, Careers Advisors, Jobs and Benefits Personnel, Schools, Training Providers and Families and Carers. If you require any additional information about how to get involved with the service, please contact us on [email protected] or 028 30263791.

Download the ABI Choices Leaflet

Workable (NI)

Supported Employment Services (SES)

We work closely with employers to identify job opportunities and provide on-going advice and practical assistance to ensure the support needs of both you and your employer are met and that you can work independently.
As part of a partnership of disability organisations, called Supported Employment Solutions (SES), we deliver Workable (NI) which is designed to respond to individual needs and to allow for different types of employment and support.

Visit www.sesni.org.uk for more information about our partnerships.

What is Workable (NI)?

Workable (NI) is available across Northern Ireland and is designed to help you in employment and can help if you are at risk of losing your job as a result of disability or a health condition. You can access the Workable (NI) programme if you wish to work, or are working more than 10 hours per week.

Workable (NI) is available to you if you're aged over 16 with a disability or other health conditions and you want to progress into or stay in employment.

How do I get involved?

To access the Workable (NI) programme you can contact us directly yourself or get in touch via your Jobs and Benefits office, Social Worker, Health Care Professional, Training Provider, Family or Carer.

If you require any additional information about how to get involved with the services please contact [email protected] or 028 9046 1834.