Brief description of the field of competence
In its actions, projects and consulting services, the competence field of inclusion is oriented towards the guiding principle of an inclusive society.
Research
In publicly funded research projects of the Federal Government, the Länder, the EU and/or the European Social Fund, we are looking for approaches to improve the equal and self-determined participation of disadvantaged groups of people in education and employment. We evaluate already implemented measures, usually also on behalf of the public sector, with regard to their effectiveness and sustainability and thus provide important findings for the implementation and further development of publicly funded offers.
Consulting
Social changes require far-reaching decisions from social economy enterprises, associations and networks. We advise and support institutions and agencies for the disabled, nursing, health care and others in implementing future-oriented change processes. As in all fields of competence of ITA, it is a central concern of ours to involve all relevant groups of people and users in the further development of organisations in order to achieve sustainable and profitable changes.
News from the field of competence Inclusion
Mourning for Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. phil. h.c. Josef Schäfers
The Institute for Technology and Labour (ITA) mourns the loss of its founding member Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. phil. h.c.. Josef Schäfers, who passed away on 4 November at the age of 90.
Policy Brief on Inclusive Digital Education
This policy brief summarises the main findings of the report on inclusive digital education and its relevance for policy on inclusion and digital transformation to build more resilient education systems. The underlying report was prepared by the Institute of Technology and Work (ITA) in cooperation with the Department of Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the TU Kaiserslautern.
Digital transformation in care - a film about our project DiCo (Digital Companion)
In the project "Digital Companion for Intelligent Counselling and Interactive Experience" ("DiCo"), funded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS), this current film shows the experiences of care facilities in this project and how they are advancing digitalisation.
Projects in the Inclusion competence area
Wissenschaftliche Begleitung des Modellprojekts „Butterfly“
Das Modellprojekt unterstützt arbeitslose Menschen an der Schwelle zu einer psychischen Erkrankung durch flexible und bedarfsorientierte Beratung und Begleitung. Die wissenschaftliche Begleitung durch ITA und SÖSTRA soll die Projektziele unterstützen und die Qualität der Projektumsetzung sichern.
Resilienzinitiative der Pfalz
Um die seelische Gesundheitsversorgung nachhaltig zu verbessern, sind mehr Ressourcen für Prävention und eine bessere Koordination aller relevanten Akteure vonnöten. Auf Basis dieser Erkenntnisse gründete sich 2014 in der Pfalz die Initiative „Die Pfalz macht sich/dich stark – Wege zur Resilienz“.
in.arbeit – digital
The project takes advantage of digitalisation in such a way that a sheltered workshop for people with disabilities can achieve a higher degree of decentralisation while at the same time maintaining economic efficiency and thus create new / additional participation opportunities for employees with disabilities in the social context as well as higher-quality occupational participation.
Digital Teams
The overall objective of the project is to counteract the rural exodus in Germany by improving the employment opportunities for knowledge workers in rural areas.
Innovative Integration
The project develops innovative and practical solutions for the permanent integration of refugees and other immigrants in peripheral areas.
WfbM benchmarking of participation in working life
The project offers a management tool that enables workshops for disabled people to measure the quality of their contribution to the participation of disabled people in working life, to evaluate it in comparison with other workshops and to develop it further on the basis of data.
Organisational resilience
Organisational resilience enables companies not only to survive crises or times of high pressure to change, but also to use them for further development towards improved sustainability in the sense of growth/strengthening.
Contact
Dipl.-Pflegewirtin Annette Blaudszun-Lahm