The aim of the paper is to examine the importance of vocational rehabilitation for persons with disability in transition to the labour market from the point of view of users. The theoretical part defines the terms handicapped and person with disability as well as describes the laws which regulate the rights of persons with disability. I go on to present the importance of vocational rehabilitation, describe in detail the procedure on how to obtain the disabled person status and gain the right to vocational rehabilitation and present the role of social work and the implementation of social concepts in the vocational rehabilitation process. The theoretical part concludes with a chapter on the employment of persons with disability. Based on the non-randomised convenience sample of nine persons with disability who have undergone vocational rehabilitation, the empirical part studies whether persons with disability are aware of vocational rehabilitation, presents the training process and describes the differences in training for different types of employment. I was mostly interested in the positives factors, potential obstacles, shortcomings and desired changes of vocational rehabilitation, how employers welcome it as well as what level of qualification and social inclusion persons with disability gain after they have undergone vocational rehabilitation. The results show that people with disability are poorly informed about the possibilities of vocational rehabilitation. The Employment Service or vocational rehabilitation service providers suggest them to undergo vocational rehabilitation because they failed to obtain an employment or gain the disabled person status. Once the committee approves the right to vocational rehabilitation, a professional team draws up a report on the candidates and examines their capabilities, after which persons with disability begin training at the workplace. The differences between training in supported employment, employment in an employment centre and employment in a disability centre are mostly reflected in capability examination, the possibility of trial training and support as well as monitoring after the finished vocational rehabilitation. The positive factors of vocational rehabilitation are support of the government and the Employment Service in seeking employment, support in understanding laws and rights, the opportunity to prove oneself, the introduction to the working environment, acquisition of new knowledge and skills as well as the possibility of adjustments at work. The persons with disability mostly identified the shortcomings and obstacles of vocational rehabilitation in the lack of information and explanation of laws, a too long vocational rehabilitation approval time, exploitation by work organisations and the uncertainty regarding employment after the finished vocational rehabilitation. Persons with disability wish that there were more companies and activities that offer training and employment, that the duration of vocational rehabilitation was shortened and that work organisations were under more control. They are in need of more information, the change of the communication mode, thorough examination before training and more frequent conversation during training at the workplace. Vocational rehabilitation qualifies persons with disability for the transition to the labour market and provides them with new knowledge and skills. Persons with disability feel welcomed by their employer at the workplace; moreover, they have established a good relationship with their co-workers and have a broad social network outside of work, which provides them with assistance and support.
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