The majority of people with disabilities have never participated in employment training schemes that can boost their chances of finding and retaining a job, a new study has found. The research found that out of 336 people with disabilities interviewed, 61.3% are in employment. Of these, 55.3% never had any form of job training. When it comes to those who were unemployed, 62.3% never had job training, even though 59.2 % would be willing to participate in a job training scheme.
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