About Us

Celtrose Consultancy, through co-creation with the disabled community, designs practical activities and bespoke resources to enhance the skills of careers advisers, self-employment advisers and work coaches when working with disabled clients.

Practical support for careers advisers, work coaches and employability team members needs to change so that we can offer the best information, advice and guidance to our clients.  In the ever changing world of employability, there needs to be a way in which we can support every client, no matter what challenges they are facing, confidently and effectively.

Through research, I have read that many advisers employed within the mainstream employability skills sector are less likely to have self-employment experience.  This means that they are often limited in the practical support and advice they can offer to a disabled person exploring self-employment.

Add this to the fact that most advisers in existing self-employment support roles do not fully understand the lifestyles or additional challenges that a disabled person may face, nor the benefits and funding that may be available to them meaning that disabled people do not often receive the guidance they really need.

This is not a criticism of the services available, or of the advisers themselves, but a fact that needs to be addressed so that advisers can have access to specific disability training and enhance self-employment support.  The expectations that advisers have all the answers and information in relation to self-employment, disability and benefits is not the reality.  There needs to be further work on developing networks and co-creation of services to effectively assist with the navigation of self-employment support agencies and informed decision making in relation to the exploration of a self-employed role.

And that is why I started Celtrose ….

Having worked within mentoring, self-employment and careers guidance for the last 20 years, I am now a Level 6 practitioner and working towards a Level 7.

With experience working with special educational needs and disabled people, my specialism is supporting them to achieve realistic and aspirational goals in a way that meets the needs of their long term health condition and/or disability.

I am also the South West Regional Chair for the Cabinet Office for Disability Issues, a Board Member and Fellow of the Institute of Employability Professionals, a Fellow of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs, a Member of ERSA and a Shackleton Leader.

Celtrose Consultancy and Our Mission :
At Celtrose we focus on co-creating practical activities and bespoke resources to improve employability guidance for disabled clients, drawing from extensive experience in the field.

Need for Practical Support in Employability Advice :
Careers advisers and work coaches require updated, tailored resources to effectively support disabled clients exploring employment options, especially self-employment.

Gaps in Adviser Experience and Knowledge :       
Many employability professionals lack practical experience in self-employment and understanding of the challenges faced by disabled people, which affects the quality of guidance they provide.

Importance of Disability-Specific Training for Advisers :
Enhancing advisers’ understanding of disability, funding, and benefits through targeted training can improve self-employment support for disabled clients.

Role of Co-Creation in Service Development :
Developing networks and co-creating services with the community helps ensure that self-employment support is relevant, accessible, and effective for disabled individuals.