The Department for Employment and Learning through the Disablement Advisory Service (DAS) provides advice, guidance, training and a job-placing service for people with disabilities and health issues. The service assists disabled people who wish to obtain or retain employment and is delivered by a team of Disablement Employment Advisors based in JobCentres/Jobs and Benefit Offices across Northern Ireland.

DAS also offers a range of practical and financial support to employers recruiting and retaining disabled employees, as well as a professional employment assessment centre.

The Department provides a range of programmes which have been designed to assist people with a range of disabilities enter and keep employment. These include a Job Introduction Scheme, Access to Work, Employment Support and New Deal for Disabled People.

The Department also administers European funding under the Programme for Building Sustainable Prosperity and the EQUAL Community Initiative which supports projects that assist people with health problems and disabilities return to employment.