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Supported internships offer an excellent way to for young people with a learning disability or autism to explore employment options. They are for people who really want to get a full time job at the end.
Internships are a type of study programme specifically aimed at young people aged 16 to 24 who have an EHC plan, and who want to move into employment and need extra support to do so. Over 70% of people get a paid job at the end of their internship. Supported internships offer
On graduations, the young people are supported to look for work and then to learn the job and settle into their new workplace. |
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Programmes
There are a number of different programmes in Bristol. Three run as a partnership between Bristol City Council, City of Bristol College and the Sixteen Co-operative Ltd, a supported employment agency.
Project SEARCH works with 8-10 people and will be based at the University of the West of England from September 2019. This offers placements in a variety of settings - from administration to security, catering support to working in the library.
Into Catering is for people interested in catering and hospitality. It aims to give young people a chance to gain catering skills that will prepare them for paid work.
Bristol Internship Programmes I and II (B-SiP) are currently based at the College Green campus and work with a number of employers across Bristol. Both offer 8-10 places each year.
Download the Bristol Supported Internship Flyer here
Recruitment for September 2019 is already underway so it is important to make contact early.
Project SEARCH works with 8-10 people and will be based at the University of the West of England from September 2019. This offers placements in a variety of settings - from administration to security, catering support to working in the library.
Into Catering is for people interested in catering and hospitality. It aims to give young people a chance to gain catering skills that will prepare them for paid work.
Bristol Internship Programmes I and II (B-SiP) are currently based at the College Green campus and work with a number of employers across Bristol. Both offer 8-10 places each year.
Download the Bristol Supported Internship Flyer here
Recruitment for September 2019 is already underway so it is important to make contact early.