Supported Internships provide a route to employment for young people, aged 16-24 with an Education, Health & Care plan (EHCPs). Alongside time spent in work placements, students work on employability skills, functional skills, socialising, and overcoming barriers to employment supported by a job coach.

The project aims to:

• Double the number of supported internship opportunities in the region
• Create a network to support employers and organisations providing placements for supported internships
• Increase numbers of young people with EHCPs entering employment
• Provide information, guidance, and support for parents, carers, and professionals supporting young people with EHCPs moving towards employment

For more information or to get started email supported_internships@bathnes.gov.uk.

Project Search

DFN Project Search is a supported internship programme committed to transforming the lives of young adults with SEND by equipping them with the experience, skills, and support they need to enter the world of paid employment and begin exciting careers. The programme is run by Finding Futures, a newly-established specialist provision.

Their employer partners are the Royal United Hospitals of Bath and University of Bath; these employers are at the forefront of inclusive recruitment and workplace practice, and offer work placements across a vast array of different roles.

Find out more about Project Search here.

If you would like to find out more about Project Search email Finding Futures at info@finding-futures.co.uk.