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

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 specialist further education college in B&NES.

Project SEARCH partners with employers such as Royal United Hospitals of Bath and University of Bath amongst others; these employers are at the forefront of inclusive recruitment and workplace practice, and offer work placements across a vast array of different roles including catering, administration, childcare and much more.

Find out more about Project Search here.

If you would like to find out more about Project Search and other Finding Futures programmes such as the new ‘Works for You’ pre-internship programme, please explore www.finding-futures.co.uk or send the team an email at info@finding-futures.co.uk.