Colleges offering Supported Thought about trying a Internships for young people in Supported Internship?

North Herts , Stevenage Centre, Monkswood Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1LA Call: 01462 424242

Oaklands College, Hatfield Road, , Hertfordshire, AL4 0JA Call: 01727 737000 Youth Connexions

West Herts College Youth Connexions LDD Team Campus, Hempstead Road Services for Young People Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 3EZ Hertfordshire County Council Call: 01462 424239 Postal Point FH105 Farnham House, Six Hills Way Stevenage. SG1 2FQ Hertford Regional College Scotts Road, Ware, Telephone Hertfordshire, SG12 9JF 01438 844999 Email Call: 01992 411400 [email protected] What is it? Who is it for?

It is a programme of study offered by Supported Internships are for young to achieve sustainable paid all the in Hertfordshire. people who have additional needs, employment by equipping them Most of the learning takes place in with an Education Health and with the skills they need for the workplace with a range of Careplan, aged 16 to 24 who want to the workplace. employment settings. move into employment and need extra support to do so. The programme also shows Interns are supported by Job employers what young people with Coaches and learn about work by additional needs can achieve. being in work. At the same time they How it works receive education in essential areas like maths and english. Nationally employment outcomes are Benefits of a poor for young people with learning Supported Internship Supported internships are disabilities and Hertfordshire County designed to enable young people Council wants to create more job • Builds confidence and motivation with additional needs to achieve opportunities with good support so • Improves decision making skills sustainable employment by they have worked with the four FE • Improves communication skills equipping them with the skills colleges to develop a structured • Widens social networks they need for the workplace. The study programme of supported internship should contribute to the internships. young person’s long-term career Interested? goals and fit with their working The majority of a young person’s capabilities. For the employer, it time is spent at the employer’s If you would like more information must meet a real business need, premises and young people are about Supported Internships with the potential of a paid job for expected to comply with real job contact of the four Further the young person at the end of the conditions, they are given on-the-job Education Colleges listed on the programme of study, as they have training provided by trained job next page. demonstrated they can do the job. coaches.They are designed to enable young people with additional needs