The impact of Supported Internships

The Supported Internship programme is a work-based programme which combines real work experience with a personalised study programme. The aim of the programme is to help people with support needs to learn vital skills to move into work.

Young Person’s Team Manager Ben explains a little more here:

Supporting Young People into Employment 

Surrey Choices’ Supported Internship programme is for people with and without and Educational Health Care Plan. The programme will support people in their work-based learning placements through five different stages of support:

1. Participant engagement – An opportunity for people to find out about Supported Employment and make an informed choice on whether it is right for them.
2. Vocational profiling – A detailed and unique discovery and planning process that enables people to identify what they want to achieve and work out a plan for getting there.
3. Job Matching – They will be allocated an Employment Support Specialist who will provide them with support to find vacancies that meet their employment goals.
4. Engaging Employers – The person providing the young person with support learns about the job and works out a plan with the employer on how they will assist then through the recruitment process and in the workplace.
5. In-work support and career development – they are supported to learn the job and sustain employment. This could include job coaching at work, training, support from a workplace mentor and regular workplace reviews.

Hear a little about Jordan’s experience here:

 

 

If someone you know, would like more information about Surrey Choices Supported Internships. Contact info@surreychoices.com or call 01483 806806

 

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